Breaking into the US market? A founder's guide to taxes

​Missing a single U.S. tax deadline - even as a tiny startup - can cost $25,000+ in penalties.

​Whether you’re a UK founder selling into the U.S. or already operating stateside, there are critical tax and accounting considerations that can make or break your growth.

​Join Anthony Rose (SeedLegals) and Shilpa Ajmera (CLA) as they share practical, founder-friendly guidance - built by people who’ve seen what goes wrong, and how to avoid it.

​You’ll learn how to:

• ​Choose the right U.S. entity structure to scale without double taxation

• ​Understand state vs. federal tax pitfalls founders often miss

• ​Clear up common VAT vs. Sales Tax myths

​​​Our hosts🎤

​​​​Anthony Rose
Co-founder & CEO, SeedLegals

​​​​Known as “The man behind BBC iPlayer”, Anthony Rose is a seasoned entrepreneur and the driving force behind SeedLegals, the platform powering a third of all early-stage SEIS/EIS funding rounds in the UK.

​​​​With a background in internet video, P2P tech, and social platforms — plus a patent portfolio spanning content discovery and interactive TV — Anthony brings a rare mix of technical depth and commercial know-how to the startup world.

​Shilpa Ajmera
Tax Principal, CLA

​With a deep understanding of unique challenges faced by tech companies, Shilpa is passionate about helping start-ups, scale-ups, and established companies in maximizing tax benefits and help them navigate those challenges. She enjoys being a strategic partner for VC backed and PE owned corporations and partnerships with complex multi entity structure having multi state and global operations.

​Being a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA) from India, master’s in taxation (MST) and over 15 years of experience, Shilpa has all the skills needed to understand her client’s business and their goals, take proactive approach and provide effective consulting and advisory services.

​​About SeedLegals

​​​​We're the UK’s go-to platform for startup legals, funding, share options, SEIS/EIS and more.

​​​​Whether you're just starting out or gearing up for your next raise, SeedLegals is built to help founders move faster and smarter. Our tools make it simple to create and sign essential legal docs, close funding rounds, and reward your team – without burning time or cash on admin.

​​​​We’re trusted by 60,000+ startups and investors and power 1 in 6 early-stage funding rounds in the UK. If you're raising, hiring or just figuring out what’s next, we’re here to help you do it right.

​About CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP)

​CLA is a leading U.S. tax and accounting firm, which has helped hundreds of early-stage founders navigate the realities of cross-border expansion.