Setting Up a Corporation in Arizona
Setting up a corporation in the state of Arizona can be accomplished by filing incorporation documents with the state. A business may establish a corporation in Arizona with a single person acting as the company's only shareholder or with an unlimited number of shareholders. A business that sets up a corporation in the state of Arizona will be treated as a separate legal entity from the shareholders of the company.
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Pick a name for the Arizona corporation. The selected business name must not be in use by another entity that operates in the state of Arizona. Conduct a business name availability check using the Arizona corporation commission website. Include a corporate identifier in the legal name of the business such as "corporation," "limited," "company" or "incorporated."
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Appoint individuals to serve on the Arizona corporation's board of directors. Arizona state law requires corporations to select at least one person to act as the company's director. There are no age or residency requirements imposed by the state to act as a director of an Arizona corporation. Directors of an Arizona corporation do not have to own shares of the company's stock, unless the company's articles of incorporation indicate otherwise.
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Prepare the Arizona articles of incorporation. Print the fill-in-the-blank articles of incorporation from the Arizona corporation commission website. Fill out the articles of incorporation by including information such as the number of shares the company has the authority to issue, as well as the legal name and address of the Arizona corporation. List the name and address of each person or business that is responsible for filing the Arizona corporation's incorporation documents. Supply the name and address of each director, as well as the name and address of each person or business that will accept legal and tax documents on behalf of the Arizona corporation.
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Write bylaws to establish rules and regulations that will govern the Arizona corporation. Include information such as the voting rights of the company's shareholders, as well as the time and place where shareholder and director meetings will occur. Maintain an Arizona corporation's bylaws at the main business location, as a document of reference. Arizona corporations are not required to file the company's bylaws with the state.
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Print a cover sheet from the Arizona corporation commission website. Include information such as the name, address and phone number of a contact person within the Arizona corporation. State the name of the Arizona corporation and the location of the business.
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Print a certificate of disclosure for business corporations, also known as Form CF0022, using the Arizona corporation commission. Provide information pertaining to the criminal background of officers, shareholders and directors of the Arizona corporation. Include the signature of each person or business responsible for organizing the Arizona corporation. All signatures must be dated within 30 days of filing the certificate of disclosure with the Arizona corporation commission.
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Mail or deliver the completed articles of incorporation to the Arizona corporation commission. The Phoenix address is:
Arizona Corporation Commission
1300 West Washington Street, 1st Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85007
The Tucson address is:
Arizona Corporation Commission
400 West Congress, Suite #221
Tucson, AZ 85701
Pay the filing fee by check, cash or money order. As of 2010, it costs prospective corporations $60 to file articles of incorporation with the Arizona corporation commission.
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Publish the Arizona corporation's articles of incorporation in a newspaper that operates in the same county where the Arizona corporation is located. The publication must occur for three consecutive weeks. Corporations in Arizona are required to complete the publication requirement within 60 days of filing articles of incorporation with the Arizona corporation commission. The cost to publish the corporation's Arizona articles of incorporation will vary based on the selected newspaper.
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Submit an affidavit of publication to the Arizona corporation commission. This must be accomplished within 90 days. The affidavit of publication indicates that the Arizona corporation has satisfied the state's publication requirement.
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