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Book SynopsisIf you're a business owner, incorporation can help you protect your personal assets and cut down your tax bill. But all the paperwork and legalese can make incorporation seem like more trouble than it's worth. Incorporating Your Business For Dummies offers all the savvy tips you need to get incorporated starting today! Whether your business is big or small, incorporating isn't as simple as it could be. This handy reference makes incorporation make sense, and guides you through the process step by step. From handling the mountain of paperwork to getting back to business once you're finished, Incorporating Your Business For Dummies offers a wealth of helpful advice on these and many more topics: Knowing whether or not incorporation can help youChoosing the type of entity that will work best for your businessDealing with shareholders and shareholder agreementsTransferring money and assets in or out of the corporationDocumenting corporate actions and maintaining complianceFinding the rig
Table of ContentsIntroduction. PART I: Is a Corporation Really for Me?
Chapter 1: What's a Corporation?
Chapter 2: Choosing an Entity That Works for Your Business.
Chapter 3: Getting My Ducks in a Row -- A Pre-incorporation Checklist.
PART II: How Do I Incorporate?
Chapter 4: Who Can Help Me Incorporate?
Chapter 5: Where, Oh Where Should I Incorporate?
Chapter 6: Winning the Name Game.
Chapter 7: Getting Down to Business with the Articles of Incorporation.
Chapter 8: Getting to the Nitty-Gritty with Your Bylaws.
Chapter 9: Capitalizing Your Corporation.
Chapter 10: Doing Business in Other States.
PART III: I've Incorporated My Business, Now What?
Chapter 11: Conducting an Organizational Meeting.
Chapter 12: Getting Started: Numbers, Elections, Registration.
Chapter 13: Shareholders: Do's and Don'ts.
Chapter 14: Preparing Shareholder Agreements.
Chapter 15: Understanding the Role of Directors and Officers.
Chapter 16: Director and Shareholder Meetings.
Chapter 17: Getting Money (And Other Items of Value) In and Out of the Corporation.
PART IV: Compliance Issues -- The Paper Trail Continues.
Chapter 18: Documenting Corporate Actions.
Chapter 19: Corporate Record Keeping.
Chapter 20: Getting Your Financial Information in Order.
Chapter 21: Closing Up Shop.
Chapter 22: Who Can Help Me with Corporate Compliance Matters?
PART V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Locate and Retain a Good Professional Team.
Chapter 24: Ten Things You Never Want to Do with Your Corporation.
Chapter 25: Ten Common-sense Principles to Incorporate and Live Each Day By.
Appendix A: Sample Forms.
Appendix B: Resources.
Appendix C: Glossary.
Index.
Book Registration Information.
