Incorporation is the forming of a new corporation.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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will my FEIN change if I switch my california LLC to a NON PROFIT?
will my FEIN change if I switch my california LLC to a NON PROFIT organization?
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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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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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Corporation type for internet based businesses? Can you register in any state?
Is there a corporation type for an internet based business? Im assuming a C type would be fine but more importantly can you register your corporation in any state? Since in a way it would be ...
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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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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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Do you have a holding company?
Like many entrepruneurs, I operate multiple businesses under separate entities. They're all LLC/S-corps, and someone suggested that I form a holding company for additional liability protection and ...
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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 ...
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When should I register a LLC/S Corp?
I currently have a website in beta. I am not earning anything (for now) with this site. It doesn't have terms of service or the privacy policy listed on it.
It appears that some people's opinion is ...
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Already have a INC. but I'm starting a new unrelated business, do I need to incorporate again?
I currently run a travel service that is an S corporation. I will be launching a new online business in the summer that will feature coupons for my local community.
Do I need to file for an LLC for ...
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What is the process required/recommended to convert a website into an LLC?
Given that I have a website that is making revenue, live in California, and would like it to be claimed under an LLC, what is the process to accomplish this? Should I be forming a sole proprietorship ...
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Can I have an LLC while still working for an employer?
Some customers are more confident buying your product if you are a corporation, but on the other hand while you are bootstrapping you still need some cash coming in, and one way to do this is to work ...
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Corp to Corp earnings calculation
I have registered a corporation and I am working in the state of PA. I am trying to get a handle on estimated earnings.
I have to pay several different kinds of taxes. Is this a good list of taxes?
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Separate company for an unrelated product
Our main business line (software company) for the past few years has been consumer-based utilities for a very specific platform. We've built a bit of a following in the space, and are known (by folks ...
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Founder's Stock - Class F Common
I've first heard of this special class of stock through The Founder Institute. It's basically a way for founders to protect from dilution by authorizing both Common stock and a special Class F (for ...
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What initial company structure do YCombinator startups use?
What company structure do the YCombinator folk create off the bat for successful applicants?
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LLC Formation in California
I recently submitted paperwork to form a LLC in California. About a week after submitting my paper work, I came across this post:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview/id/107228.html
One ...
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Is an LLC right for me?
I have a general idea of all of the business structures. I'm living with parents, with a toyota camry with 200k+ miles on it. I plan on launching a web service where people pay less than $100/month ...
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Should I establish a parent company instead of forming my business entirely around one website?
My entrepreneurial dream was not to run just one web site. It's to make web-based services and desktop software for the Academic market.
It just happens that the first product I was able to release ...
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Incorporation and Registration of Business When Done in Different States
I started an ecommerce site and incorporated in Delaware based on reading advice on various message boards. I am physically located in Chicago. Now that I am doing my business taxes, TurboTax asks me ...
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Can I easily/affordably incorporate in another state without claiming residence there?
I work primarily in internet marketing, recently several states have instituted internet tax laws, causing several companies to reconsider working with my firm due to the fact that if they worked with ...
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If I have multiple types of programs should they each be in different companies
If I do get the ownership of the two applications, one for safety engineers and one for dental clinics, these are vastly different applications. Then I am working on my google applications, which are ...
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State to incorporate in and bank to work
My clients are primarily Americans. I want to open an LLC in US to let my clients pay me painlessly. I don't plan to have nor office neither employees in US.
Which state should I prefer to ...
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What kinds of liability protection does incorporation offer?
does this mean if the company has a debt of 1 billion dollars, i , as the director and CEO of the company dont need to pay the debt ?
what if there's a lawsuit, can the CEO be held responsible for ...
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What are the pitfalls of incorporating *after* launching a new website with partner(s)?
A friend and I are working on a website which we hope to launch before the end of the year. We would like to put off the actual incorporation for as long as possible (legal, accounting, & other ...
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Do I need articles of incorporation to open a business P.O. Box?
Based on the information from the USPS, I only need to fill out the form and show up with two forms of ID. I've looked at the form and it doesn't seem like I need anything about the business ...
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Seller permit to sell online in US for non resident
I am a non resident of US. I'm setting up this online store where you can buy consumer products - targeted at US market. When I approached wholesale suppliers who don't have any affliate model they ...
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Is it mandatory to incorporate a company (a legal entity) in case you have to take payments for online subscription to your site
I am from India and am offering a set of online tools which are currently free to use. Soon I would like to convert to a freemium model where members can upgrade to a pro account with an annual ...
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Subsidiary or Branch Abroad?
I've found a question that I found interesting, and would like some feedback as to what you all think..... Back-story: A web-based company wants to operate in foreign country to increase sales and ...
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Why don't investors like to invest in an LLC?
I have read that if you are raising money, that an LLC is a dispreferred vehicle for your company.
Why do investors not like to invest in an LLC?
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Several web projects with different co-founders under one company
I've been working on several web applications of my own. For each web app I have different co-founders and I own more than 70% of each app. I decided to incorporate a company (in BC, Canada) for tax ...
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Do I need to incorporate in the US?
I am working on a latin america self-funded startup, and in order to receive funding from an angel or a venture firm in the US in the future, do i need to register now in the US as a c corp? or could ...
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Different ways to incorporate your startup
Is there a consensus on the best type of corporation for a startup? Is it best to start with a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)? Would an S-Corp be better? Or is it best to go with a full C-Corp?
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