CORPORATION FORMATION CHECKLIST

 

California Secretary of State Filings

•  Articles of Incorporation

•  Statement of Information

 

Permits and Licenses

•  Federal, state and local business licenses

•  Local seller’s permits

•  State sales and use taxes

•  Registrations for doing business outside of California

 

Tax Filings and Withholdings

•  Federal Employer Identification Number

•  California Employment Development Department Account Number

•  Withholding federal and state income taxes and federal social security (FICA) taxes from taxable wages paid to employees

•  Withholding state disability insurance from taxable wages paid to employees

•  Proving workers’ compensation insurance to employees

•  Payment of unemployment insurance

•  Federal and state income taxes

•  Local payroll taxes

 

Corporate Records & Maintenance

•  Bylaws

•  Buy-Sell Agreements / Shareholders’ Agreement

•  Minutes

•  Corporate bank account

 

Securities

•  Federal and state securities filings and exemptions

 

Intellectual Property

•  Trademark, service mark, copyright and patent registrations

 

 

*This checklist is not exhaustive and only includes some of the typical concerns of corporate formation.  

 

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