Guides & Articles on Incorporation Services
Incorporating a Business
Tap the many benefits incorporation offers a small business
By Frances Sharpe
Incorporating your business provides multiple benefits, including protecting your personal assets, providing a variety of tax-related savings, reducing the chances of an IRS audit, and increasing your company's credibility with customers. Corporations are classified as one of the following: General - This is the most common type of corporation. S Corporation - Popular with ent...
Ending a Business Partnership
Planning ahead with a written buy-out agreement can save you hassles and money
By Tom Nutile
You're part of a business partnership and you want to end it. Simple, right? Just divide the assets with your partner or partners and go your merry way, you think. Not so fast. How you end the partnership, and how you determine who gets which assets and who can do business with your current clients, depends on the answers to several key questions: Do you have an informal relat...
Managing an LLC
Try this highly flexible legal structure for your small business
By Matt Alderton
A limited liability corporation or LLC is a popular legal structure for small businesses and especially for sole proprietors because there are few ongoing formalities that need to be followed. LLCs also provide flexibility in terms of management. Owners can choose to manage the company themselves — acting like partners — or appoint a team of separate managers to run it ...
Florida State Small Business Services and Resources
How to tap a wealth of helpful state and regional-level solutions
By Matthew Solan
If you are looking to start or expand a business in Florida, or just need help solving a problem specific to this state or region, there are a wide range of resources — both government and private — available to help. While many nationally focused resources offer helpful solutions, some issues are better addressed at the state or local level. Answers to licensing, zon...
California State Small Business Services and Resources
How to tap a wealth of helpful state and regional-level solutions
By Daniel Kehrer
If you are looking to start or expand a business in California or just need help solving a problem specific to this state or region, there's a wide range of resources — both government and private — available to help. While many nationally focused resources offer helpful solutions, some issues are better addressed at the state or local level. Answers to licensing, z...
Corporation Law
How to comply with corporate law requirements
By Carrie Thorson
Small businesses face endless challenges, and companies reaping the benefits of incorporation have additional legal obligations to fulfill. A corporation is an imaginary entity that exists only for legal purposes. Once the papers are filed, the corporation is an independent legal "person" apart from the workers. The major benefit to forming a corporation, or "incorporating," is p...
Texas Corporation and Partnership Law
Structure your Texas company to protect personal assets and maximize tax savings
By Kelly J. Balok
Starting a Texas business requires deciding whether incorporating in Texas or forming a Texas partnership will provide the most desirable benefits. The decision can be crucial to your business’ success, as it determines the amount of risk that you personally assume, the number and type of shareholders you are permitted, your tax obligations, and government regulatory requirem...
Pennsylvania Corporation and Partnership Law
Protect personal assets and maximize tax savings with a Pennsylvania corporation
By Kelly J. Balok
Deciding whether to form a Pennsylvania corporation or a Pennsylvania partnership could make or break your business. The decision can be crucial to your business’ success, as it controls the amount of business debt that you personally assume, impacts your access to capital, and establishes your tax and regulatory obligations.Forming a Pennsylvania corporation is usually the p...
Illinois Corporation and Partnership Law
Structure your small business to protect personal assets and maximize tax savings
By Kelly J. Balok
Starting a new Ilinois business requires deciding whether you should incorporate in Illinois, form an Illinois partnership, or create some other type of legal entity. This decision is critical as it controls the amount of business debt that you personally assume, it determines the number of investors you may have and therefore influences your access to capital, and it establishes y...
Connecticut Corporation and Partnership Law
Getting the most for your business by incorporating in Connecticut
By Patti Richards
Incorporating in Connecticut is a necessary step to take your business to the next level. Whether you’re a solo entrepreneur or small business, Connecticut corporate law is there to protect your rights as a business owner.Connecticut partnership law serves business owners by providing tax incentives and tax rebates for business expenditures and start up costs. Connecticut cor...
North Carolina Corporation and Partnership Law
Structure your North Carolina business to optimize your needs
By V.V. Beardsley
To form a corporation in North Carolina, you must understand the basics of North Carolina corporation and partnership law. The structure of your North Carolina corporation will be instrumental in the success of your business; it will affect your tax treatment, filing requirements, funding potential and liability obligations.The ownership plans for your business entity will help det...
Wyoming Corporation and Partnership Law
Incorporate in Wyoming to get the most for your business
By Patti Richards
Incorporating in Wyoming is a necessary step to take your business to the next level. Whether you’re a solo entrepreneur or a business with less than 10 employees, Wyoming incorporation law is there to protect your rights as a business owner.Wyoming incorporation and partnership law serves business owners by providing tax incentives, tax rebates for business expenditures and ...
