Our business has been doing very well in North America, and we have decided that it is time for us to expand our operations.  We have been considering opening an office overseas, but we wanted to get some professional advice before we did that.

We went to an accounting firm to learn how you go about company formation UK.  It was going to be our first company outside of our home country, and we were sure that the rules would be different.

And we were right.  The rules were significantly different.  While we were there, we also learned about the process for UK VAT registration - something that we would have to register for before we opened our doors.

Needless to say, it is going to be a bit of paperwork before we can open up shop in the UK.  But, we will be getting our lawyers and accountants get things setup, so there is not much work for us to do.