Please tell us about yourself. For the purpose of incorporating this company, this person is deemed to be our client. All correspondence will be directed to the person whose name is entered here.

The name of the corporation must be specified in the Articles of Incorporation.

We run a search for you to identify possible conflicts as a part of this service.

You can conduct a name search to determine if any conflicts exist with your chosen at the Arizona Corporation Commission's name availability page. The Commission has a policy for name standards at this page.

The address of the Corporation will usually be its primary business location, or where its administrative offices are located.

If you do not have a physical street address in Arizona, then the corporation's address may be in care its statutory agent (the agent's address will need to be a physical street address located within Arizona).

This party will receive official notice on behalf of the corporation. The registered agent (called a statutory agent in Arizona) must have a physical address within Arizona. The agent's signature is required on the documents when we file the corporation. The statutory agent can be any adult within the State of Arizona. The agent does not have to (but can also be) be a director or officer of the corporation.

Being the agent, in and of itself, does not give the person any ownership interest or management rights to the corporation.

Please provide a short description of the corporation's business activity or purpose.

Enter the name and address of at least 1 person who will be a corporate officer.

One person can hold more than one office.
Officers do not have to be residents of Arizona.
An officer does not have to be (but can be) a shareholder or director of the corporation.
Officers "sit at the will of the Directors", (directors can appoint or remove officers).

Arizona law states a corporation should have "the officers described in its bylaws or appointed by the board of directors in accordance with the bylaws".

A minimum of one Director is needed to incorporate in Arizona.

Primary management of corporations vests in directors. While Shareholders have indirect management in that they appoint the directors, and officers manage day-to-day operations, it is the directors that exercise overall management.

More Directors can be added after incorporating, but to start, you'll need to provide the name and address of at least one Director.

Directors do not need to be residents of Arizona.
Directors can also be officers and/or shareholders.
Directors appoint and remove officers.
Shareholder appoint and remove Directors.

In the following area, please indicate the number of shares which are authorized to be issued and the par value of the authorized shares.
(100,000 at no par value is normal)

The Articles of Incorporation need to state the number of shares which are authorized to be issued and whether or not a "Par Value" to the shares has been set.

Par Value is an arbitrary value that is assigned to the shares of stock. It does not refer to the actual purchase price required for the shares, but shares cannot be sold at less than the stated Par Value.

Certain states (but not Arizona) employ the Par Value concept to govern issuance of stock and how monetary receipts for shares can be used by a corporation.

Most states implementing the Par Value concept base filing fees on the number and value of shares authorized. The higher the number and value, the higher the filing fee will be.

Arizona does not follow the "Par Value" concept, although an incorporator may specify the par value of shares, if desired.

Unless it is anticipated that the corporation will be domesticated to a foreign state jurisdiction that follows the Par Value concept, most incorporators will opt for shares without a specified value ie (no par value shares).

Please indicate if shares will be issued immediately upon incorporating, or if the matter will be undertaken by the Directors at a later time.

Sale of shares and issuance of stock certificates at this juncture may not be desirable from an economic or strategic standpoint in some instances.

While the Articles must designate the number of authorized shares, it isn't required that shares be issued or sold to legally incorporate.

List all parties who will contribute money or other property in exchange for shares of stock.

Arizona Revised Statute 10-621 provides shares may be issued in exchange "for consideration consisting of any tangible or intangible property or benefit to the corporation including cash, services performed or other securities of the corporation, except that neither promissory notes nor future services constitute valid consideration".

Customarily a party will contribute start up capital in exchange for their shares to the corporation.
Shareholders need not be Arizona residents.
A shareholder may also be a Director or Officer of the Corporation.
Shareholders can appoint and remove Directors at will.
Unless the Corporation is to elect Subchapter S tax status, then Shareholders may consist of people, trusts, or other business entities.

Please specify the end of the corporation's fiscal year.

A fiscal year is the 12-month period used by a corporation as its accounting period.

Most corporations use December 31 as the end of fiscal year. Subchapter S Corporations must use December 31st unless special circumstances are demonstrated to the IRS.