karanjassar

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by karanjassar 4y ago
Update- I'm registering the company myself via Clerky. YC docs are there. I would still love a lawyer recommendation to finish sale of assets from one company to the new one. Any recommendations are helpful.
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Startup Lawyer recommendation (Not top 10)
2 points by karanjassar 4y ago|2 comments
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by karanjassar 12y ago
Ok, I'll explore this. Hopefully you are right.
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by karanjassar 12y ago
Thanks. I agree. This is where I'm having troubles. Everyone I'm finding doesn't isn't inspiring confidence in their ability to handle startup taxes well.
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by karanjassar 12y ago
I'll talk to an accountant about w-8 ben but my current understanding it that it's not feasible in our case. Perhaps because there's no immediate payment being made out. Also, in our case, the problem will exist only if the b
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by karanjassar 12y ago
In your case, it was possible because of the two conditions given below. Thats not true in our case. -- At one point, anyone on visas other than business/visitor could file for SSN or a Tax ID. That's no longer possible unless: 1)
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by karanjassar 12y ago
Yes, I meant 83b :-). > 83b elections only become a problem for people where you grant them actual shares which they vest in over time which is only common for founders. All equity we are planning to issue has a vesting schedule attached
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by karanjassar 12y ago
Thanks. This could be a direction we can explore. Although, in our case, the receivers of the equity are individual salaried employees of our company, not sole proprietors. However, this seems like worth exploring so I'll take it up wi
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by karanjassar 12y ago
Sorry I mixed up 409a with 83b. I meant 83b. At one point, anyone on visas other than business/visitor could file for SSN or a Tax ID. That's no longer possible unless: 1) You are in the US on a legitimate Visa that allows you to
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Ask HN: Advice on issuing equity to overseas team members
24 points by karanjassar 12y ago|16 comments
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Ask HN: Good accountant/Tax Advisor for early stage pre-revenue startup
3 points by karanjassar 12y ago|2 comments
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by karanjassar 16y ago
Have the rest been notified? I did submit on time but haven't heard so far.
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PG’s Foresight in hindsight, almost 3 years later..
2 points by karanjassar 16y ago|0 comments
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by karanjassar 16y ago
Another way to look at it is if Apple ever moved away from its core, that is, making products that are a perfect blend of form + function combined with their awesome customer support, then certainly that would be the start of their decline.