Incorproation Overview:
A corporation is a separate legal entity, like a person, created by law. A corporation is able to enter into contracts, incur debts, and must pay taxes. The shareholders of a corporation are generally not personally liable for the corporation’s debts or other liabilities with some exceptions. All corporations start out as C-corporations, where any income realized by the corporation is taxed at the corporate level and any dividends paid to its shareholders is taxed again. This is known as dual taxation. Corporations can however decide to be treated as S-corporations by filing certain forms with the IRS. By electing S-Corp status, corporate incomes passes through to its shareholders and is taxed at the shareholder level. In order to keep and maintain a corporation, one has to follow certain formalities, such as annual meetings, keeping minutes etc.... In return, corporations offer an excellent way to raise capital from investors in order to aid the growth of the business.
Incorporate your business and protect your personal assets from lawsuits and creditors. Just answer the following questions and we'll check the availability of your business name and prepare and file your articles of incorporation. Once the articles are filed, we'll mail your custom bylaws, resolutions, corporate kit and seal, sample business forms, Tax Identification forms and S Corp election documents. We'll also send you detailed instructions on how to hold your initial meeting to elect your directors, officers and adopt the bylaws.
Incorporation - How it works:
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Complete the simple Corporation questionnaire: Complete our simple questionnaire and provide us the name of your proposed corporation. .
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We will draft your Articles of Incorporation. We will review your answers and confirm that your corporate name is available. Then, we will draft your Articles and file them with the Secretary of State.
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Final Wrap-up. After the Articles are filed with the State, we will send you your articles and other documents.
Incorporation Prices:
Basic Package : $129 + $100 State fees + $15 Name Search fee
Includes : Name search, preparation and filing of Articles, custom bylaws and resolutions.
Standard Package : $229 + $100 State fees + $15 Name Search fee
Includes : Name search, preparation and filing of Articles, custom bylaws and resolutions, custom corporate kit, sample business forms.
Corporate Package : $329 + $100 State fees + $15 Name Search fee
Includes : Name search, preparation and filing of Articles, custom bylaws and resolutions, custom corporate kit, sample business forms, Election of S Corp status form, Tax ID form preparation.
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Generally there are 3 types of corporate members. Directors, Officers and Shareholders. Directors are given the responsibility of managing the corporation. They meet regularly and make decisions as the “board of directors.” The number of directors are usually set forth in the articles of incorporation. Officers are in charge of the day-to-day operation of the corporation. For example, the president of the corporation will usually run the business and the chief financial officer will take care of the money matters such as writing the checks and managing the corporate funds. Shareholders are owners of the corporation in that they have paid a certain sum for their shares. At certain times, shareholders vote for the directors and they must vote to approve changes to the bylaws, sell stock, amend the articles of incorporation and etc. 
