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SAFEs are invisible on your cap table until they convert - then the dilution lands all at once. Here's how the stacking works, and why you should model it before your priced round.
ESIC eligibility is tested when shares are issued - which for a SAFE means at conversion, not when you sign. Here's why the timing can make or break your investors' tax incentives.
US funds expect a Delaware C-Corp. Here's what a Delaware flip actually involves, the tax issues that need real advice, and when it's worth doing.
Hiring your first US employee resets the valuation basis for your Australian ESOP. Here's how 409A interacts with the startup concession - and what it means for future grants.
Expanding to the US can quietly break your R&D Tax Incentive claim. Here's how to structure it so the incentive survives, and the turnover cliff to watch for.
Engaging a US contractor is the cheapest way to get started in the US, but three traps catch Australian founders, and the third one is easy to miss.
Setting up a US company as an Australian founder? Here's how holding shares individually, through a trust, or via an Australian company plays out on dividends, exit and estate tax.
Falling AI inference costs are a founding assumption for a lot of SaaS businesses right now. Here's why that assumption deserves more scrutiny than most founders are giving it.
Your R&D cash refund isn't always 43.5% - even if you're in a tax loss. Here's the mechanical limit most founders don't know about, and how to model it before you finalise your budget.
An Employer of Record makes your first US hire fast, but it doesn't shield you from creating a taxable US presence. Here's how to tell which roles are at risk.
AI in your SaaS product is a margin question as much as a product one. Here's how to recover your inference costs without losing customers or your gross margin story.
Treasury's IBCC consultation paper gives the startup CGT carve-out a name and a shape - but a key eligibility rule could leave existing founders out in the cold.
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