Working in other States, "Your Name", PE
Working in other States, "Your Name", PE
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Hi Folks,
So I am a one-man PLLC. I am licensed by my home state and through their secretary of state corporations division, yada yada.
So, I am individually licensed as a PE in several other states. With the firm just being me, and me wanting to keep it that way, it is a big hassle to go get my firm licensed in other states. Thus, some states allow you to work as "Your Name", PE and not reference your company, etc.
For this occasion, I'm specifically asking about Florida, but I'd be curious of other states as well:
1. Do anyone know of any other requirements I would need to do work in that state beyond being licensed by the board? I contacted the Corporations folks and they basically told me to go hire a lawyer, which to me is a cop-out answer. The board told me they didn't think I needed anything else but to contact a lawyer if I wanted peace of mind.
2. In terms of liability insurance, how do other single-man PLLCs handle that with working as "Your Name", PE in other states.
3. Any other things I should consider when working as "Your Name", PE?
Thanks to all! I hope this thread will benefit a lot of folks and help everyone prevent having to get registered agents....
So I am a one-man PLLC. I am licensed by my home state and through their secretary of state corporations division, yada yada.
So, I am individually licensed as a PE in several other states. With the firm just being me, and me wanting to keep it that way, it is a big hassle to go get my firm licensed in other states. Thus, some states allow you to work as "Your Name", PE and not reference your company, etc.
For this occasion, I'm specifically asking about Florida, but I'd be curious of other states as well:
1. Do anyone know of any other requirements I would need to do work in that state beyond being licensed by the board? I contacted the Corporations folks and they basically told me to go hire a lawyer, which to me is a cop-out answer. The board told me they didn't think I needed anything else but to contact a lawyer if I wanted peace of mind.
2. In terms of liability insurance, how do other single-man PLLCs handle that with working as "Your Name", PE in other states.
3. Any other things I should consider when working as "Your Name", PE?
Thanks to all! I hope this thread will benefit a lot of folks and help everyone prevent having to get registered agents....
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RE: Working in other States, "Your Name", PE
2. Working as "your name, P.E." I would think that your home, your possessions, your investments, etc., would all be fair game if you got sued for something. That is the reason there are LLC's and Incs.
3. Other that the above I'm not aware of anything other than how you'd pay your taxes for earnings within that state.
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@JAE, great post. My understanding is that your home, possessions, etc. are already all fair game anyway because of the "professional" side of things. In other words, at least in the state I'm in, if you are a PE working under an Inc. or PLLC, you can still be individually sued. Rare, but can happen.
@zdas04, thanks...unfortunately all my work will have to be stamped!
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