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Can We Have a Corporate Incorporator?

Sample Articles of Corporation for blog post about the corporate incorporatorMost of us think about an individual being the party that forms a corporation. As an alternative, this post discusses the corporate incorporator, i.e., a corporation that forms another corporation. (For information about incorporators generally, please see What Does an Incorporator Do? )

To start, I wondered whether various states’ statutes permit a corporate incorporator. (more…)

What Does an Incorporator Do?

Logo for Quora, where Dana Shultz answered a question about the role of an incorporator in corporate formationThis post discusses the role of the incorporator when a corporation is formed. I decided to write this after answering a Quora question. Please see When a third party files Articles of Incorporation as the incorporator for a company, what are the necessary steps to ensure that the company is legally released to the directors?

The incorporator signs the corporation’s Articles or Certificate of Incorporation. When I form a corporation for a client, the client typically takes that role.
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