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Ask YC: What do you use for your business address?
My business partner and I are finally sitting down and getting all of our corporate paperwork in order with the state, and as part of this we need to list the official address of the company.
We're bootstrapping and don't yet have an office, and if possible, want to avoid getting one. We're both very productive working out of our respective apartments, and can't see a lot of sense in adding another expense on to the pile.
So, what do other HNers do for their business address?
We're going to be based in/around San Jose, if that helps.
- mahmud 17y agoYour lawyer's office address. I have an arrangement with my guy since I am not even in the U.S. anymore. He also comes handy for other things; right now he is in the process of transferring my car title to my sister (I don't need to be there physically.) You might be able to get a similar service from a certified accountant or a public notary. Ask around.
- cperciva 17y agoThis depends if you're worried about obeying the letter of the law. In most jurisdictions, a corporation is required to have a "records office" where various corporate paperwork can be consulted during normal business hours (rules vary about who is allowed to consult what, but often a member of the general public can walk in and ask to see your articles of incorporation and list of directors). If you want to be strictly legal, you should pay your lawyer to do this; google reveals lots of lawyers who provide this service for a modest (e.g., $100/year) fee. Some people are less concerned with such details, and just list one of the founders' home addresses as the records office; at which point they're technically breaking the law if they leave home during normal business hours (because at that point the records office isn't open) -- but for a small company, the odds of anyone ever turning up and asking to inspect documents is usually minimal. Of course, I am not a lawyer, this is not legal advice, and jurisdictions vary -- but I think it's safe to say that if you're paying a lawyer to help with incorporating your company, he can help with this.
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- jacquesm 17y agoIn the US when Camarades Inc. was still alive (Michigan) we used the address of our lawyer as well. This was handy in several ways, the most important one that he could handle any envelopes from the various government institutions regarding taxes, reporting and so on directly.