I’d try an IP / Tax Lawyer rather than an accountant for this type of advice. As you are in the US the best startup advisor I have used in this space is Orricks. Used to deal with small startups to larger tech co.’s. The other port of call would be SVB. They would be able to advise on this / point you in the right direction. Dealing with Big 4 Oz firms IMHO is a waste of time. They don’t have the boilerplates or the tech / cross border experience.
Regards, Darren Patterson Mobile: +61 (0) 427534959 Mobile: +44 (0) 7917373518 NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not intend to waive confidentiality or privilege. Use of this email is prohibited when received in error. On 2 May 2014 at 8:20:02 am, Phil Evans ([email protected]) wrote: Hi all. We've outgrown our accountants. We have an AU-based accounting firm and a SF-based accounting firm (coincidentally, where our offices are located). We're currently spending about $20k/year across both. Both reckon they know about tax and doing business in the other country, and supposedly have clients doing what we're doing, but they don't agree on how we transfer money between countries, repatriate funds, where to hold funds, etc, etc. It's time to step up to one firm that can guide us through this. We are still HQ'd in AU but our US presence is expanding. I am interested in the kinds of accounting firms that advise companies like Atlassian to house their IP in Ireland and can set up structures to support that (not saying we need to do that ourselves). We have had discussions with some of the big 4 (as per Elias' comments in 2009) but we aren't getting the level of engagement we'd like - I suspect our numbers aren't big enough (yet). I suspect we need to find a tier-2 firm (happy to be told I'm wrong). There are more tech companies keeping their HQ in AU while they expand overseas these days and we plan to do that. Which are the best firms, and people within those firms, to speak to? Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Phil. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to [email protected] 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?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Silicon Beach Australia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to [email protected] 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?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Silicon Beach Australia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
