Incorporation or registration charges, professional fees for corporate and tax advice, premises and banking set-up, accounting in a second jurisdiction, and the funding the plan says the operation needs. These are business costs, distinct from the legal work on the transfer itself.
Budget the structure and the case separately
Ask corporate advisers to quote the entity work and immigration counsel to quote the case, so a change in one does not obscure the other. Where the operation is new, build in the cost of the first-year review, since that is scheduled work rather than a surprise. Confirm official charges at the step where they arise.
Decide early how much premises and staffing commitment is justified before the structure is confirmed. Ask corporate advisers to quote the entity work and immigration counsel to quote the case, so a change in one does not obscure the other. Business costs here include incorporation or registration charges, professional fees for corporate and tax advice, premises and banking set-up, accounting in a second jurisdiction, and the funding the plan says the operation needs.
Where the operation is new, budget the first-year review as scheduled work rather than a surprise, since it will happen whether or not anyone planned for it. Decide early how much premises and staffing commitment is justified before the structure is confirmed, and confirm official charges at the step where they arise.