USA Questions

The company I'm an investor in requires a significant capital infusion, and is trying to find a structure to remove several current investors who are not participating in daily operations of...

Equity Investment USA Corporation Capital

asked Nov 24 '11 at 08:56

Andy
111 points

If you are a simple sole proprietor with a DBA, do you need (by law) to have a separate bank account? I know life is easier if you have a separate bank account, but I am wondering about the...

USA Bank Account

asked Aug 26 '11 at 06:03

Kevin Soviero
180 points

I am creating an ecommerce site that sells products all across the country. I am based in Ohio and so is the company. I want to know what vendor's licenses that I need to acquire to start selling...

Ecommerce License Vendors USA

asked Aug 14 '11 at 06:16

User889115
13 points

I'm currently based in singapore. I have noticed that most startup, especially those that grow into super successful giants are mostly from US: facebook, groupon, linkedin. Or maybe because I'm...

Success USA

asked Jun 23 '11 at 16:43

Melaos
131 points

I am a US citizen and want to become a partner in a friend's UK startup, helping her start a branch office in the US. What is the best way to proceed with this? What forms need to be filled out?

UK Partnership Office USA Overseas

asked Jun 25 '11 at 09:25

Cara
21 points

An article on businessweek got my attention today. From the headline: A Texas software vendor we have purchased from for years got audited by the California State Board of Equalization because...

Tax USA

asked Jun 28 '11 at 04:17

B Mitch
1,342 points

I'd like to run a prize based promotion in the USA -- and looking for suggestions on legal constraints, responsibilities, and documentation required to execute one. Yes, I know there are lots of...

Legal USA Promotion Legal Documents

asked Jun 3 '11 at 10:06

Blunders .
899 points

If I form an LLC and my new company buys a duplex rental unit, my understanding is the 'company' taxes will be a pass-through to my personal 1040 income tax forms, with the appropriate forms. I...

LLC Tax USA

asked May 25 '11 at 06:53

Edward
26 points

As an European, is it possible to travel to the US on a tourist visa and visit companies to apply for jobs or business assignments in person? I. e. is it possible from a legal perspective, from a...

Networking Visa B2B USA

asked May 13 '11 at 23:52

Pongy
18 points

We are planning to sell iPhone, iPad and Android apps in US Market. We have a company in India having 4 directors. I think we will have to open up a company in USA for this. Do you guys think,...

LLC Iphone USA Android

asked May 14 '11 at 14:11

Abhi
31 points

My options (ISO's) in a privately-held (VC-funded) startup are slowly but surely vesting. Can I exercise the vested options? What does it mean to exercise options in a privately-held company? If...

Equity USA Stock Options

asked May 18 '11 at 00:59

Matt Solnit
123 points

A friend of mine and I are planning to start a new company in the US. He and I are full time employees on different companies, but we are planning to invest out of work hours/weekends to start our...

Software Legal USA

asked Mar 11 '11 at 07:03

Tivo
35 points

I'm the co-founder of a startup in India and I'm considering applying to seed-funding programs in USA like ycombinator. My problem is how do I get a non-immigrant visa to the US? I am currently...

Visa USA

asked Mar 1 '11 at 22:14

Jax
111 points

Specs- Its gonna be a one man show. The person running the business already has a dayjob elsewhere. I guess he's a waiter and I am not sure if he has an EIN. He would like to avoid registrations...

USA Registration Sole Proprietorship

asked Feb 2 '11 at 20:38

Prateek Mishra
137 points

We're a small business (still a good start-up feel, but pretty solid) and I'm curious as to what our health insurance options are? Currently I'd want to insure myself and my other full time...

Health Insurance USA

asked Nov 22 '10 at 04:01

Xkenneth
140 points

Usually salesmen have a base pay and then commission on each sale. I want to know how a company handles this? I mean for example a salesman's basic pay is $1000 and commission ratio is 10% for each...

Sales Salary Compensation USA

asked Oct 30 '10 at 23:55

Dr. Zuni
11 points

I am buying out my co-founder of our 3 year old company that we started as a hobby/second job. We are profitable (although you definitely couldn't live off the profits alone!). Anyway, we've...

Tax USA Partnerships Selling Business

asked Oct 13 '10 at 02:38

Pete
116 points

I'm trying to find out a little bit of information about a US company before potentially doing some work for them. If I wanted to find out about a company in the UK, I would search on the...

Incorporation USA

asked Oct 14 '10 at 22:08

Dan Dyer
657 points

I am officially a "legal alien allowed to work" in the USA (I have a F-1 student visa). I know I cannot work anywhere else, but the university I attend (and no more than 20h a week). I would like...

Foreign Visa USA

asked Oct 15 '10 at 09:04

Jacek
116 points

This is definitely a different flavor of a common question. Here are the basic stats: Online only startup -- no physical presence. Everyone works from home. We have 8 people in 4 countries (5 in...

Tax Canada International USA

asked Oct 4 '10 at 06:15

User4625
26 points