No LLC's do not have shareholders like corporations. LLC's have members which are similar to shareholders in a corporation.
LLC.
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Sole ProprietorshipsPartnershipsCorporationsLimited Liability Companies (LLC)Subchapter S Corporations (S Corporations)
A trust.
LLC's are for small businesses, corporations for larger-scale companies.
state legislatures
One of the ways in which state governments regulate businesses is by requiring licenses for professionals. They also charter corporations.
Corporations issue stock and are owned via stock. An LLC does not issue stock. Like partnerships, an Limited Liability Company is simply owned by the members and/or the managers of the company.
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Check your official state website for a link to corporations. You should be able to see if the LLC is registered with the state and can obtain that information. In Massachusetts it can be done online for free.
Government corporations are created by Congress in order to be able to regulate things that are not considered to be normal legislation. Two government corporations are AMTRAK which is the passenger train system and the CIA which is an intelligence gathering agency.