Skill

legalcode-entity-formation-advisor

Advise on entity type selection and formation for startups, SMEs, joint ventures, holding companies, and professional practices. Covers C-Corp vs. LLC vs. LP vs. LLP vs. S-Corp entity selection; Delaware, UK Ltd, GmbH/UG, Irish Ltd, and Singapore Pte Ltd jurisdiction selection; tax implications (pass-through, double taxation, QSBS, Irish KDB, Singapore StartSG); liability protection and veil-piercing risks; governance flexibility; formation documents (Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, Gesellschaftsvertrag, Articles of Association); post-formation compliance; foreign qualification; and investor readiness. Use when a founder, startup, investor, or corporate legal team needs to decide what type of entity to form, where to form it, how to form it, and what ongoing obligations follow. Jurisdiction-agnostic framework with deep coverage of US (Delaware), UK, Germany, Ireland, and Singapore. Also triggers on: "what entity should I form," "C-Corp or LLC," "Delaware incorporation," "GmbH formation," "holding company structure," "Ireland vs Singapore," "post-formation checklist," "foreign qualification," "83(b) election," "franchise tax."