incorporator
Forms a company
An incorporator is a person who establishes a corporation by filing the necessary legal documents with the state.
The incorporator signs the articles of incorporation and handles initial organizational tasks—appointing directors, adopting bylaws—before the corporation begins operating.
Most states require at least one incorporator, who need not become an officer or shareholder: The attorney served as incorporator for the new business.
One who initiates
- establisherOne who creates permanently
- creatorOne who produces something
- organizerArrangement tool or person
- promoterOne who organizes events
founding member · principal · architect · instigator · initiator · pioneer · entrepreneur · signatory
Organization's internal regulations
- registered agentEntity's official legal contact
- secretary of stateTop diplomat in cabinet
- filingStoring documents systematically
- EINFederal business identifier
legal entity · compliance · jurisdiction · notary public · due diligence · liability · fiduciary duty · authorized representative
Tax-elected small business entity
- LLCHybrid business entity abbreviation
- nonprofit corporationEntity barred from distributing surplus
- holding companyBusiness owning other businesses
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
partnership · sole proprietorship · cooperative · joint venture
originator
One who initiates
- establisherOne who creates permanently
- creatorOne who produces something
- organizerArrangement tool or person
promoter · founding member · principal · architect · instigator · initiator · pioneer · entrepreneur · signatory
bylaws
Organization's internal regulations
- registered agentEntity's official legal contact
- secretary of stateTop diplomat in cabinet
- filingStoring documents systematically
EIN · legal entity · compliance · jurisdiction · notary public · due diligence · liability · fiduciary duty · authorized representative
S-corp
Tax-elected small business entity
- LLCHybrid business entity abbreviation
- nonprofit corporationEntity barred from distributing surplus
- holding companyBusiness owning other businesses
subsidiary · partnership · sole proprietorship · cooperative · joint venture
stock certificate
Proof of corporate ownership
- annual reportOrganization's periodic financial summary
incorporatorliquidator
One who dissolves entities
dissolver · receiver · dismantler · closer · terminator
- noun incorporationNoun fuses into verb
- articles of incorporationDocuments legally creating a corporation
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