US Tax 101 for Early-Stage Founders - The Founder Finance Series, Ep 01
You incorporated your Delaware C-Corp. Now what?
Early stage founders figure out US tax and compliance the hard way, through missed deadlines, surprise bills, and expensive corrections. This session is designed to change that.
Anand Krishna, CEO of Inkle, Shilpa Dinavahi, Associate Attorney at JKZ LLP, and Akshay Sankhla, US Tax Consultant at Inkle, will walk through everything you need to know in year one: how to set up your entity correctly, what taxes you actually owe, and what your compliance calendar looks like from day one.If you have a foreign co-founder or a parent entity outside the US, we'll cover the specific obligations that come with that too, including ITIN, FBAR, and how cross-border ownership affects your filings.
Stick around for a live Q&A at the end to get your specific questions answered.
What we'll cover:
How to incorporate a US startup, including Delaware C-Corp vs LLC, EIN setup, and Section 1202 QSBS
What your first 30 days and year one look like, from opening a US bank account to bookkeeping and cap table basics
Your annual compliance checklist: federal vs state tax, franchise tax, and BOI reporting
What changes with a foreign co-founder: ITIN, withholding, FBAR, and India/UK parent entity considerations
Live Q&A with both speakers
📅 July 15, 2026 · 09:00 AM PDT / 09:30 PM IST · 75 min
Who is this for:
This session is for you if:
You have incorporated a US startup, or you are about to, and you are not sure what happens next
You are a non-US founder, particularly from India, the UK, or Southeast Asia, running a Delaware C-Corp
You have a foreign co-founder or a parent entity outside the US and want to understand your obligations
You are pre-revenue to Series A and want to get your compliance right before it becomes a problem
You have been Googling for answers and keep finding information that either contradicts itself or does not apply to your situation