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Forming a California corporation
In order to form a corporation in California, you will need to take
the following steps, or just complete our worksheet
and we will form the corporation for a minimal fee.
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Decide upon the incorporators and initial Board of Directors of the company.
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Choose a Resident Agent. Many law firms and other business provide
this service. You will be required to pay an initial Resident Agent
fee of approximately $100 before filing your Articles.
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Select a fiscal year end. (Usually, this will be the calendar year end
of December 31.)
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Prepare Articles of Incorporation.
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File the Articles of Incorporation with the California
Secreatry of State. The filing fee
in California is $100.00, plus a minimum Franchise Tax fee of $0.00 to
$300.00.
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File Form SS-4 with the Internal Revenue
Service in order to obtain an Employer Identification Number.
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Prepare bylaws for the corporation.
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Hold an organizational meeting of the Board of Directors to elect corporate
officers, approve the corporate bylaws, approve the establishment of a
bank account, issue shares and conduct any other initial business.
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Open a bank account in the name of the corporation with the federal employer
identification number.
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