What is the best resource for running a 1 person C corporation? (I'd like to know the rules / regulations / prevent myself from doing things that cause silly mistakes or are blatantly illegal). [I suspect that even if I own 100% of the company, there are still certain regulations.]
nolo.com has some books on that sort of subject. Since they have a lot of them, the best thing to do is go to your library, look through a bunch, and see which one is best for you, and then consider buying it.
I suggest this book as a background on different corp types and in general the corporate goverance: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Corporations-Examples-Explanations/dp/0735556660" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Corporations-Examples-Explanations/dp/...</a><p>you don't have to read the whole book - a few first chapters will suffice.
disclaimer: dated materials, tax code changes every year, I don't know anything about you or your business, IANAL, yadda yadda<p><a href="http://www.mbbp.com/resources/business/entity.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.mbbp.com/resources/business/entity.html</a><p><a href="http://www.themoneyalert.com/Corp-Entity-Table.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.themoneyalert.com/Corp-Entity-Table.html</a><p><a href="http://www.themoneyalert.com/incorporating.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.themoneyalert.com/incorporating.html</a><p><a href="http://www.themoneyalert.com/businesstypesofownership.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.themoneyalert.com/businesstypesofownership.html</a>
A C corporation, involving one person, probably doesn't make sense. You probably want a S corp or LLC. In any case, a lawyer is good but I've always gotten my advice from my accountant. The lawyer knows the rules. The accountant knows how the rules affect your money.