[JDEV] Incorporation Issues (was: Resolution of Licence

[David Waite]

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We should just get a way to subscribe to groups in the jabber client ;-)

-David Waite
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jdev-admin at jabber.org [mailto:jdev-admin at jabber.org]On Behalf Of
> temas at box5.net
> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 4:54 PM
> To: jdev at jabber.org
> Subject: Re:Re: [JDEV] Incorporation Issues (was: Resolution of Licence
>
>
> As your both saying it varies state to state, but there are other
> costs and time requirements involved in the process.  I'm
> currently in the process of incorporating, and I will say that it
> would take away a lot Jer's time where he should be coding to
> have to deal with this type or move.  Non profit takes even more
> jumps and leaps to get done (I'm possibly doing this too).  An
> average corporation startup will be just under $1000.  That value
> works for pretty much whatever state your in.  If your lucky and
> can get some of the lawyer work for free or cheap you can
> possibly get it for less.  But just saying your going to
> incorporate isn't enough, you have to look at the different types
> of corporations (S and P is it?) and the ramifications of both.
> Non-profit is definately the way to go, but again, it's a long
> process, and if it's started now, I would say just let it slowly
> happen, it'll take a bit of time.
>
> --Thomas "temas" Muldowney
>    (I'm tired, I know that paragraph is repetitive, sorry)
>
> P.S. - You people should come in #jabber more and talk about some
> of this... semi real time chat is a lot better
>
> >
> > The cost varies state to state.  And you can choose to
> incorporate in any
> > state regardless of physical location.  Typically, however, the
> largest fee
> > is goes to the lawyer who creates the articles of
> incorporation.  There are
> > now several hundred service bureaus that take care of it for as
> little as
> > $25.  Usually, the cost is
> >
> >
> > lawer/service bureau + state fee = Total
> >
> >
> > That is for a standard corporation.
> >
> >
> > But I figure that well want to go as a non-profit corporation.
> And I think
> > we may have some issues with ownership of the corporation, board of
> > directors, etc.  It may be worth talking to a lawyer as opposed
> to trying to
> > do it ourselves or having a discount service bureau do it.
> >
> >
> > -k
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > It shouldn't cost $300 to Incorporate.
> > >
> > > In Michigan it's only $65
> > >
> > > - Robert
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Eliot Landrum <eliot at landrum.cx>
> > > To: <jdev at jabber.org>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 2:45 PM
> > > Subject: [JDEV] Incorporation Issues (was: Resolution of
> Licence issues..)
> > >
> > >
> > >>
> > >> Hey folks!
> > >>
> > >> I've had some experience with the details of incorporating
> and such since
> > > my
> > >> Dad is a CPA (certified public accountant).. I have
> personally researched
> > > a lot of
> > >> this before.
> > >>
> > >> The cheapest and easiest way for this to be temporarily
> resolved is if Jer
> > > goes
> > >> down to his county courthouse and pays $10 to get a Doing Business As
> > > (DBA)
> > >> license. We can then move from there to incorporatating as a
> non-profit
> > > entity. For
> > >> a for-profit entity, it costs $300 to incorporate - I am not
> sure about
> > >> non-profit ones. I can look that up if need be. It would be
> in our best
> > > interest to do
> > >> move in this direction.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Eliot Landrum
> > >> eliot at landrum.cx
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