State-Level Data on Limited Liability Companies (LLC), United States, 2004-2009 (ICPSR 31561)

Version Date: Jun 27, 2011

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Principal Investigator(s):
Daniel M. Hausermann, University of St. Gallen (Switzerland), Harvard Law School

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR31561.v1

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Summary

The limited liability company (LLC) is much more popular a business entity in some states than in others. The potential explanations of this phenomenon was explored using a partly original set of cross-sectional state-level data. The dataset contains business entity filing statistics, data on formation fees, annual report fees, and franchise taxes for LLCs and business corporations, and data on particular features of state LLC statutes. It was found that formation fees, not taxes or substantive rules or anything else, explain the variation in LLC popularity best. The study that is based on the dataset, titled "For a Few Dollars Less: Explaining State-to-State Variation in Limited Liability Company Popularity," is not published yet.

Citation

Hausermann, Daniel M. State-Level Data on Limited Liability Companies (LLC), United States, 2004-2009. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2011-06-27. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR31561.v1

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Subject Terms

Smallest Geographic Unit

state

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

2004 -- 2009

Date of Collection

2010-09 -- 2011-04

Data Collection Notes

  1. This data is part of ICPSR's Publication-Related Archive (PRA) and are distributed exactly as they arrived from the data depositor. ICPSR has not checked or processed this material. Users should consult the investigators if further information is desired.

  2. A zipped package contains system file (in Microsoft Excel format), and PDF documentation that is needed to replicate the results of the study.

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Business formation statistics and various aspects of state laws relating to limited liability companies in the 50 states and D.C. in 2009 or the most recent year available.

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Original Release Date

2011-06-27

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2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:

  • Hausermann, Daniel M. State-Level Data on Limited Liability Companies (LLC), United States, 2004-2009. ICPSR31561-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2011-06-27. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR31561.v1

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Notes

  • These data are flagged as replication datasets and are distributed exactly as they arrived from the data depositor. ICPSR has not checked or processed this material. Users should consult the investigator(s) if further information is desired.

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.