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Where to form a company?

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A solid and protective legal foundation for your business

OR

An annoying cost center of distraction, paperwork and compliance

A legal entity can be

You need to incorporate. But you have choice as to where & with who.

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Start with End in Mind

Lifestyle & Dividends-OR-

Venture Backed & Capital Gain

How to decide where to incorporate?

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Privacy

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Tax

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CFC / Anti avoidance

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Redomicile

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● Too much tax — employment tax, state tax, federal tax, local tax, VAT tax, sales tax,

capital gains tax, dividends tax, social security, employee tax, self-employment tax

● Paperwork, physical meetings, wasted time appearing in person as business owner

● Compliance and unnecessary red tape from government bureaucracy

What if there were a better way? What if you could legally get rid of all of this?

If you incorporate in the right place, you can. But where to incorporate?

Business Problems associated with picking the wrong incorporation jurisdiction

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Choosing the right jurisdiction to structure your company can make massive impact on your business without any additional effort, and our backend software works with almost every jurisdiction in the world. You can:

● Search for free at Incorporations.IO● Download our free 80/20 Guide to Incorporation● Read for free at FlagTheory.com● Pay by the minute for consulting at Clarity.fm/Incorporation

For a full list of services, please go to FlagTheory.com/Services

We help you select a jurisdiction based on an informed business decision

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Once you pick a jurisdiction, you will next have to find a provider to work with for the longer term.

After Selecting a Jurisdiction

They: Traditional Corporate Secretary & Paperwork

● Hidden prices and obfuscated fees● Bulky binders of paper documents ● Only work in one specific country● Charge you for every change● Centralized, paperwork workflows● Human-intensive process, more expensive

in terms of time, money and annoying back-and-forth emails

Incorporations.IO : Web 2.0 Marketplace & Corporate Governance Platform

● “All-in” transparent pricing and payment plans make things easy.

● Put your company on digital rails, so maintaining it becomes a breeze.

● You will have a dashboard and a complete set of template legal documents

● Decentralized, digital workflows● Human support only when you need it

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● Incorporations.IO lets you evaluate options side by side, comparing items

● We help you set up a company 100% remotely and make it quick, easy, painless.

● You can even use our backend system to set up a company before you pay.

● For those who hate paperwork, we help you to avoid paper and ink — forever.

● Whenever possible, we work in the cloud, with electronic signatures and the latest

tech, backed by sound legal documents and traditional compliance efforts.

We do incorporation differently

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● Company incorporation and banking setup

● Corporate structure design and implementation

● Ongoing bookkeeping and accounting

● Immigration consulting and personal residency

What we do exactly

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● We are Uber or Airbnb for corporate governance.

● We work with various lawyers, accountants and service providers around the

world.

● Other companies invest in stuffy offices. We invest in technology and remote

teams, and we leverage on technology

● We operate as a marketplace, with true economy, transparent “all-in” pricing

and “done for you” packages.

What is our model?

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● No matter where you are located in the world, you can conduct business

easily.

● Processes for doing business in 2015: go through the entire incorporation and

KYC process online, remotely, without paper, pens and meetings

● Other companies invest in stuffy offices. We invest in technology and remote

teams.

What does this mean for you?

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● We also can help with “done for you” service● Full consultation and “buy the result” consulting packages mean you get the

results you need. ● Where you base yourself makes a huge difference. We also help with

personal residency, visas and citizenship by investment at Passports.IO● While others sell you on a specific jurisdiction — which may not be right for

you — we take a holistic view of your business and personal flags, and optimize for your goals.

● See FlagTheory.com/Services

‘Done for you’ service

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● Compare your options online at Incorporations.IO● Click to incorporate now, and go through the KYC process● After due diligence (KYC process), your company and bank account will be set up.● All company documents and necessary share certificates, M&AA etc. will be mailed

to you.● Use our proprietary, backend platform to manage signatures, documents, cap table

and legal documents, at no additional cost● You have complete control over your company at all times● If you are not happy with your provider or corporate secretary, you can easily switch;

our software and service make it easy. Even changing jurisdiction is possible. ● Additional bookkeeping and accounting on an individual basis is also available.

What do you get if you incorporate

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● Included in all corporate setups. Our prices are “all-in” and include all

necessary forms.

● More banking introductions will be made free of charge if first account is not

successfully opened

Banking introduction

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● Up to 150 transactions per month

● Xero integration (paid for)

● Catch up on year-to-date bookkeeping

● Monthly call to consult and optimize

● Performed by licensed U.S. CPA

● $200 a month

Monthly bookkeeping

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● It may be very difficult for Americans to get a bank account, but we can help

and successfully get bank accounts opened for our clients

● Ongoing tax and compliance is difficult.

● We have a team of expert CPA’s who can give advice and represent you before

the IRS

● Yearly tax filing for the corporation, including Form 5471 for $1000 “all-in”

American?

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Testimonials

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Edmund was our guide, sounding board and trusted advisor when it came to internationalizing our life and business. He's very responsive and we felt that he was right next to us, advising us every step of the way (even though we are living different parts of the world). Edmund's guidance and introduction to his circle of contacts is life changing for us. Don't even try to internationalize your life without a trusted advisor!

– Jeremy Wong

Testimonials

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What if you could solve these problems with finality?

How much could that save you in time, money and mind share?

What if?