I always thought the main reason to incorporate in eg Delaware was to do business in the US, get funded in the US or get acquired in the US? Hopefully not so you can get sued in a US jurisdiction though ;-)
I'd imagine the tax benefits would be marginal in the startup stage anyway, given the additional accounting hoops to jump through? On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 5:55 PM, Elias Bizannes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > Hi guys > > I'm a chartered accountant, and my old man is a lawyer of the supreme > court, so between us we could field most questions. What you described > shoan has been proposed to me before, so open to discussions offline :) > > With regards to Delaware: I think it costs $80 to file there whereas > in Australia a registration with ASIC costs $400 (excluding > professional fees which push it up to a grand. As for why you would > want to incorporate in Delaware, i'm not sure if the tax benenfits are > that much greater and if that's what's motivating you, you are better > off incorporating in Vanuatu so you don't pay any taxes. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 09/12/2008, at 5:08 PM, Shaon Diwakar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I second that Hendro, we're basically in the same position. > > > > Tech stuff is not a problem, businessy stuff: me = FAIL. > > > > There could even be a start-up idea here, where a group of > > accountants/ > > keen accounting students get together to form a company that acts as > > accountants for multiple clients. Maybe working on a per hour/per day > > basis for a flat rate? Sort of like hire an accountant on a consulting > > basis? > > > > Would love to hear about it if such a company already exists! > > > > Cheers, > > Shaon > > > > On 09/12/2008, at 4:34 PM, Hendro Wijaya wrote: > > > >> Hi All, > >> > >> Anyone knows a really good startups accountant and lawyer in Sydney > >> that do not cost a fortune? > >> I know some people back in Sydney OpenCoffee talks about incorporate > >> in Delaware instead of Australia through [A-DATA?]. > >> So, it would be even better if the accountants and lawyer have > >> understanding about international law in this case. > >> > >> Basically, I just start out and would love to get some opinions on > >> these accounts and legal matters from expert. > >> I'm completely clueless. > >> > >> Thanks all! > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Hendro > >> > >> > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Silicon Beach Australia" group. To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
