Starting a Private Limited just to hold stocks?

Question

How much roughly it is to maintain a private limited, using it just to hold equity?

Thinking of setting up a part time business just to hold all my equity.

Oh how to prevent it from being "Personal Holding Company"

I just have to selling something?

I plan to transfer equity & asset to the Private Limited.

And if there happens to be an opportunity, i can just sell with the Private Limited..

Later part, thinking of leasing assets to the company.

Like buying a car and leasing to the company.

Answer 1

I assume that the questioner is a US citizen. Answer: A couple of hundred bucks to set up and a couple of hundred bucks a year to keep it registered. (it depends on the state that you're incorporating in. Look on the web for posted fee schedules.) But why would you want to do this? A company that does not have an actual business purpose is called a personal holding company and may be subject to the potentially huge and appropriately named "Personal Holding Company Tax". Do NOT do this without talking to a competent tax adviser.