Legal Question in Business Law in New Jersey
Hello. I live in the unites states. I want to open an internet-based consulting business. I don't have offices in other states. I will not be targeting customers from other states. Anyone from the united states can book an appointment and pay on my website. All the work will be done online. If I have online meetings with a client from another state a few days per week, for a month or a few months, does that mean I have to register the business in the state he lives in? I know that I will have to register in that state if I get a certain amount of customers from that state.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Merely providing services to people located in other states does not mean that you have established a presence there or that you are conducting business activity in those places. Things like setting up offices, showrooms, having sales staff, physical visits, having goods or facilities, etc. would be a different story.
Now, of course this is not to say that you have no reason to consider where to form or qualify your entity. I am all but certain you are going to have a number of other legal considerations as well as you move forward, so I would consult a lawyer in private to make sure everything is clear.
If you would like to discuss further over a free phone consult, feel free to contact me anytime that is convenient.
Our firm is now referred by the American Bar Association (see under the New York section):
http://www.americanbar.org/groups/delivery_legal_services/resources/programs_to_help_those_with_moderate_income.html
Kind regards,
Frank
www.LanternLegal.com
866-871-8655
DISCLAIMER: this is not intended to be specific legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. No attorney-client relationship is formed on the basis of this posting.
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