Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- How to Use the CD-ROM -- Using Self-Help Law Books -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: What a Limited Liability Company Is -- Chapter 2: Advantages and Disadvantages of an LLC -- Compared to Proprietorships and Partnerships -- Compared to Limited Partnerships -- Compared to Corporations -- Converting an Existing Business -- Business Comparison Chart -- Chapter 3: Types of LLCs -- Domestic LLC or Foreign LLC -- Membership Controlled or Management Controlled -- LLC or PLLC -- Single-Member or Multiple-Member -- Chapter 4: Asset Protection -- Double Asset Protection -- Requirements for Double Asset Protection -- When to Use a Single-Member Company -- Chapter 5: Start-Up Procedures -- Choosing the Company Name -- Fictitious or Assumed Names -- State LLC Laws and Forms -- Articles of Organization -- Additional Forms -- Execution and Filing -- Publication -- Membership or Management Agreement -- Capitalization -- Tax Forms -- Employees -- Bank Accounts -- Licenses -- Checklist for Forming an LLC -- Chapter 6: Membership Interests in an LLC -- Capital Structure -- Payment for Membership Interests -- Securities Laws -- Federal Exemptions from Securities Laws -- State Securities Laws -- Internet Stock Sales -- Payment for Membership Interests -- State Securities Registration Offices -- Chapter 7: Running a Limited Liability Company -- Day-to-Day Activities -- Member Meetings -- Records -- Annual Reports -- Chapter 8: Amending a Limited Liability Company -- Articles of Organization -- Raising Capital Contributions -- Membership or Management Agreement -- Registered Agent or Registered Office -- Merging with Another Business -- Chapter 9: Dissolving a Limited Liability Company -- Automatic Dissolution -- Events Requiring Dissolution -- Articles of Dissolution -- Revocation of Dissolution -- Judicial Dissolution.

Distribution of Assets -- Bankruptcy -- For Further Reference -- Glossary -- Appendix A: State-by-State LLC Statutes -- Appendix B: Sample, Filled-In Forms -- Appendix C: Blank Forms -- Index -- About the Author -- Ad Pages.