# Entity formation advisor
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Advise on entity type selection and formation for startups, SMEs, joint ventures, holding companies, and professional practices.

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."

This skill guides founders, corporate counsel, and legal advisors through the full entity formation decision: selecting the right entity type, choosing the right jurisdiction, understanding the tax and governance consequences, preparing formation documents, and meeting post-formation compliance obligations. **Covers:** - Entity type selection across US, UK, Germany, Ireland, and Singapore - Jurisdiction selection analysis with RECOMMENDED / SUITABLE / NOT RECOMMENDED classification - Tax implication analysis (double taxation, pass-through, QSBS, KDB, territorial systems) - Liability protection and veil-piercing risk assessment - Governance flexibility and investor readiness analysis - Formation document checklist and drafting guidance - Post-formation compliance calendar - Foreign qualification and multi-state / multi-jurisdiction operating requirements - Investor readiness checklist (VC, angel, institutional) - Common anti-patterns and formation mistakes **Does not:** - Provide legal advice or replace qualified counsel - File incorporation documents on behalf of users - Provide accounting, tax return preparation, or financial planning services - Cover public companies or IPO-readiness in depth (see legalcode-term-sheet-analysis for pre-IPO matters) - Cover all jurisdictions — focuses on US (Delaware emphasis), UK, Germany, Ireland, Singapore This is a jurisdiction-agnostic advisory framework covering five primary jurisdictions. Where legal requirements differ materially, they are identified with jurisdiction markers: - `[US-DE]` — United ...

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