Incorporation is the forming of a new corporation.
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Seeking advice on the order in which to do things
So we have our idea, the site map pretty much laid out and designed, and now we are ready to start looking for a development team. Right now we have three founders and we are looking for one ...
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Incorporating IT service consultant work under an LLC
I have a small number of clients for whom I provide IT and website hosting services on a recurring basis (all side-work). While I'm still just breaking even due to hardware/cloud expenses at the ...
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Unorthodox Startup Formation
Two other founders and I are planning to start an S-class tech firm. All of us have a government background and are new to the process: one founder is the notional CFO and has thus far handled the ...
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Can I register a DBA in a state that I don't live in?
I currently live outside of the US and I want my small (one person) software company to be in US jurisdiction. I'm not making enough money yet to justify forming an LLC, so I thought about filing for ...
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If my startup buys software code, is the seller or buyer responsible for copyright infringments?
The reason I'm asking is this: I currently run a sole proprietorship. I plan to establish a Limited company in 6 months time. The Limited company will take ownership of all software I produce in the ...
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Need approval to sell shares in limited company?
If I and an investor own 50% of the outstanding shares in a limited company each, can I transfer some of my shares to another entity without the investor's (or any other shareholders') approval? For ...
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Catch 22 trying to revive a forfeited corporate charter
Ten years ago I formed an S-Corp in Maryland with myself as the sole shareholder and director. Unfortunately I didn't have a handle on making all the required tax filings and payments, and the ...
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Are online incorporation and contract forms sufficient?
Myself and two others have founded a start up and would like to incorporate. There are several sites that set up and file online (LegalZoom being one example), and I was wondering if in early stages ...
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Where Shall I Establish My LLC/LLP?
I am an engineer that will soon be having a sole client, an Austin, TX based company. I will be providing my services while working from my home office (in NY state); occassionally (say, once in a ...
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What is the best way for a foreign individual to incorporate in US to use payment services?
My business model is subscription based therefore I need to use a payment service that is practical for this purpose. Unfortunately, as far as I researched, such services are only available to US ...
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What is the best way to prepare and e-file Form 1120
I own a US C coporation and i've linked a checking account to it with an EIN. I'm a freelancer and I've received some payments for my services through Google checkout & Paypal, The total amount ...
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How to incorporate software startup from Poland or some other country?
I have problem, I live in Poland and I want to incorporate my software startup that makes around $15k/year. The cost of incorporation of a limited company in Poland is $7k/year (w/out taxes). This is ...
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How old does one legally have to be to start/own a share in a company in the US?
I am 18 but my co-founder is 17. (In other words, I am able to sign a binding contract, he is not.) We are getting ready to incorporate our startup — but is my co-founder old enough to start, and own ...
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Incorporating in Delaware, Does the owner have to create publications to be recognized as an LLC?
I'm planning to incorporate in Delaware. But not sure If from the start I have to create an x amount of publications to be recognized in the state as an LLC.
I incorporated an LLC In NYC and it was a ...
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Im incorporating a business in delaware with a registered agent, does it count like a physical location?
Do I get treated the same like any other corp in Delaware? I want to make sure I don't get charged by the state more fees because I'm not from there.
What's the catch as far as taxes and state fees ...
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US Citizen, living in Australia wanting to incorporate - in US or Australia?
I am a US citizen living as a permanent resident in Australia (married to an Aussie). I need to incorporate and have been advised to get an 'off the shelf' Delaware Corp. We are considering moving ...
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Can I run an IT services company online, without having a physical presence?
I am located in India. I currently have a full time job and due to financial constraints, I need to continue this. I intend to start a firm that will provide Web Development Services. I need to run ...
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Do you need to “be a company” to make money online?
A friend and I have a great startup idea which we plan to put into action at the beginning of the summer. We've also worked some revenues into our business model by allowing users to pay for some ...
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Affiliate Marketing Income - When Should I LLC or Incorporate?
I am currently making a decent amount of income from affiliate marketing (people go to my site, click my link for product X, and if they buy product X, I make a percentage of the sale). I am ...
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Foreign Outside USA, Incorporated, now what? (taxes and income)
Can someone describe me how I should pay taxes being foreign, any basic guide?
If I can't perceive any salary, how do I make money as a shareholder (not american)?
More details: I'm in Mexico. Well, ...
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as one of the co-founders, can i have an equity and profit share both in mother holding corporation and subsidiary holding corporation?
the funders for my projects plan to put up a holding corporation. this holding corporation is intended to fund feasible projects by various project proponents not only those projects by me but ...
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If I am the only shareholder in a C corporation, do I have to give notice of the annual meeting to myself?
It seems silly to me that I would have to notify myself about the annual meeting, but is this required to stay legal?
Edit: I incorporated in Delaware.
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How should I set the par value for my shares when I incorporate in Delaware?
I will be incorporating in Delaware. Eventually I plan to hire employees if things go well but for now it's just me; I will be providing all funding out of my own pocket.
To get things started, I ...
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The IRS requirements say that S corporations must be “domestic”— what exactly does this mean?
The IRS requirements at http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98263,00.html note that one of the requirements for S corporations is that they be "domestic"-- what exactly does this mean? ...
