Build Your Business on Solid Legal Ground
The way you structure your business effects everything: how much you pay in taxes, whether your personal assets are protected, how you bring in partners or investors, and what happens when you want to sell or pass the business down. Choosing the right legal structure isn't just paperwork. It's one of the most important decisions you'll make as a business owner.
More Than Just Filing Forms
Business formation is about laying the right foundation. A properly formed business protects your personal assets, positions you for tax efficiency, and creates clear rules for how decisions get made and profits get distributed.
We help our clients evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of different entity types, including limited liability companies, corporations, partnerships, and professional entities, to figure out which structure makes the most sense for what they're trying to build.
Protecting What's Yours
For most business owners, liability protection is the number one concern. A correctly formed and maintained business entity can shield your personal assets from business related debts, lawsuits, and contractual obligations. Your house, your savings, your personal property stay protected.
But here's the catch: if you don't form the entity correctly or if you don't maintain it properly, that protection disappears. We make sure your business is structured to provide maximum protection under the law and help you avoid the common mistakes that can pierce that shield.
Getting the Tax Structure Right
Different entity types get taxed differently under federal and state law. An LLC can be taxed as a sole proprietorship, partnership, S corporation, or C corporation depending on how you elect. A regular corporation faces double taxation unless it elects S corporation status. The wrong choice can cost you thousands of dollars a year in unnecessary taxes.
We work with business clients in West Texas and Southern New Mexico to structure their businesses in ways that support tax efficiency, long term planning, and compliance. This is especially important for closely held businesses and family-owned enterprises where tax planning intersects with succession planning.
Clear Rules Prevent Future Problems
One of the biggest sources of business disputes is unclear or missing governing documents. Who makes decisions? How are profits distributed? What happens if someone wants out? What happens if someone dies?
We prepare customized operating agreements, shareholder agreements, and partnership agreements that clearly define ownership interests, management authority, profit distributions, and exit strategies. These aren't generic templates. They're tailored to your specific business and designed to prevent the real-world issues that tear partnerships apart.
Who We Work With
Our business formation services are designed for startups launching their first venture, established professionals transitioning into private practice, real estate investors structuring rental property holdings, family businesses formalizing operations, and entrepreneurs expanding or restructuring existing operations.
Whether you're opening a restaurant in East El Paso, starting a medical practice, buying rental properties in the Lower Valley, or launching a tech company, we provide practical guidance at every step.
How Formation Connects to Everything Else
Business ownership doesn't exist in a vacuum. It intersects with estate planning, succession planning, and asset protection strategies. If you own a business in El Paso, what happens to it when you retire? When you pass away? How do you protect it from creditors or lawsuits?
We take a comprehensive approach to make sure your business structure supports both your current operations and your long-term objectives. Sometimes that means combining an LLC with a trust. Sometimes it means structuring ownership across multiple entities. It depends on what you're trying to accomplish.
Ongoing Compliance
Forming the entity is just the beginning. We help business owners understand these ongoing requirements and stay in compliance.
Ready to Get Started?
To learn more about forming a business in Texas or New Mexico, contact us or schedule a consultation online.