Global Structuring
Where should you incorporate? A founder's decision framework
Stop optimising for the cheapest setup. A practical framework for choosing where to incorporate — based on your customers, your investors, your substance and your home-country tax.
2 min readWhat is economic substance, and does it apply to you?
Offshore does not mean tax-free. A plain-English guide to economic substance rules, CRS reporting, and India's place-of-effective-management test.
3 min readWhat a registered agent actually does (and why you can't skip one)
A registered agent is a US legal requirement, not an add-on. Here's what the role does, why every US company needs one, and what happens if you let it lapse.
2 min readC-Corp vs LLC for a non-US founder: which one fits?
How a founder outside the US should choose between a Delaware C-Corporation and an LLC — on investors, tax treatment, filings and what a registered agent actually does.
2 min readUAE free zone vs mainland: which company should you set up?
A clear comparison of UAE free-zone and mainland companies for founders — on ownership, where you can trade, substance requirements and ongoing filings.
2 min readSetting up a Singapore company: what founders should know
Why founders choose a Singapore private limited company, the resident-director and company-secretary requirements, and the ongoing filings that keep it in good standing.
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