How to Form Your Own California Corporation: With Corporate Records Binder & CD-ROM, Sixth Edition
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This easy-to-use binder provides everything you need to get your California business incorporated! In How to Form Your Own California Corporation, Attorney Anthony Mancuso provides you with step-by-step instructions, comprehensive practical information and all the forms you need (as tear-outs and on CD-ROM) to form your own California corporation. San Francisco Chronicle ...an excellent book.
Introduction1. Choosing the Right Legal Structure for Your BusinessThe Different Ways of Doing BusinessComparing Business Entities at a Glance2. How California Corporations WorkTypes of California CorporationsCorporate PowersCorporate PeopleHow Many People May Organize the Corporation?CapitalizationSelling StockPaying DividendsDissolving a CorporationPiercing the Corporate Veil3. Issuing and Selling StockSecurities Laws and ExemptionsThe Limited Offering ExemptionFederal Securities Act4. Corporate TaxationCalifornia TaxesFederal TaxesS Corporation Tax StatusCorporate Accounting Periods and Tax YearsTax Concerns When Stock Is SoldTax Treatment When an Existing Business Is IncorporatedTax Treatment of Employee Compensation and Benefits5. Steps to Form Your CorporationStep 1. Choose a Corporate NameStep 2. Prepare Your Articles of IncorporationStep 3. Set Up a Corporate Records Book (Or Order a Corporate Kit)Step 4. Prepare Your BylawsStep 5. Prepare Minutes of the First Meeting of the Board of DirectorsStep 6. Prepare Shareholder Representation LettersStep 7. Prepare and File Notice of Stock Transaction FormStep 8. Issue Shares of Stock6. After You IncorporatePostincorporation Paperwork and TasksTax Forms -- FederalTax Forms -- StateLicenses and PermitsWorkers' Compensation InsurancePrivate Insurance Coverage7. Lawyers and AccountantsLawyersAccountants and Tax AdvisorsAppendix A: How to Use the CD-ROMInstalling the Form Files Onto Your ComputerUsing the Word Processing Files to Create DocumentsUsingCalifornia Secretary of State FormsFiles Included on the Forms CDAppendix B: Contact Information and Incorporation FormsList of FormsIndex
