Key Victory for Creditors in Florida Supreme Court

| July 1, 2010 | 0 Comments

Make sure you create a Multi-Member LLC, otherwise it is just a “pass through!”

Today the Florida Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the pivotal case Olmstead v Federal Trade Commission. The decision greatly favors creditors in their attempts to collect personal debts from debtors with assets held in single member Limited Liability Corporations (LLCs). LLCs are business entities created to provide tax benefits similar to that of a partnership, and liability protection similar to that of a corporation. The ruling of Olmstead threatens these benefits and protections for LLCs that have only one member (owner).

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