1. Incorporate 101
Protect Your Personal Assets
Incorporate or Form an LLC Today
Hosted by:
John Meyer, The Company Corporation
Vic DeBari, The Company Corporation
2. What You Will Learn
⢠About Us
⢠Business Entity Structures
⢠Benefits of Incorporating
⢠Where to Incorporate
⢠How The Process Works
⢠What To Expect
⢠Helpful Resources
⢠Frequently Asked Questions
3. About Us
The Company Corporation
⢠Leader in helping businesses incorporate or form
an LLC
⢠Based in Wilmington, Delaware
⢠Call center phone support
⢠Provider of incorporation services on web for over
15 years
⢠Award-winning web site
⢠Nationwide services
⢠Organization has helped over a half million
business owners get started
⢠Parent company (CSC Global) dates back to 1899
⢠Founders created the Delaware corporate laws
4. Selecting the Right Business Structure
⢠Sole Proprietor
⢠General Partnership
⢠C Corporation
⢠Subchapter S Corporation
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⢠Limited Liability Company
⢠Non Profit Formations
5. Comparing Corporations & Limited
Liability Companies
Incorporate vs. LLC
Advantages Disadvantages
Corporation ⢠May issue shares of stock to attract â˘Double taxation of corporate profits
investors and shareholder dividends
â˘Corporate income splitting may help â˘Must hold annual meetings and
lower overall tax liability record minutes
⢠S Corporations have restrictions
on number of owners
LLC ⢠Has no limit to the number of ⢠Cannot engage in corporate
owners income splitting to lower tax liability
⢠Owners can report profit and loss on ⢠Cannot issue stock
their individual tax returns
⢠Not required to hold annual
meetings or record minutes
6. Benefits of Incorporating
⢠Personal asset protection
⢠Save on taxes
⢠Improve your credibility as a business
⢠Name protection
⢠Ease of ownership and transfer of ownership
⢠Perpetual existence
Incorporate a business in less than 10 minutes
9. Understanding the Incorporation Process
⢠Incorporate or Form and LLC in 10 Easy Steps
1. Choose a business name
2. Select the State where you want to incorporate of
form an LLC
3. Decide on a business entity structure
4. Identify the purpose of your company
5. For an LLC determine if the company will exist in
perpetuity
6. For a corporation, determine the number and par
value of shares
7. Identify at least one key executive
8. Provide the address of the business
9. Choose a package and price option
10.Provide a payment method
10. Using The Company Corporation
⢠What to Expect
â Trusted Partner ~ Consultative calls with our
experts
â Solution for everyone ~ Multiple Package
Options
â Getting It Done Right ~ Document review
â Long history ~ Coordination with State offices
â Here for you ~ Registered Agent and
Compliance Services
11. Using The Company Corporation
⢠Incorporation Timeline
â Order process (10 minutes or less)
â Prep and review of documents (same day)
â Filing with State (24 hours up to a couple
weeks)
â Document Review
â Incorporation material sent to business owner
12. Resources for Starting & Running a Business
⢠Award winning web site at
www.incorporate.com
⢠Call center staffed with specialists
⢠Business formation wizard tool
⢠Free business formation guide
⢠My Account compliance tools
⢠Save $15 off on incorporation
packages (Code: Save15)
14. About The Company Corporation
⢠The Company Corporation has been a provider of
incorporation services on web for 15 years
⢠Our organization has helped over a half million
business owners get started
⢠Parent company (Corporation Service Company)
has been in business for 110 years.
Call today!
1-888-340-7239
or visit www.incorporate.com