Topic: Starting a Business in the United States: The Compliance Aspects

Speaker: Avani Doshi, Principal, A. Doshi LLC

Presentation: The presentation will provide high-level insights into:

- Setting up a legal entity

- Income-tax compliance requirements

- Financial Statement and audit requirements

- Personnel matters to be considered

- Sales-tax set-up

The presentation will provide general insights into the various fundamental aspects that overseas companies must consider as they contemplate establishing operations in the United States. It does not constitute tax or legal advice and is not intended to be a comprehensive overview of the matters discussed. 

Speaker’s bio: 
Avani Doshi is the Founder and Principal of A. Doshi LLC, a US-based business advisory firm to companies that operate across the US & Indian geographies and also provides Fractional CFO services. A CPA and fluent in 3 Indian languages, Avani has client service experience from 20+ years of working in the United States in public accounting and industry, including at companies such as KPMG and Goodyear, and business roots from growing up in an entrepreneurial family in India.

Avani provides customized solutions that enable her clients to achieve their business goals, leveraging the tools and techniques deployed by large corporations with the long-term perspectives and immediate priorities of owner-managed small and mid-sized businesses. Additionally, having worked on the ground in India and China for 10+ years and with individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds from all over the world, she is able to seamlessly navigate across American and Asian cultures, business environments and geographies.

Her expertise covers the span of corporate finance functions, collaborating with cross-functional leaders, managing large teams and enabling succession planning.