Inc. Yourself (Inc. Yourself: How to Profit by Setting Up Your Own Corporation) [Hardcover]

Judith H. McQuown (Author)

Book Description

Series: Inc. Yourself: How to Profit by Setting Up Your Own Corporation | Publication Date: February 9, 1999

The completely revised 9th edition of the bestselling classic (over 500,000 copies in print), Inc. Yourself is the most comprehensive, user-friendly guide to the tax breaks and legal benefits of incorporation.

Whether you're building a company with many products and employees or you're self-employed, Inc. Yourself can show you how to take advantage of the tax breaks and legislation that benefit start-up ventures. This latest version of the bestselling classic includes:

new information on pension plans
choices of business organization, and investing your corporate surplus for maximum tax-free income
changes in tax law over the past three years
specific advice for women and minorities
sample forms, letters, and interactive worksheets to help you tailor the book's suggestions to your own circumstances
Inc. Yourself is the ultimate guide to incorporation--easily, intelligently, and profitably.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

More than two decades ago, when former Wall Street portfolio analyst Judith H. McQuown first sat down to write the inaugural edition of Inc. Yourself, the incorporation of a small company was a fairly simple procedure undertaken by relatively few refugees from the then-burgeoning safe haven of big-time corporate America. But while the appeal and the underlying need for striking out on one's own have increased markedly in the interim, the continual passage of major tax-law changes has ensured that incorporation is no longer such an uncomplicated process. Accordingly, in this ninth edition of her bestselling primer, McQuown still outlines the core information necessary to turn any enterprise into a separate legal entity replete with all of the rights, privileges, and liabilities that such a move entails. But she also updates those suggestions for today's small businesses whenever appropriate, and bolsters them with important details on newly available options for pension plans, organizing the venture, and sheltering its income from taxation. --Howard Rothman

From Booklist

Despite dozens of competitors and imitators, McQuown's Inc. Yourself has proved quite durable. First published in 1977, this guide to incorporation for the self-employed business owner or professional is now in its eighth edition. McQuown has continually kept up with changes in tax and business law, and her clear, basic explanations make this an easy book to understand and use. She contrasts the various legal forms businesses may take and thoroughly covers insurance and medical benefits. This latest edition includes a new chapter on preparing a business plan and one targeting minority business owners. Another added chapter discusses the "limited liability company," a new form of company about which information has heretofore been difficult to locate. Highly recommended. David Rouse --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Broadway; 9th edition (February 9, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0767902238
• ISBN-13: 978-0767902236
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,578,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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62 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A necessary read for all entrepneurs, November 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Inc. Yourself: How to Profit By Setting Up Your Own Corporation, Completely Revised 9th Edition (Paperback)

Inc. Yourself is a necessary read for anyone contemplating starting a business or repositioning in an already established one.I really cannot uderstand the negative reviews. They must be people who haven't read the book or don't understand business.On the other hand, don't make this your only book on incorporating. Two others I suggest are "Form a Corporation and Launch a Business in any State" and "The Small Business Legal Kit" by J.W.Dicks. If you live in Minnesota, then I salso recommend "How to Incorporate and Start a Business in Minesota" also by Mr. J.W. Dicks. My personal testimony is that I opened a busness in the St. Paul area using the information in these books and saved thousands of dollars.

52 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must reading for all entrepreneurs, January 1, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Inc. Yourself: How to Profit By Setting Up Your Own Corporation, Completely Revised 9th Edition (Paperback)

If you are contemplating starting or revising your own business, then Inc. Yourself by Judity McQuown is a must read.

You will find everything in here including forms. Excellent book. Must read for all entrepreneurs.

58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good first step look at corporations, December 11, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Inc. Yourself: How to Profit By Setting Up Your Own Corporation, Completely Revised 9th Edition (Paperback)

I only bought this book because I saw that it was recommended by Robert Kiyosaki in Rich Dad Poor Dad. And I have to agree with Kiyosaki that this is a good book for people who are buying their first book on corporations.

McQuown does an exellent job explaining the various types of corporations and the incorporating process. You will find information on C-Corporations, S-Corporations and LLC's.

This book is a good primer. In addition I recommend Rich Dad's Guide to Owning Your Own Corporation, Loopholes and Form Your Own Corporation and Launch a Business in Any State by J.W.Dicks.