Full Description

Protect yourself from personal liability, without the expense and delay of hiring a lawyer, by incorporating your business on your own. How to Form a Corporation in New York contains everything you need to legally incorporate in the state of New York. This book makes incorporating your business a simple process that doesn’t drain your vital time and capital.

Complete with step-by-step instructions and the forms you need, this book makes forming your own corporation inexpensive and hassle-free.

This book explains in simple language:
--advantages and disadvantages of incorporating
--what type of corporation is best for you
--step-by-step procedures for incorporating
--tax registrations
--S corporations
--C corporations
--running your corporation
--how to get more information

It also includes:
--extensive law summaries for New York
--incorporation forms, minutes and resolutions you can use
--addresses and phone numbers for state contacts
--website addresses for more information

Table of Contents

Using Self-Help Law Books-
Introduction
Chapter 1: What a Corporation Is -
Chapter 2: Deciding to Incorporate -
-Advantages
-Disadvantages
Chapter 3: Types of Corporations -
-New York Corporation or Foreign Corporation
-S Corporation or C Corporation
-Inc. or P.C.
-Not-for-Profit Corporations
Chapter 4: Start-Up Procedures -
-Filing Procedures
-Name Check
-Licenses
-Certificate of Incorporation
-Organizational Paperwork
-Corporate Supplies
-Tax Forms
-Bank Accounts
-Organizational Meeting
-Minute Book
-Shareholder Agreement

Chapter 5: Selling Corporate Stock-
-Federal Exemptions from Securities Laws
-New York Securities Laws
-Internet Stock Sales
-Payment for Shares
-New York Securities Registration
Chapter 6: Running a Corporation-
-Day-to-Day Activities
-Corporate Records
-Shareholder Meetings
-Board of Directors
-Bi-Annual Reports
Chapter 7: Amending a Corporation
-Certificate of Incorporation
-Bylaws
Chapter 8: Dissolving a Corporation
-Voluntary Dissolution
-Involuntary Dissolution
-Post-Dissolution
-Restoration of a Dissolved Corporation
-Bankruptcy
Glossary
Appendix A: Checklist -
Appendix B: Resources -
Appendix C: Corporate Fee Schedule -
Appendix D: Selected New York Corporation Statutes
Appendix E: Forms -
Index -

Excerpt

Editorial Reviews

Customer Reviews

Customer Reviews: