You'll need a lawyer to actually create the business for you. Although you actually don't require one, incorporating is a PITA, and paying a lawyer $500 to incorporate is worth it to avoid the headaches.
Since your associates are in different provinces, make sure that you incorporate federally, not provincially.
You'll need to decide who is on your Board of Governors, and who has signing authority, among other issues. You'll need to decide on your year end. You'll also have to issue shares to determine ownership, which implies that some people may have more ownership than others.
You'll have to also open a business banking account. I highly suggest that you do not use your own personal banking accounts to conduct business transactions.
There are significant tax savings to be had with incorporation. You can pay yourselves out with dividends from the stock that you own. Dividend income is taxed quite differently than employment income. You can also purchase equipment for the company rather than you paying out of pocket. You can also get back GST from company purchases.
Your goal in the first three years of operation is to do whatever is legally allowed to make sure the company loses money so that you don't have to pay taxes...
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