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A corporation is a form of business ownership that helps prevent personal liability for business debts. Here you can learn how to create a corporation, how a C corporation and an S corporation are taxed, and how to keep corporate minutes and records to preserve your business's corporate status.

Corporation Basics

Corporation Basics
Find out what it means to be a corporation--from limited liability to corporate formalities.

How Corporations Are Taxed
Learn the benefits and drawbacks of corporate taxation.

Forming a Corporation

How to Form a Corporation
A detailed overview of everything you need to do to form a corporation.

50-State Guide to Forming a Corporation
Everything you need to know to form a corporation in any state.

Form a Corporation
Find out what steps you need to take to form a corporation.

Does My Business Need an Employer Identification Number (EIN)?
Find out the rules about what business entities need an EIN and how to obtain one.

Running Your Corporation

Documenting Corporate Decisions
Learn how to keep proper records and minutes of meetings to protect your corporate status.

Shareholder Buyout Agreements--Why You Need One
Shareholder buyout agreements are essential to plan what happens when an owner wants out.

Qualifying to Do Business Outside Your State
Find out when your corporation or LLC may need to qualify to do business in another state.

Buy-Sell Agreement FAQ
Find out who needs a buy-sell agreement and why, and answers to other common questions about buy-sell agreements.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When LLCs and Corporations May be at Risk
Find out when an LLC or corporation's owners, members, or shareholders can be on the hook personally for business debt.

How to Dissolve Your Corporation to End Your Liability
You need to follow the proper steps to end your liability for corporate debt.

Types of Corporations

Professional Corporations
Learn about professional corporations--a unique business entity required for certain licensed professionals.

S Corporations
S corporations remain an attractive alternative depending on what you want from your business entity.

Benefit Corporations
A relatively new form of corporation that includes social responsibility as part of its legitimate business practice.

Corporation FAQs

Corporations FAQ
Find answers to questions about what corporations are, how they work, and whether or not you should incorporate.

What happens if we forget to hold an annual meeting?

How do I quit being an S corporation officer?

How do I start a pension plan for my C corporation?

How do I serve a corporation that has no agent?

Can our nonprofit get in trouble for failing to file tax returns?

Can my corporate directors be H-1B visa holders?

I want to sell but the other shareholder doesn't. Who wins?

Am I liable for co-shareholders' decisions in an S corporation?

Should my very small business incorporate in Delaware?

Ready to Form a Corporation?
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Forms & eGuides	From bylaws to minutes to resolutions, find all the forms and information you need to properly run your corporation and record decisions.

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