Compliance For Startups
How to Get an EIN
Once you incorporate your company, you need an Employer Identification Number (EIN). It’s essential for hiring employees, filing taxes, and opening a bank account for your company.
by Bryce Warnes • 7 min readHow Do Startups Typically Allocate Shares?
Learn how many shares you should authorize at the outset of your company, how to price them, and how to allocate them between founders, advisors, employees and contractors.
by Bryce Warnes • 7 min readWhen Do I Need a 409a Valuation?
You don't need a 409a in order to distribute co-founder shares—but you'll need one eventually.
by Bryce Warnes • 7 min readWhy You Should File Your Section 83 (b) Election
Learn why you should file your 83 (b) election when purchasing your founders shares in your startup. Topics covered include tax implications, filing deadlines, and the process to complete the 83(b) election filing with the IRS.
by Stefan Nagey • 5 min readWhy Do Startups Incorporate In Delaware?
Learn why most startups choose to incorporate in Delaware as Delaware corporations. Investors and founders prefer to incorporate in Delaware for many reasons. Learn about how to do a Delaware name search to check with the Delaware secretary of state to see if your company's name is already registered in Delaware.
by Greg Miaskiewicz • 6 min readWhy and How Do You Maintain Your Startup's Corporate Minutes?
Minutes are an official log of decisions taken by a startup’s board of directors at board meetings. Failure to keep accurate minutes of board meetings may cause a company and board members to face legal problems in the future.
by Nancy Thanki • 3 min readWho Do I Need on My Advisory Board?
Learn more about how advisors can help your startup. We cover typical advisory agreements, common share grants and how to get the most out of your relationship with your advisors.
by Greg Miaskiewicz • 7 min readWhen Should My Startup Incorporate?
If you're focused on growing your business quickly and attracting venture capital, you should incorporate soon.
by Stefan Nagey • 5 min readWhat is a 409A Valuation? Startup Stock Valuation Explained
409A valuations are independent appraisals of a startup's common stock. Startups should use an independent, outside valuation firm to get a 409A valuation before offering stock options to employees to avoid fines and legal issues with the IRS.
by Greg Miaskiewicz • 9 min readWhat Amazon Laws Mean for Startups
Understanding "Amazon Laws" (aka on-line sales nexus limits) and the tax obligations they may trigger for your startup.
by Stefan Nagey • 4 min readRegistering Your Startup to Do Business in New York
Is your company doing business in New York? Get an easy-to-follow explanation about what forms you’ll need, information about registration fees, filing deadlines, naming requirements, and more.
by Greg Miaskiewicz • 7 min readRegistering your Delaware C Corporation to do Business as a Foreign Corporation
Running a remote team? Hiring full-time employees in multiple US states? Chances are your startup will need to register your Delaware corporation to do business as a foreign corporation.
by Greg Miaskiewicz • 5 min read