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I am from Germany and want to start company in the U.S.A.

October 8th, 2007 · No Comments

hallo to the incparadies-team,before i start: i come from germany, so please excuse my english if it is not correct.
my name is robert and i have found your company in google.
i am interested in an company formation in nevada.
i have already a company in england but i want to open a new one in the […]

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Tags: Banking · Incorporation

I am starting a new company in Nevada. How many shares to issue?

October 6th, 2007 · No Comments

I am starting a new company…how many shares should I issue? I am unclear on what is simplest and best.
Nevada wants to know total number of shares and value of each share. If you decide to have one share, one thousand or one million it is totally up to you. Many people do basic $50,000 […]

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Incorporating at the end of the year, will I have to pay annual fee in January again?

October 6th, 2007 · No Comments

Here is the question which came to my email:
Incorporating here at the end of year….will I have to pay the state another $125 in Jan. for my list of directors if I pay in November at start up?
Every state is different, but when we talk about Nevada the annual fee is paid at the anniversary […]

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Don’t forget about regular corporation meetings and minutes

September 10th, 2007 · No Comments

Many small business owners forget that there are certain requirements you have to meet when setting up corporation. One of such requirement is to held regular meeting of shareholders and directors. All important matters are decided on such meetings and the written document from such meeting is called Minutes.
Wikipedia definition of Minutes:
Minutes are […]

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Tags: Great Offers · Incorporation

Piercing the corporate veil

August 13th, 2007 · No Comments

From Wikipedia
Factors for Courts to Consider

Significant undercapitalization of the business entity (capitalization requirements vary based on industry, location, and specific company circumstances)
Failure to observe corporate formalities in terms of behavior and documentation
Intermingling of assets of the corporation and of the shareholder
Treatment by an individual of the assets of corporation as his/her own
Failure to pay dividends
Siphoning […]

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Cost of doing business in different states

March 20th, 2007 · No Comments

When business people check the cost of doing business in different states they most of the time look at the taxation. For example Nevada doesn’t have state business tax on the other hand California has franchise tax. California franchise tax is additional 8.84% you will have to pay when doing business in California. California has […]

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Tags: Incorporation