It’s generally beneficial to incorporate early on, regardless of business type. However, C corporations, S corporations, and LLCs have unique procedures.

CT Corporation Regional Attorney Lori Ann Fox gives a brief overview of the various legal entities available to U.S. business owners, as well as how to choose the right one for your business.

Learn about the state requirements when forming an LLC in New York, including acceptable names, LLC members and managers, Articles of Organization, filings, & more.

To start a nonprofit organization, you take the same steps as starting a for-profit corporation: You file articles of incorporation and appoint a registered agent in your formation state. If you want to apply for tax-exempt status, you must include a public purpose provision and provide that any distributions go only to exempt organizations.

A corporation generally has to file returns & pay federal & state taxes. Learn about all of the requirements for corporate taxes & tax reporting for your business.

The name of a business is one of its most valuable assets. Learn more about what a legal name is, laws around business naming, how trademarks work and more here.

Learn about the criteria for choosing the right business type, like LLC, S Corporation, C, Corporation, including limited liability, risk, taxes, selecting a state, & more.

Learn why selecting your company’s registered agent is an important step in the business formation process, including filing documents with the state filing office, monitoring and tracking state-by-state compliance events, providing notice if your good standing changes, & much more.