I had the same need 6 months ago. I tried 7 legal firms that called themselves "disruptive start-ups" but they could not provide a) timely services b) a modest amount of customer service c) a fixed price or d) any combination of a) b) or c). In the end I went with an established law firm that did...
A new C corporation formed within the U.S. must file a federal income tax return (Form 1120) on an annual basis. The corporation may have to file a state corporate income tax return depending upon the state of incorporation and from which state the corporation operates. Income tax filings are g...
When you open a bank account for your corporation, you'll need to make an initial deposit with your personal funds. A shareholder's initial contribution can be recorded as either debt or equity. If you want to record the initial contribution as equity, you would debit cash for the amount deposi...
A Form 8858, "Information Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to Foreign Disregarded Entities" is required to be filed by U.S. persons who are the owners of foreign disregarded entities (FDEs). A foreign corporation with a domestic disregarded entity is considered as FDE. If you are the owner of ...
Hi I have worked on executive compensation in multiple companies and I am presenting information based on my recent work in this area. COO salaries in the US will range from USD 105K to USD 268K depending upon experience, location & skills being hired. This will include base pay + 401(k) benefits...
Business names cannot be legally copyrighted. Any name is fair game. As long as it does not confuse people. Even if it is the exact name but marketed for a different product in a different way and different market. Just don't use a little yellow ghost as your business logo and you'll be fine.
This sounds incredibly convoluted and problematic for you. Generally, any financing structure that is this unique is a turn-off to new investors, especially institutional investors. That they've recently raised funding for their business but are contemplating building a new business with you (...
The answer depends primarily on two factors: 1) Do you have outside investors? 2) Do you have and/or could you obtain a legal release from the co-founder, and after this release, would the co-founder have less than 5% of the company? If you have outside investors in the existing corp and you wi...
Here's a trick you can use. For tech people, search GitHub for people producing code using the tools you require. For COO people, review videos of people giving talks at industry conferences + tradeshows related to skills you require. For CMO look at WordPress.tv + conference videos for people...