Starting a medical practice is an exciting new opportunity, but, like with many new opportunities, you will face a number of important decisions before you can open your doors to patients. One of the early decisions you will have to make is to choose the type of entity you want to use for your practice.

For many years, businesses had limited options, and those options came with significant pros and cons. In the past thirty years or so, the law has evolved to expand the number of choices that business owners have in choosing the best entity for their businesses. Now, there are several entity options that not only provide business owners with limited liability for the debts and obligations of a business, but also avoid income taxes at the entity level and the owner level (also known as double taxation).