Incorporation is the forming of a new corporation.
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Where to incorporate an international startup?
My co-founder and I have been working on a web-related software startup for a couple of months. We are now ready to create a company / legal entity around this venture. One of us is resident in the UK ...
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When should a startup incorporate in Canada?
I'm getting mixed answers. A fellow Canadian told me, "No revenue, No Incorporation".
Reading other answers here, I should incorporate early.
I am on verge of entering beta (fire off emails) but ...
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should you be incorporated before launch?
Should you be incorporated before you launch your product?
Some things associated with incorporation:
Office address
Phone
Mailing Address
Those three require a physical location? Is there a way ...
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How do I correctly document my initial investment and any ongoing investment in my S-Corp?
I'm starting a small business and have decided to form an S-Corp. Like many, my goal in forming an S-Corp is to avoid limitless personal liability and to take advantage of the (potential) tax ...
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Incorporated or Corporation in company name
My undersntanding is that there is no legal difference between naming my S Corporation MyCompanyName Incorporated vs MyCompanyName Corporation.
However, are there any preferences on which one to ...
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Should I establish an S-Corp or is Liability Insurance enough to Protect myself from Personal Liability?
I'm starting a small business and I'm concerned about personal liability. I like the idea of a corporation providing some protection, but I'm uncomfortable with the notion that the corporate veil ...
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What's the yearly cost of incorporating in the US?
We are currently a LLC from Uruguay, and we've been requested by a potential customer in the US to provide employer identification number (EIN). So we are evaluating the possibility of incorporating ...
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Operating as an LLC across state boundaries?
I've been getting advice from some lawyer friends on what the costs are involved in incorporating as an LLC. The one of them is arguing that I should incorporate in California, since I'll have to ...
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Can S Corporations issue convertible notes/debt?
I was reading this answer and am a little confused - how is convertible debt precluded by being an S corp? (rather than C corp)
Is this just an overstatement? I understand that one typically would ...
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Adding Shareholder Vesting after Incorporation — Bum Business Partner
I incorporated with a friend turned business partner, probably giving him too much of the company for the amount of work he was putting in simply because he was a friend. Since incorporation, he has ...
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Should we convert our LLC to a C-Corp?
We've reached a point where we need either hard capital or strategic hire capital and as an LLC it seems like it is much harder to grant capital (either immediately or in a vesting process).
Also, ...
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What are the annual operating costs (franchise tax, etc.) for a foreign corporation operating in Nevada?
I have a Delaware corporation operating in Nevada. What are the annual fees/costs associated with operating in Nevada?
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Which is better to incorporate Austin or Delaware?
We are planning to form a company for online e-commerce sale and would like to know which is better location - Austin (TX) or Delaware for the following:
Ease of formation (we are in India, and will ...
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Creating a Business for Side Programming
I'm an Android developer that has made money over some of the apps I've created in the past year. I have no corporate filing so I am currently considered a sole proprietor in the state of Florida. I ...
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Does it matter which state I incorporate in if I don't live in the US?
I'm a US citizen, and would like to start an internet company in the US, however I don't live in the US. As my kind of work can be done virtually, a physical presence isn't necessary. Typically when ...
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Is there any kind of “Charging Order” protection for S-Corps?
Can personal creditors issue Charging Orders against your interest in an S-Corp, and are there ways to protect against this?
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Web App Business Registration in Canada
I'm getting close to completing my web application and I'd like to start dealing with the business aspects of it (I'm a programmer first and foremost!)
I need to register my business name in Canada. ...
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Can I purchase a domain name now or wait until incorporated?
I've just begun the process of incorporation but would like to secure a domain name. How does this work? Do I need to purchase the domain name underneath the incorporation? Or can I purchase now ...
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Should I incorporate my project into a company?
I am working on a project which just finished its prototype, and will start internal testing soon.
There are 3 of members in my team, and we are considering of start trying AI or participating some ...
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Is the Secretary of State the general office, state to state, for registering a company?
All varying acronyms of incorporation aside, what exceptions (i.e. particular states) are there to the assumption that from state to state, if I need to register my company (for whatever particular ...
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Least expensive (but good) Registered Agent Service in Delaware
Have you guys heard of freeregisteredagent.com? They offer free registered agent service for first year, and $99 thereafter. Is that for real? Is it a scam? Has anyone used them before?
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full-service incorporation/taxes/etc… firm - worth it? recommendations?
I'm interested in forming a one-man LLC in California, to do a website software-as-a-service (SaaS) business. But the more I look into it, it seems like a lot of paperwork and tax filings (e.g. ...
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Authorized number of shares in C-corp
I am planning to setup a C-Corp and I don't really understand about the shares and other stuff...
a) How many authorized shares should I initially start with ?
b) What kind of shares should I start ...
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Start-up IP dispute in Canadian Corp
I'm currently in an intellectual property dispute over software I developed in a new start-up (Canadian corp). It was written under the false pretense that I would have 25% ownership of the company, ...
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Is an experienced accountant necessary for an s-corp formation?
I need to form an s-corp in Delaware. The corporation will be taking on angel funding as soon as it is formed.