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If I incorporate, when do I have to start paying myself a salary?
I plan to incorporate, mainly for the liability protection. My business is Internet-based and the operational costs are quite low, so I plan to fund everything out of my own pocket, and I have the ...
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Tax help for a c corp [duplicate]
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Tax services for an almost non-existant corp
Im a first time entrepreneur and need some help filing the tax return for my c corp as my budget is very limited for hiring ...
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Do I need to incorporate in the US to run events?
I'm from Germany and want to run small events (around 50 participants) in the United States, which involve the sale of tickets (probably online) and payment to contractors which contribute to the ...
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Proper way to get share in US company for non-US citizen
I was working for quite a time with US company which is S Corporation.
Now we are planning to continue as partners and I should get 10% of the company.
As far as I understand I cant be a shareholder ...
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I can't seem to find this answer anywhere regarding LLC
I live in CT but I have office space in NH, where would I register for an LLC? I don't plan on moving there and have employees in NH, so what should I do?
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Benefits of using a formation website
There are a number of formation websites. (ie http://www.companiesmadesimple.com). I was wondering why you would use one of them rather than just using the companies house website?
(I'm based in the ...
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LLC vs Corp - anonymonity of equity partners?
My startup has one or more equity partners that, at this time, prefers to remain anonymous. Does an LLC have any disadvantages over a Corp in this regard? The anonymous will not be on the board if we ...
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Standard Articles of Incorporation Documents - resources
What are the best incorporation (and related) document resources? Are the YCombinator incorporation docs available?
There are a number of 'model' or 'open source' documents for a startup's first ...
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Service to Register a DBA in Pennsylvania
I have a sole proprietorship registered in Pennsylvania and I need to register a DBA for it.
I am looking for a service that might be able to do this for me. I've looked at possibly using Legal Zoom ...
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Which Country is Suitable for Legal Protection in Game Automation Software Development
After reading today's Gamasutra article about Jagex vs Impulse Software, and considering my own academic activities, I suddenly became very concerned with my legal protection.
As such I would like ...
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LLC now and C-Corp later?
I am currently working on my startup myself without any income, but looking forward to release it soon in a month or so. By reading through all the Q&A, I was not able to find info on this ...
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Can we release our application to public without being incorporated?
We are about to release a public beta for our website. I'm curious if it is safe to release to the general public without being incorporated? Do you see any downfalls of this move or should we wait ...
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Does an LLC provide equal liability protection as an S or C corp?
My early stage startup is at the point where we need to form a corporate entity. I've read a lot on the web and here about the advantages and disadvantages of the LLC vs C-Corp (and the tax accounting ...
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S Corp Salary - no income
My startup is at the stage where I'm considering forming an LLC, S-Corp or C-Corp. I've been reading a lot, on this site and others, about the various advantages and disadvantages of the 3 main ...
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How to split money on a start-up business with 3 Co-Founders!
2 other guys and myself decided to put together a young mens online magazine. We collectively came up with the name, but I came up with the concept of the magazine. 1 guy does the writing and the ...
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Set up C-Corp now or upon funding?
So I'm incorporating my start-up. For now, life is simple (single owner, little to no expenses or income). But if the product gains sufficient traction within the next year or two, I expect to raise ...
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does anybody know of a non-us country with low cost of incorporation
so from what I've seen the US offers quite low incorporation cost (it appears that you can form an LLC just by a few hundred dollars)
my question is, is there any other country that satisfy these ...
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How important is it to present your SaaS as a corporation?
TL;DR: Would presenting your SaaS on the world web stage as created by a UK business (ltd), instead of by a continental European individual with a non-English sounding name, make a difference in terms ...
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Incorporate C corp in US for a purpose of distribution / reseller
My company in Hong Kong is selling handphone accessories. We also have an online store.
Because we have increasing customers in US, we are thinking to incorporate a company in US.
This is to minimized ...
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Three-person startup not sure which state to incorporate in
Currently forming a three-person startup; our members live in Tampa, Florida & Hayward, California & Arlington, Virginia.
It will be a politics-based web game, and we are reasonably sure ...
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What is the difference between incorporation, private ltd and limited?
I'm an IT student from India. I want to start a new IT company in India with the name for example "Simplesoft Incorporation". I want to know, what is the difference between using incorporation and ...
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How can I get public business information regarding a small company?
I would like to verify the claims a small business is making, regarding ownership.
How can I research this and see if they are making false claims, or misrepresenting the real nature of their ...
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Can I keep my S Corp open when the president wants to leave?
So I have a small S-Corp incorporated in New York State. The company really hasn't made any money, and is currently only used to hold a piece of IP. Both the President and I (the Vice President) own ...
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Cancel Delware LLC to form California LLC?
I registered an LLC in DE (a few days ago). The congratulatory package that I received from the online company registration website says that I might have to register as a "foreign LLC" in the state ...
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Do you pay self-employment taxes as an S-Corp?
I worked as a consultent for a number of years, just doing regular old programming gigs. While I was doing this I did my taxes as a sole-proprietorship. I had to pay marginal tax and self-employment ...
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Online business and state registration?
I'd like to form an LLC for an online business in a state other than mine (I live in California), but am not sure about the state in which I should register the business afterward. The business will ...
