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Incorporation

A legal process through which a company receives a charter and the state in which it is based allows it to operate as a corporation.

Incorporation

The process by which a business becomes a legal entity separate from its owner(s). Incorporation presents a number of advantages: becoming a separate legal entity means that the business itself makes or loses money, which protects owners from liability for its debts. Likewise, a corporation is taxed on its earningsseparately from its owners, and, in many countries, the corporate tax rates are lower than personal tax rates. The process of incorporation involves writing articles of incorporation and registering them with the appropriate government entity in order to receive a corporate charter, which confers corporate legal status.

Incorporation. When a business incorporates, it receives a state or federal charter to operate as a corporation. A corporation has a separate and distinct legal and tax identity from its owners.

In fact, in legal terms, a corporation is considered an individual -- it can own property, earn income, pay taxes, incur liabilities, and be sued.

Incorporating can offer many advantages to a business, among them limiting the liability of the company's owners. This means that shareholders are not personally responsible for the company's debts. Another advantage is the ability to issue shares of stock and sell bonds, both ways to raise additional capital.

You know that a business is a corporation if it includes the word "Incorporated" -- or the short form, "Inc." -- in its official name.

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Acta constitutiva
Articles of Incorporation
Atto constitutivo di societa
Authorized Capital Stock
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Charter
Contrato social
Corporate Charter
Estatutos
incorporate
incorporation by reference
Limited Company
limited liability company
original capital
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ISLAMABAD, July 16, 2010 (Balochistan Times): The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 19 locally incorporated companies, having foreign investment during June 2010.

SECP registers 19 companies having foreign investment by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan)

The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (FSC) said BVI incorporated companies will now be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE), reports Caribbean Net News (Dec.

BVI companies on Hong Kong Exchange by Caribbean Update

The plea, ahead of next week's Pre-Budget Report, follows concern about the way in which the Government has allegedly over the past five years given major tax and other advantages to incorporated companies at the expense of the self employed, sole trader and partnership sector.

Appeal for sole traders to be given tax help by The Birmingham Post (England)

Income Elasticity of Demand

Income Exclusion Rule

Income Fund

Income Immunization Strategies

Income in respect of a decedent

Income Investment Company

Income Limited Partnership