How to Form Your Own Corporation Book

	Using Self-Help Law Books	v
	Introduction	ix
Chapter 1	What a Corporation Is	1
Chapter 2	Deciding to Incorporate	5
	Advantages
	Disadvantages
	Corporations Compared to LLCs
Chapter 3	Choosing the Best Type of Corporation	11
	Domestic Corporation or Foreign Corporation
	S-Corporation or C-Corporation
	Inc. or P.A./P.C.
	Nonprofit Corporations
Chapter 4	Start-up Procedures	17
	Name Search
	Articles of Incorporation
	Shareholder Agreement
	Organizational Paperwork
	Tax Forms
	Corporate Supplies
	Organizational Meeting
	Minute Book
	Bank Account
	Licenses
Chapter 5	Selling Corporate Stock	35
	Securities Laws
	Federal Exemptions from Securities Laws
	State Securities Laws
	Internet Stock Sales
	Payment for Shares
	State Securities Registration Offices
Chapter 6	Running a Corporation	45
	Day-to-Day Activities
	Corporate Records
	Annual Meetings
	Annual Report
Chapter 7	Amending Corporate Information	49
	Articles of Incorporation
	Bylaws
	Registered Agent or Registered Office
	Checklist for Forming a Simple Corporation	51
	Glossary	53
Appendix A	State-by-State Incorporation Laws	61
Appendix B	State Incorporation Forms	115
Appendix C	Corporation Forms	129
	Index	199