How do i get "articles of incorporation"?
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* Attorney\n* Do it yourself\n\nIf you do it yourself, go to the Secretary of State web site for the relevant site, e.g., Texas, and look for forms. They should have the form for the Articles of Incorporation. (However, you might not want a corporation, and might want an LLC or an LP. To make this decision, talk to your CPA or an attorney.)
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Just have a look at the sites\nhttp://www.INCORPORATEBUSINESS.BIZ \nhttp://www.freebusinessplan.biz\nhttp://www.FLIVVER.NET
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http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001352801&owner=include\n\nhttp://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000063908&owner=include
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To determine where a company incorporated, first try researching the state where you know the company to exist.  Most companies have to register with the Secretary of State, even in states in which they did not incorporate.  For example, a Delaware corporation with an office in California likely is registered in California as well.  \n\nThe state records usually tell you which state is the domestic state (or state of incorporation).  Once you determine the state, you can look up the company's information at the Secretary of State's website for their state of incorporation.\n\nThe most common states for corporations are Delaware, Nevada, California, Florida, and Texas.  If the first option above fails, try searching in these states.\n\nLastly, you can contact a corporate service company such as CRS (Corporate Research Solutions) and they have databases to search company names.  They can tell you all the states a company is registered in and where they incorporated.\n\nAn excellent website for the research is Registered Agent Solutions's website (www.rasi.com).  They have a Resource Center with a Business Entity Search option that has direct links to the company lookup websites for each state.\n\nGood luck!
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http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001326380&owner=include
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To form your own corporation, you must take these essential steps.\n\n(1) Choose an available business name that complies with your state's corporation rules. \n(2) Appoint the initial directors of your corporation. \n(3) File formal paperwork, usually called "articles of incorporation," and pay a filing fee that ranges from $100 to $800, depending on the state where you incorporate. \n(4) Create corporate "bylaws," which lay out the operating rules for your corporation. \n(5) Hold the first meeting of the board of directors. \n(6) Issue stock certificates to the initial owners (shareholders) of the corporation. \n(7) Obtain licenses and permits that may be required for your business. \n\nChoosing a Corporate Name\n--------------------------\nThe name of your corporation must comply with the rules of your state's corporation division. You should contact your state's office for specific rules, but the following guidelines generally apply:\n\n(1) The name cannot be the same as the name of another corporation on file with the corporations office. \n(2) The name must end with a corporate designator, such as "Corporation," "Incorporated," "Limited," or an abbreviation of one of these words (Corp., Inc., or Ltd.). \n(3) The name cannot contain certain words prohibited by the state, such as Bank, Cooperative, Federal, National, United States, or Reserve. \n\nYour state's corporations office can tell you how to check if your proposed name is available for your use. Often, for a small fee, you can reserve your corporate name for a short period of time until you file your articles of incorporation.\n\nBesides following your state's corporate naming rules, you must make sure your name won't violate another company's trademark.\n\nOnce you've found a legal and available name, you usually don't need to file the name of your business with your state. When you file your articles of incorporation, your business name will be automatically registered.\n\nHowever, if you will sell your products or services under a different name, you must file a "fictitious" or "assumed" name statement with the state or county where you business is headquartered.\n\nAppointing Directors\n--------------------\nDirectors make major policy and financial decisions for the corporation. For example, the directors authorize the issuance of stock, appoint the corporate officers and set their salaries, and approve loans to and from the corporation. Directors are typically appointed by the initial owners (shareholders) of the corporation before business begins. Often, the owners simply appoint themselves to be the directors, but directors do not have to be owners.\n\nMost states specifically permit a corporation to have just one director, regardless of the number of owners. In other states, a corporation must have at least three directors, except that a corporation with only one owner can have just one director, and a corporation with only two owners can have two directors.\n\nFiling Articles of Incorporation\n---------------------------------\nAfter you've chosen a name for your business and appointed your directors, you must prepare and file "articles of incorporation" with your state's corporate filing office. Typically, this is the department or secretary of state's office, located in your state's capital city. While most states use the term "articles of incorporation" to refer to the basic document creating the corporation, some states (including Connecticut, Delaware, New York, and Oklahoma) use the term "certificate of incorporation." Washington calls the document a "certificate of formation," and Tennessee calls it a "charter."\n\nNo state requires a corporation to have more than one owner. For single-owner corporations, the sole owner simply prepares, signs, and files the articles of incorporat
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Start with the acquiring company.  They should be able to provide you with the info that you need.  Check their website or call them directly.  You need the investor relations department.\n\nGood luck!!
