This section has information on corporations and how you can incorporate. To begin, select an item from the list below or from the "Browse" box on the left.

The Legal and Tax Basics
• Corporations: Legal and Tax Basics
FindLaw QuickStart: Incorporating Your Small Business
• How to Form a Corporation
• Checklist: Starting Your Corporation
• Naming Your Business
• Decide Where to Incorporate
• Writing and Filing the Articles of Incorporation
• Writing Corporate By-Laws
• Shareholder Buyout Agreements: Plan Ahead for Changes in Corporate Ownership
• Federal Start-Up Requirements - Federal licenses and permits for business
• State Start-Up Requirements - State licenses and permits for business
• Local Start-Up Requirements - Local licenses and permits for business
Tools & Resources
• State Guide: Forms and Filing Fees for Business Formation
• State Guide: State Corporations Offices
• State Guide: Sample Articles of Incorporation
• Sample Certificate of Incorporation
• Real-Life Incorporation Documents
• Sample By-Laws
• Real-Life By-Laws
• Tax Information for Corporations (IRS)
• Tax Forms: Corporations (IRS)
• Tax Forms: "S" Corporations (IRS)

New! State-specific small business legal forms available for purchase (provided by U.S. Legal Forms):

• Incorporation Forms Package
• Articles of Incorporation/Certificates of Incorporation
• Corporate Records Maintenance Package
• Dissolution of a Corporation
• Professional Corporations Package
• LLC and Corporate Stock Certificates