Ask Slashdot: When Is It a Good Idea To Incorporate?

First time accepted submitter stairmaster writes "A couple of months ago I came across an opportunity to supplement my income by doing some consulting work (read mobile app development) on the side. It appears that I will be doing this work for some time and my question for you is this: is it worth it to incorporate as a business? I know that the answer to this question is extremely dependent on circumstance but I'm interested in your experiences. Have you been in a similar situation, and if you have how did it work out for you?"

Corporations are evil

[swillden]

If you read slashdot, you know that corporations are evil. So, clearly, the time to incorporate is when you decide to become evil.

Re:As soon as you have anything to take

[MobileTatsu-NJG]

*That's

Re:When is it a good idea to ask slashdot?

[0xdeadbeef]

Seriously. I once hired a lawyer without hiring a lawyer first to ask if I should hire a lawyer. Big mistake. It was totally unnecessary. If only I had hired that lawyer he would have told me not to hire a lawyer and I would have saved a lot of money.