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There's no such website -- unless you want to look at EDGAR http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml if they are publicly held businesses\n\nThe incorporation is done through each state, and some states allow you to search their incorporation database. Check the website of the Secretary of State for each state - they have the incorporation information (note though that some states do not put their database online) Maybe you can try that -- 50 states is still less than 200 :o)
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Forming a nonprofit corporation is much like creating a regular corporation, except that nonprofits have to take the extra steps of applying for tax-exempt status with the IRS and their state tax division. Here is what you need to do:\n\nChoose an available business name that meets the requirements of state law. \n\nFile formal paperwork, usually called "articles of incorporation," and pay a small filing fee (typically under $100). \n\nApply for your federal and state tax exemptions. \n\nCreate corporate "bylaws," which set out the operating rules for your nonprofit corporation. \n\nAppoint the initial directors. (In some states you must choose your initial directors before you file your articles, because you must list their names in the document.) \n\nHold the first meeting of the board of directors. \nObtain licenses and permits that may be required for your corporation. \n\nChoose a Business Name:\n\nBefore you form your nonprofit corporation, you need to decide on a name that complies with the rules of your state's corporate filing office. The information packet you receive from the filing office should contain your state's rules, but the following guidelines commonly apply:\n\n--The name of your nonprofit cannot be the same as the name of another corporation on file with the corporations division. \n--The name must end with a corporate designator, such as "Corporation," "Incorporated," "Limited," or "Corp.," "Inc.," or "Ltd." (This is required in only about half of the states.) \n--The name cannot contain certain words prohibited by the state, such as Bank, Cooperative, Federal, National, United States, or Reserve. \n\nYour state's corporations division can tell you how to find out whether your proposed name is available for your use. Often, for a small fee, you can reserve the name for a short period of time until you file your articles of incorporation.\n\nContact Your State's Corporations Division:\n\nYour state's corporate filing division, usually part of the secretary or department of state's office, will often send you a packet of nonprofit materials that will be immensely helpful to you in forming your nonprofit. This packet may include sample or fill-in-the blank articles of incorporation, your state's nonprofit corporation laws, a filing fee schedule, and forms and instructions for checking the availability of your proposed business name. Contact your state's corporate filing office to obtain this packet.\n\nIn addition to confirming that another corporation in your state isn't already using your proposed name, you must make sure your name won't violate a trademark owned by another company (in your state or out of state). To do this, you'll need to conduct a trademark search. For information about trademark law and name conflicts, see Naming Your Business.\n\nOnce you've found a legal and available name, you aren't usually required to file or reserve the name with your state -- when you file your articles of incorporation, your nonprofit's name will be automatically registered.\n\nPrepare and File Your Articles of Incorporation:\n\nAfter you've decided on your business name, you must prepare and file "articles of incorporation" with the corporate filing office. This document goes by a different name in a handful of states; your state may instead use the term "articles of organization," "certificate of incorporation," "certificate of formation," or "charter."\n\nYour state's corporate filing office will usually provide you with nonprofit articles of incorporation -- either a fill-in-the-blank form or a sample on which you can base your articles. Although preparing this document isn't difficult, you do need to include specific language to ensure that you'll receive tax-exempt status. Your state's nonprofit format
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As a business librarian, I suggest these three, quick, easy ways to get accurate answers to all the information you asked for:\n\n(1) Visit the company's Web site and look for "Investor Relations" or "Financials." They should have SEC filings, such as a 10-K, which will give you current information released by the company to its shareholders.\n\n(2) Visit http://www.hoovers.com/free/ and search this business database for more accurate business information.\n\n(3) Visit http://www.marketwatch.com/news/default.asp?siteid=mktw to get up-to-the-minute stock information.
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As far as I know all you have to do is file articles of dissolution in the state where you were incorporated.
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There are many on-line references, here's one:  \n\nhttp://www.worldtravelguide.net/country/top_things_to_see.ehtml?o=72&NAV_guide_class=&NAV_Region=&NAV_SubRegion=\n\nYou can always go to the library and look up the appropriate form of Articles of Incorporation for those states.
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Try contacting the Secretary of State  Office in the state you live in. If it was a corporation, all that information is on file at the Sec. of State  office.
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Try the corporate website.
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Form a corporation.  Then apply for credit.
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go to:\n\nhttp://www.irs.gov\n\nThere you will find a plethora of information regarding incorporations.\n\nBelieve it or not the IRS does not hide any information regarding possible tax breaks, and are very helpful in helping you find such breaks.  So long as you're not asking during tax season.  Then they're very busy.  You just need to ask.
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You really can't. You CAN incorporate yourself (ie do the paperwork), but you still have to file the paperwork and pay the fees to the Dept of Corporations, and the State, and the tax people, and everybody. Those fees will probably exceed $250, depending on your business.