I have retained an attorney experienced in the formation & funding processes. The ...
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How does a UK-formed LLP get a US merchant account? Do we need a US EIN?
We are a UK-formed LLP website trying to allow our US PayPal customers payments remain in dollars without the currency charge to transfer to pounds. How do we get a US merchant account? Do we need a ...
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Cheapest way to llc/merchant account?
My current startup(which consists of two) is going through incorporation, registering the merchant account and hooking it up with Braintree. I saw Jason L Baptiste's interview on Mixergy where he ...
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Set-up Online Store (e-commerce) in USA
We are based in India and wish to set-up online store of Organic Products (Food and Textile) in USA under a brand name. I have few questions about this:
- Do we need to set-up a company there i.e. USA ...
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How many shares should I issue when incorporating?
How many shares should I issue when incorporating?
1,000,000
10,000,000
?
Links to articles on the issuer would be very helpful. Thanks!
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Looking up US company details
I'm trying to find out a little bit of information about a US company before potentially doing some work for them.
If I wanted to find out about a company in the UK, I would search on the Companies ...
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c-corp tech startup with expenses but no income - worth getting a bank account and accounting services for writeoffs?
I recently formed a c-corp and am looking for outside investment very soon.
I'm paying out of pocket for startup expenses (office lease, office equipment, software licenses, etc). I will spend about ...
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Co-founding with someone I don't know very well
I am starting a company without enough money to pay a second person a salary, but I need the help. I've found someone who seems great - his previous work is beautiful, he has already done some good ...
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Under what scenario would an out of state LLC NOT have to be registered?
There are a number of people asking somewhat similar questions on here, and typically the answer is a combination of:
"You need to register as an out of state LLC"
"There is no reason to not ...
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Incorporating: Classify “Doing business in”?
I've been looking into incorporating with a partner, and we're both in different states, and obviously looking over Delaware's incorporation laws.
With incorporation, each state says that you need to ...
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Wanting to create another startup, should I create another LLC?
I already have one "startup" going, which is my web development job on the side. I have created an LLC for that. I now what to start another startup in a whole other industry. It will basically ...
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Can you convert a sole proprietorship in Ontario to a corporation without additional Directors?
I believe usually 3 directors are required. Is there a way around this?
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Starting an online business…do we need to incorporate?
My wife and I have a name and concept for an e-commerce website. Do we need to incorporate? We're basically going to be selling things that people can download and print.
I know that one of the ...
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What business structure should I have if I want to offer convertible debt notes?
I'm thinking about forming a single-member LLC (in the US), but I've never done convertible debt notes (bonds) before, so I don't know what impact that would have on my business structure. Is there ...
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LLC for virtual company with members in multiple states
I am starting up a small business software company with a friend who happens to live in another state (I am in MA, he is in IL). We are planning on creating an LLC for liability protection, and are ...
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Where to corporate if founders are temporarily in two different states?
Currently one founder is in Michigan and one is in Texas.
Neither of us plan to live in these states for much longer.
We both will more than likely end up in NYC.
In the meantime, should we hold ...
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S-corp or LLC for new software business in the United States
Pertaining to a new mISV (software business), should I choose an S-Corp or an LLC. Which would you choose and why?
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Should I incorporate myself, use a high end law firm, or somewhere in the middle?
I am launching a startup (who isnt :) ) and while I am not planning on looking for outside funding, I'd like to leave the option on the table in the event that I catch a tiger by the tail (meaning ...
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Sample contract for vested equity for 4 years in a Hong Kong company
I'm going to join a company as a late cofounder and after negotiation will receive a significant percentage of equity vested every months over 4 years and a small salary. The company is based in Hong ...
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How to minimize income taxes prior to incorporation?
I currently have a few payroll payments that I need to make on behalf of my company. The company isn't incorporated yet, but I do plan on incorporating it within the next few weeks. The payments are ...
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Incorporate while still in development phase?
Is there any good reason to incorporate while you are still in development or bootstrapping phase? Or should you wait until the product is ready or when there are customers?
Thank you for sharing ...
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Should I incorporate my sports equipment buisness?
I have a small specialty sports equipment business that I have been running as a sole proprietorship for a few years now. I have been selling primarily at fairs and conventions for a decent return on ...
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Did you use an incorporation service? What service did you use?
There are a good amount of services that help you incorporate your startup for S Corp, C Corp or LLC, like Incorporate.com and Agents & Corporations. They help you put together the documents you ...
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Is Employer's Liability Insurance necessary to operate in the UK?
After doing a bit of research into sponsoring foreign workers from a UK based company, I came across something interesting; according to the UK Border Association, a small business must have ...
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I'm setting up a US branch/subsidiary of a UK-based company. How do I go about this?
A company that I'm working for is registered as a UK limited company.
How would I go about setting up a US branch/subsidiary of this company?
Should I register as an LLC, S Corp, C Corp, or what?
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Foreign Incorporation utilizing USA
I'm a Canadian citizen living in Canada and I've been investigating putting together a US-based corporation. My partner is a US citizen, but it appears that it will be difficult for me to be able to ...