New York Corporation and Partnership Law
Meet your business needs with New York incorporation
By V.V. Beardsley
To form a corporation in New York, you must understand the basics of New York corporation law. The structure of your New York corporation will be instrumental in the success of your business. It will affect your tax treatment, filing requirements, funding potential and liability obligations.The ownership plans for your business will help determine how to incorporate in New York. A ...
South Carolina Corporation and Partnership Law
Meet your business needs with South Carolina incorporation
By V.V. Beardsley
Incorporating in South Carolina requires you to understand the basics of South Carolina corporation law. The structure of your South Carolina corporation will be instrumental in the success of your business. It will affect your tax treatment, filing requirements, funding potential and liability obligations.The ownership plans for your business will help determine how to incorporate...
Utah Corporation and Partnership Law
Understand Utah corporation and partnership law before forming a Utah corporation
By Patti Richards
Utah incorporation laws give necessary parameters for Utah incorporation. Utah incorporation takes your business to the next level. Whether you’re a solo entrepreneur or a business with less than 10 employees, Utah corporate law is there to protect your rights as a business owner.Utah partnership law serves business owners by providing tax incentives and tax rebates for busin...
Corporation and Partnership Forms
Finding corporation and partnership forms for your business is as easy as clicking your mouse
By Mary Yamin-Garone
Gone are the days when a handshake and your word seal a deal. Today’s business environment requires all interested parties to sign a business partnership form or corporation form before their agreement is binding. Generally, business partnership agreements are between at least two people to conduct business. A corporation, on the other hand, is an entity formed independently ...
UK Incorporation Services
UK incorporation services let you enter the European market easily
By A Antonow
If you want to do business in the United Kingdom (UK) or in other areas of Europe, you can often reduce the hassle and your liability by seeking out UK incorporation. Incorporation in UK countries often gives you access to tax breaks and allows you to do business overseas without breaking laws. In the event that your company is sued or goes bankrupt, being incorporated in the UK ca...
Shelf Corporation
How to obtain a shelf corporation or aged shelf corporation as your business
By David Roemer
If you are considering acquiring a shelf corporation, or a business that has been specifically shelved to age for some time before being sold, then this guide will help you with your shelf corporation research and suggest how you can find aged shelf companies. If you are thinking about starting, or already own, a shelf corporation business that creates aged corporations so they can...
Form C-Corp
Consult with an expert to form C-Corp business structures
By Apryl Beverly
To form C-Corp company status, you must adhere to various state laws governing incorporation practices. The basic structure of a C-Corp is primarily the same in all states. However, each state has different corporate laws to which your Ccorp company will be subject, as well as various benefits you may enjoy in one state versus the other. While you can file to incorporate your compa...
Form LLC
Form LLC status to protect your personal assets
By Apryl Beverly
To form LLC (limited liability company) status, you must comply with various state laws governing incorporation practices. While people often compare an LLC to a corporation, they are two distinct business structures. The primary differences between the two are (1) a limited liability corporation has different tax requirements and (2) an LLC has another tier of liability protection...
Form S-Corp
Form S-Corp business status to enjoy tax filing benefits
By Apryl Beverly
The guidelines required to form S-Corp companies are similar to those required to form C-Corp companies. An S-Corp company is simply a standard corporation legally recognized as an individual entity separate from its owners or shareholders. The primary difference between a C-Corp and the formation of S-Corp businesses is that to form S Corp companies, you need to choose a special t...
Articles of Incorporation
File an article of incorporation to formally establish your business presence
By Apryl Beverly
Once you write and file an article of incorporation, your business is on the road to success. An article of incorporation is simply a formal statement of how your business will operate.You must file articles of incorporation with your state’s Secretary of State office or a similar agency responsible for managing business filings. At minimum, your article of incorporation info...
Making the Most of Texas Corporation and Partnership Law
Protect your assets with a Texas corporation
By Emmet McMahan
The key to making the most of Texas corporation and partnership law is the decision to incorporate your business. A corporation affects your ability to gain capital, controls the amount of debt you assume and determines your tax obligations. However, these advantages must be balanced against the additional taxes your business will incur.Texas partnership law makes a partnership sub...
Making the Most of Illinois Corporation and Partnership Law
Protect your assets with Illinois LLC law
By Emmet McMahan
The key to making the most of Illinois corporation and partnership law is the decision to incorporate your business. A corporation affects your ability to gain capital, controls the amount of debt you assume and determines your tax obligations. However, these advantages must be balanced against the additional taxes your business will incur.Illinois partnership law makes a partnersh...
Making the Most of New York Corporation and Partnership Law
Protect your assets with New York business corporation law
By Emmet McMahan
The key to making the most of New York corporation law and partnership law is the decision to incorporate your business. A corporation affects your ability to gain capital, controls the amount of debt you assume and determines your tax obligations. However, these advantages must be balanced against the additional taxes your business will incur.New York partnership law makes a partn...
