# New corporation checklist course

> Work through the procedures, deadlines, and common mistakes a newly incorporated business must manage during its first year.

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# New corporation checklist

From incorporation decisions to the annual tax calendar

Work through the procedures, deadlines, and common mistakes a newly incorporated business must manage during its first year.
Beginner 13 lessons 557 XP About 101 min

Source · Handbook · New corporation checklist · Source reviewed 2026-06-20
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Course progress 14 learning steps

## What you'll learn

- Make evidence-based pre-incorporation decisions about company form, capital, ownership, and registered office.
- Explain the incorporation process, required documents, and business registration within 20 days.
- Manage VAT, corporate-tax, and withholding-tax deadlines on an annual calendar and claim eligible input VAT.
- Check startup and employment tax credits and prevent common risks such as shareholder advances.

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## 1. Incorporation decisions and registration

Resolve hard-to-reverse decisions first, then establish the path from articles to registration.

- [Hard-to-reverse decisions before incorporation Company form, capital, ownership, and registered office Concept 32 XP](/en/courses/startup-corp/lessons/sc-l1-decision)
- [Incorporation and business registration Articles, capital payment, filing costs, and business registration within 20 days Concept 32 XP](/en/courses/startup-corp/lessons/sc-l2-registration)
- [Incorporation quiz Check company form, capital, ownership, and the registration process Quiz 40 XP](/en/courses/startup-corp/lessons/sc-l3-quiz)

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## 2. Initial operating setup

Set up double-entry bookkeeping, evidence, and accounting support from the first month.

- [Accounting, books, and evidence Double-entry duties, eligible evidence, the 2% evidence penalty, and outsourced bookkeeping Concept 30 XP](/en/courses/startup-corp/lessons/sc-l4-accounting)
- [Core setup terms Reinforce frequent terms including double-entry bookkeeping, evidence, and penalties Flashcards 20 XP](/en/courses/startup-corp/lessons/sc-l5-flashcard)
- [Initial operations quiz Check bookkeeping, eligible evidence, and registration deadlines Quiz 42 XP](/en/courses/startup-corp/lessons/sc-l6-quiz)

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## 3. Tax filings

Manage VAT, corporate-tax structures, rates, and recurring deadlines on an annual calendar.

- [VAT filings Tax payable, quarterly deadlines, input-VAT credits, and exclusions Concept 32 XP](/en/courses/startup-corp/lessons/sc-l7-vat)
- [Corporate-tax foundations The calculation flow, 2026 four-tier rates, tax adjustments, and interim payments Concept 34 XP](/en/courses/startup-corp/lessons/sc-l8-corptax)
- [Annual tax-calendar checklist Monthly filing and payment deadlines for a December year-end company Checklist 25 XP](/en/courses/startup-corp/lessons/sc-l9-checklist)

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## 4. Government support and risk management

Check time-sensitive tax benefits and prevent the mistakes new corporations repeat.

- [Use government support programs Startup tax reductions, integrated employment credits, and SME ministry programs Concept 30 XP](/en/courses/startup-corp/lessons/sc-l10-support)
- [Practice: prevent common mistakes Choose the best response to shareholder advances, corporate cards, and missed filings Scenario 45 XP](/en/courses/startup-corp/lessons/sc-l11-scenario)

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## 5. 설립 후 30일 운영

금융·급여·보험·공간을 빠짐없이 가동합니다.

- [법인은 등기 후부터 시작된다 법인 금융, 대표 급여, 첫 채용, 4대 보험, 사무실 계약 Concept 45 XP](/en/courses/startup-corp/lessons/sc-l5-operations)
- [워크북: 설립 후 30일 운영표 담당자·기한·증빙이 있는 법인 초기 운영 계획 Workbook 65 XP](/en/courses/startup-corp/lessons/sc-l5-30day)

## Final challenge

Prove your mastery with a comprehensive course quiz.

- Final challenge · New-corporation mastery A comprehensive quiz across incorporation, tax, support, and risk Complete lessons first 85 XP

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