Protect Your Personal Assets Incorporate or Form an LLC Today

1. Incorporate 101
Protect Your Personal Assets
Incorporate or Form an LLC Today
Hosted by:
John Meyer, The Company Corporation
Vic DeBari, The Company Corporation

2. What You Will Learn
• About Us
• Business Entity Structures
• Benefits of Incorporating
• Where to Incorporate
• How The Process Works
• What To Expect
• Helpful Resources
• Frequently Asked Questions

3. About Us
The Company Corporation
• Leader in helping businesses incorporate or form
an LLC
• Based in Wilmington, Delaware
• Call center phone support
• Provider of incorporation services on web for over
15 years
• Award-winning web site
• Nationwide services
• Organization has helped over a half million
business owners get started
• Parent company (CSC Global) dates back to 1899
• Founders created the Delaware corporate laws

4. Selecting the Right Business Structure
• Sole Proprietor
• General Partnership
• C Corporation
• Subchapter S Corporation
We Can Help!
• Limited Liability Company
• Non Profit Formations

5. Comparing Corporations & Limited
Liability Companies
Incorporate vs. LLC
Advantages Disadvantages
Corporation • May issue shares of stock to attract •Double taxation of corporate profits
investors and shareholder dividends
•Corporate income splitting may help •Must hold annual meetings and
lower overall tax liability record minutes
• S Corporations have restrictions
on number of owners
LLC • Has no limit to the number of • Cannot engage in corporate
owners income splitting to lower tax liability
• Owners can report profit and loss on • Cannot issue stock
their individual tax returns
• Not required to hold annual
meetings or record minutes

6. Benefits of Incorporating
• Personal asset protection
• Save on taxes
• Improve your credibility as a business
• Name protection
• Ease of ownership and transfer of ownership
• Perpetual existence
Incorporate a business in less than 10 minutes

7. Where to Incorporate?

8. Two Ways to Incorporate
Phone Call
Website

9. Understanding the Incorporation Process
• Incorporate or Form and LLC in 10 Easy Steps
1. Choose a business name
2. Select the State where you want to incorporate of
form an LLC
3. Decide on a business entity structure
4. Identify the purpose of your company
5. For an LLC determine if the company will exist in
perpetuity
6. For a corporation, determine the number and par
value of shares
7. Identify at least one key executive
8. Provide the address of the business
9. Choose a package and price option
10.Provide a payment method

10. Using The Company Corporation
• What to Expect
– Trusted Partner ~ Consultative calls with our
experts
– Solution for everyone ~ Multiple Package
Options
– Getting It Done Right ~ Document review
– Long history ~ Coordination with State offices
– Here for you ~ Registered Agent and
Compliance Services

11. Using The Company Corporation
• Incorporation Timeline
– Order process (10 minutes or less)
– Prep and review of documents (same day)
– Filing with State (24 hours up to a couple
weeks)
– Document Review
– Incorporation material sent to business owner

12. Resources for Starting & Running a Business
• Award winning web site at
www.incorporate.com
• Call center staffed with specialists
• Business formation wizard tool
• Free business formation guide
• My Account compliance tools
• Save $15 off on incorporation
packages (Code: Save15)

13. Thank you!
Questions & Answers
Call today!
1-888-340-7239
or visit www.incorporate.com

14. About The Company Corporation
• The Company Corporation has been a provider of
incorporation services on web for 15 years
• Our organization has helped over a half million
business owners get started
• Parent company (Corporation Service Company)
has been in business for 110 years.
Call today!
1-888-340-7239
or visit www.incorporate.com