Private limited company including limited companies and US LLCs, are treated as bodies corporate subject to United Kingdom corporation tax if the profits of the entity belong to the entity and not to its members. A limited liability company (LLC) is a relatively new business structure authorized by state statutes. The LLC is chiefly inspired by the GmbH ("Company with limited liability"), a type of business organization in Germany, and by the , a type of business organization available in many Latin American countries. In the United States, the first limited liability company act appeared in Wyoming in 1977 as special interest legislation
Private limited company that extends to all of his/her property, including private one. The Danish form of the LLC is the "kommanditselskab" (K/S). There is no minimum capital requirements. In a K/S there are two types of shareholders, the "komplementar" which is fully liable, and the "kommanditist" which liability is limited. The K/S is a tax-transparent company, which means the income "passes through" the company directly to the shareholders. Dominican Republic legislation contemplates LLCs as "Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada", also known by their abbreviation "S.R.L.;; S.R.L.s award limited liability to their members up to their contribution in the company (i.e., contribution of capital).