[sac-board] So you want to be an Az corporation?

        So you want to be an Arizona Corporation?
> A Checklist to Ensure Success
> 
> 1.) First things first? you?ll need to attach a completed, official ACC cover 
> sheet to the filing
> (this is a form available from ACC). 
> 
> 2.) Next, you need to choose a name. Something catchy like My Corp, Inc. 
> would be a fine choice.
> The name must meet certain criteria and not already be in use by someone else 
> (pursuant to
> A.R.S.§§10-401 and 10-2215.A.1). You can search for existing names and pay a 
> $10 fee to reserve
> your name for 120 days while you file paperwork. 
> 
> 3.) The filing must also include a Certificate of Disclosure. This is where 
> you must disclose any
> criminal records. This form (available from ACC) is also where the 
> corporation chooses when their
> fiscal year will end. Two incorporators must be selected and they will sign 
> this document. Their
> job is finished when the ACC approves the filed application.
> 
> 4.) The Articles of Incorporation are also submitted at this time, indicating 
> the following
> information:
> 1.    The proposed name of the corporation.
> 2.    The initial business / affairs of the corporation.
> 3.    The street address of the known place of business in Arizona (can be a 
> PO Box). 
> 4.    The name and address of the statutory agent (cannot be a P.O. Box.) 
> 5.    The applicable tax exemption code. (Nonprofit only, optional). 
> 6.    The name(s) and address(es) of the initial board of directors. Minimum 
> of one. 
> 7.    The name(s) and address(es) of the incorporators (minimum of one). 
> 8.    Declare that the corporation will have members (nonprofit). 
> 9.    Affix signatures of all incorporators. 
> 10.    Affix signature of statutory agent (who acknowledges acceptance). 
> 
> 5.) A check made payable to Arizona Corporation Commission is included for 
> the filing fees, which
> are only $40.00 (nonprofit). Add $35 to expedite the processing, turning a 5 
> month process into 5
> weeks. 
> 
> 6.) The most expensive part of incorporation (of this type) is the 
> publication of the Articles of
> Incorporation. They must appear in a newspaper of general circulation in the 
> county of the known
> place of business in Arizona, for three (3) consecutive publications. They 
> aren?t published until
> the ACC approves the filed documents. After they have been published, an 
> Affidavit of Publication
> (provided by the newspaper) is submitted to the ACC. This step would likely 
> cost around $150 or
> so.
> 
> 7.) A step separate from incorporation, but necessary nonetheless, involves 
> obtaining a federal
> tax ID (EIN).
> 
> Peter
>

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