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Why Incorporate in Nevada
The number one reason to incorporate in Nevada is the protection it avails to the owners of the Corporation,
be it a Stock held Corporation or a Membership held Corporation (LLC) the owners are not the appropriate party
to a law suit. Nevada has by far the best laws to protect the owners. The corporate veil in Nevada has been pierced
only twice in the last 26 years, and both cases involved outright fraud.
NRS 78.257 imposes sanctions against the
use of corporate records for purposes contrary to the interests
of the stockholders.
- OFFICERS & DIRECTORS are protected
from personal liability for lawful acts of the corporation.
- MAY ISSUSE STOCK AND CAPITALTALIZE
WITH, SERVICES, PERSONAL PROPERTY or REAL ESTATE.
- MEETINGS CAN BE HELD ANYWHERE
IN THE WORLD
- OFFICERS,STOCKHOLDERS, and DIRECTORS,
may be NON-RESIDENTS OR CITIZENS
Advantages of Incorporating in Nevada
- No Nevada State Corporate Income Tax
- No Nevada Taxes on Corporate Shares
- No Nevada Franchise Tax
- No Nevada Personal Income Tax
- No I.R.S. Information Sharing Agreement
- Nominal Annual Fees
- Minimal Nevada Reporting and Disclosure Requirements
- Stockholders are not Public Record
- Stockholders, directors and officers need not live or hold meetings in Nevada, or even be U.S. Citizens.
- Directors need not be Stockholders
- Officers and directors of a Nevada corporation can be protected from personal liability for lawful acts of the corporation.
- Nevada corporations may purchase, hold, sell or transfer shares of its own stock.
Nevada corporations may issue stock for capital,
services, personal property, or real estate, including
leases and options. The Managers (for LLCs) or Directors
(for Corporations) may determine the value of any of
these transactions, and their decisions are final. Because
Nevada has no state tax, and because budget-conscious
Nevada does not keep much information on their own residents
or their corporations, it does not collect any information
to share with the IRS. Other states freely exchange
all of the information they have on every resident and
corporation but Nevada has no reciprocity arrangement
with the IRS.
My business is in another state.
The reason you still will want to headquarter your business in Nevada is because of Nevada
protection laws will follow into your own state. If a law suit comes at your company they are going to have
to bring that suit to Nevada. This is a very expensive proposition, most law suits will stop right there because
of the expense. They will have to prove fraud, harder yet. In fact, there were other Nevada cases where the
corporation didn't do resolutions, minutes and meetings, had thinly capitalized the company, commingled funds...
and still, Nevada protected the corporate veil! Nevada is a pro-business state, meaning they strongly protect the
business owner. Other states are more Pro Consumers.
Too Many Lawyers
In the last few years there has been an explosion of practicing lawyers in this country.
In 1990 there were approximately 650,000 lawyers in this country, today over 1 million. What seems to be
happening in this country as soon as an individual starts to get ahead the frivolous law suits come out of
the wood work, when you can spill coffee in your own lap and win a settlement ( Mc Donald's Case), this may
seem like a legitimate way to make a good living.
When lawsuits are being considered what they (lawyers) are looking for is assets that are attackable. They are
hoping you will just pay them off so they will go away, they really do not want to go to court. Meanwhile it costs
approximately 5000.00 just to answer a suit and that does not mean going to court. These will really cut into your
bottom line, if too many of them show up it can put you out of business.
If you have a visible business in your part of the country you may have to register your Nevada Corporation in your
State in order to do business. Going through the process may well be worth the effort. This will usually cost somewhere
between 300.00 and 700.00 to do the registration.
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