INCORPORATION CHECKLIST
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INCORPORATION CHECKLIST
Determine:
Identity of officers and
directors Proper capitalization of corporation (money, property and/or
services) Special features needed in Articles of Incorporation and By-laws
Compliance, license and regulatory requirements for particular line of
business
Prepare:
Articles of Incorporation
Certificate of Disclosure By-laws Shareholders' Agreement (buy-sell,
management) Minutes of Organizational Meeting Subscription Agreement
Application for Employer Identification Number (SS-4) Corporate Record
Book Stock Transfer Ledger Stock Certificates
Select:
Accountant (CPA) Banker
Insurance agent - auto Insurance agent - life Insurance agent - health
Insurance agent - commercial general liability
Determine Need For:
Transaction Privilege
(Sales Tax) License Fictitious Name Registration (trade name) Trade Name
Registration Sub-Chapter "S" status
Learn:
How to execute documents on
behalf of corporation "Piercing the corporate veil" rules How to properly
prepare corporate minutes When to obtain legal and/or accounting advice
before entering into transaction Whether forms used in business
should be reviewed by attorney Laws, rules and regulations applicable to
company's line of business How to properly dissolve and liquidate
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