Incorporation Questions

I've heard that most US corporations are in Delaware or Nevada because they are the friendliest to corporations. I don't have an office or anything, but I'm looking to start an internet based...

Incorporation

asked Mar 16 '11 at 11:44

Abe Miessler
264 points

I'm a developer who has just sorted out part time consultancy work which I would like to use to maintain myself while bootstrapping a SAAS startup as a solo (for now) founder. Given that I'd like...

Incorporation Consulting Tax

asked Mar 18 '11 at 03:28

Macca
131 points

I have a business in Hangzhou, China. What advantages are there to registering a company in Hong Kong? What are the disadvantages? Will a company identity in Hong Kong incur a lot of costs? Is it...

Incorporation Tax International

asked Mar 22 '11 at 21:46

Steven
1 point

I'm trying to figure out the various taxes taken out for a C Corp vs LLC. Single-member/ shareholder. (C Corp has more deductions.) C Corp: (1) Tax on profit (after deductions), (2) Payroll tax...

LLC Incorporation Tax Corporate Structure

asked Feb 22 '11 at 08:53

Dave
46 points

I am a U.S. citizen who is about to move to Mexico for the next 2-4 years. Following that, I expect to move to Italy more or less permanently. So my question is, is there any advantage/disadvantage...

Incorporation Tax Offshore

asked Feb 27 '11 at 07:47

Kenneth Vogt
2,917 points

This question seems to have been beat up on this site, but I can't find a direct answer. If I have an internet business incorporated in Delaware that sells software online, and I personally live...

Incorporation Tax Accounting

asked Mar 1 '11 at 10:39

Andy
111 points

Two friends and I are creating an ecommerce site. I live in VA, while the other two are in NY. If we incorporate in VA and then register in NY as a foreign corporation, how are corporate taxes...

Incorporation Tax

asked Mar 2 '11 at 06:08

Brandonrobison
6 points

Can I incorporate a business in USA and work from my country? Can I receive profit from my corp even when I'm not an employee, only director? I have a b1b2 visa. Is this enough to manage a business...

Incorporation Foreign Business International

asked Feb 8 '11 at 20:30

Alejandro
48 points

I founded an s-corp with a couple of friends in the early part of 2010 that hasn't shipped a product nor made a dollar yet (and likely won't ever). Unfortunately, I'm really not in the financial...

Incorporation Tax Accounting

asked Feb 9 '11 at 15:14

Chris Cummings
108 points

I am interested in starting a company that makes software tools. I looked into incorporating and it looks like it will cost a few hundred dollars if I do everything myself. From what little...

Incorporation Corporation

asked Feb 14 '11 at 08:57

Abe Miessler
264 points

My company (a Delaware C-corp) develops and runs a number of websites that will soon be offering paid accounts. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each website being its own subsidiary,...

Incorporation Corporate Structure Subsidiary

asked Feb 14 '11 at 12:56

Jtauber
309 points

My friend and I have been working as independent energy consultants for about a year now and we are planning to incorporate to be able to extend our services. We both got our PhDs last year and we...

Incorporation Registration

asked Feb 17 '11 at 22:56

Siah
106 points

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...

Incorporation Offshore

asked Jan 27 '11 at 06:58

Gabriel Lopez
31 points

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...

Incorporation Insurance Corporate Structure Liability

asked Jan 28 '11 at 15:23

Mcohen75
157 points

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...

Incorporation Business Naming

asked Jan 28 '11 at 18:40

Tauren
240 points

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...

Incorporation Investment Accounting

asked Jan 30 '11 at 09:30

Mcohen75
157 points

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...

Incorporation

asked Feb 2 '11 at 03:14

Kim Jong Woo
644 points

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,...

LLC Incorporation Tax

asked Jan 16 '11 at 01:43

Sean
1,149 points

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...

Incorporation Partner Legal

asked Jan 16 '11 at 07:37

Good Greif
236 points

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...

Incorporation Convertible Note

asked Jan 20 '11 at 12:26

Tim J
8,346 points