Incorporate Your Business : A 50 State Legal Guide to Forming a Corporation

by Mancuso, Anthony

• ISBN13: 9780873379946
• ISBN10: 0873379942
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Nolo

Author Biography

Attorney Anthory Mancuso is a corporations expert

Table of Contents

Introduction
1 Choosing the Right Legal Structure for Your Business
A. The Different Ways of Doing Business	1/2	(1)
B. Comparing Business Entities at a Glance	1/22	(1)
C. Nolo's Small Business Resources	1/26	(1)
2 How Corporations Work
A. Kinds of Corporations	2/3	(1)
B. Corporate Statutes	2/8	(1)
C. Corporate Filing Offices	2/9	(1)
D. Corporate Documents	2/10	(1)
E. Corporate Powers	2/12	(1)
F. Corporate People	2/12	(1)
G. Capitalization of the Corporation	2/28	(1)
H. Sale and Issuance of Stock	2/30	(1)
I. Stock Issuance and the Securities Laws	2/34	(1)
3 Understanding Corporate Taxes
A. Federal Corporate Income Tax Treatment	3/3	(1)
B. Corporate Accounting Period and Tax Year	3/8	(1)
C. Tax Treatment of Employee Compensation and Benefits	3/9	(1)
D. Employee Equity Sharing Plans	3/12	(1)
E. Tax Concerns When Stock Is Sold	3/25	(1)
F. Tax Treatment When Incorporating an Existing Business	3/27	(1)
4 Seven Steps to Incorporation
Step 1. Choose a Corporate Name	4/3	(1)
Step 2. Prepare and File Articles of Incorporation	4/10	(1)
Step 3. Set Up a Corporate Records Book	4/18	(1)
Step 4. Prepare Your Bylaws	4/18	(1)
Step 5. Appoint Initial Corporate Directors	4/33	(1)
Step 6. Prepare Minutes of the First Board Meeting	4/34	(1)
Step 7. Issue Shares of Stock	4/48	(1)
5 After You Form Your Corporation
A. Postincorporation Tasks	5/2	(1)
B. Tax and Employer Registration Requirements	5/8	(1)
C. Ongoing Corporate Meetings	5/8	(1)
6 Lawyers and Accountants
A. Lawyers	6/2	(1)
B. How to Look Up the Law Yourself	6/5	(1)
C. Accountants and Tax Advisers	6/6
Appendix A State Sheets
Appendix B 2003 Federal Tax Act Summary
Appendix C How to Use the CD-ROM
Appendix D Tear-Out Forms