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Too many people are coming down on OP unnecessorily. He started 1 person business which never took off, had no revenue and ended up having to do massive paper w
by sytelus 4y ago
Too many people are coming down on OP unnecessorily. He started 1 person business which never took off, had no revenue and ended up having to do massive paper work 3 years later that seems akin to colonoscopy. I would have never imagined that hiring a remote worker in California for a tiny little startup means this level of trouble. OP is absolutely right that CA does not allow for enterprenuership spirit and it is currently surviving on wave that was created by pioneers in much more condusive environment 50 years ago.
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- _qbz8 4y agoIn my opinion someone from outside of CA complaining about CA laws for out-of-state employers has very little to do with the state’s entrepreneurial spirit or the ease of starting a business as a Californian. And more so when the reason for the complaint could have been avoided with cursory research and minimal effort.
- sytelus 4y agoWhen you are two person startup with no revenues, you don't have luxury of going through arcane laws of each of 50 states. You are surviving on ramen in your parent's garage and you can't hire lawyers. As OP describes, there was nothing "minimal" in what CA demands including 40+ pages of forms you need to fill out.
- _qbz8 4y agoIf you’re a two person start up, you only need to worry about maybe 2 states, not 50. This page was all they needed to read: https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/business/doing-business-in-california.html https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/business/doing-business-in-calif.... Doesn’t seem arcane to me. The 40+ pages is described as an annual tax return. I don’t know what to say to someone who wants to have a SaaS business but can’t get 40+ pages filled out annually.