Re:Stripe opens its Atlas program to US-based startups
by boundlessdreamz on Thursday April 06, 2017 @03:10PM
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Do you plan to offer incorporation in other business friendly countries - say singapore?
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Re:Stripe opens its Atlas program to US-based startups
by ovi256 on Thursday April 06, 2017 @04:36PM
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That would be very interesting because it would remove all risk for the founders of being considered "US persons", which has unexpected and unpleasant consequences such as not being accepted as a client by many non-US banks or financial services.
It is not clear to me at the moment if incorporating currently through Atlas makes a foreign, non-US resident founder into a US person, or not.
Re:Stripe opens its Atlas program to US-based startups
by soloadventurer on Thursday April 06, 2017 @09:45PM
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Have you considered http://startupr.com?
I am not affiliated with them, but are using them currently and they are providing great service.
Re:Stripe opens its Atlas program to US-based startups
by wut42 on Friday April 07, 2017 @06:30AM
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Startupr looks nice but it doesn't seem to come with a bank account. Last time I've heard it's hard to get a bank account for a company abroad.
Re:Stripe opens its Atlas program to US-based startups
by soloadventurer on Sunday April 09, 2017 @08:38PM
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KYC rules require you appear in front of the bank officer to open a bank account. If you are going to spend money on opening a company, and are prepared to pay the annual maintenance costs going along with financial statements, tax returns, and other reporting, you should be prepared to travel somewhere and open a bank account. Running a company is NOT cheap.