Thursday, February 14, 2013

Understanding What A Corporate Kit Is And The Parts That Comprise It

By Paula Barron


A corporate kit is primarily used for several different reasons. Generally the most common is their simplicity. Every corporation formed inside the US is required to have and maintain what is called a corporate minute book. These minute books generally hold different things like any licenses, formation paperwork, any company meeting minutes and resolutions. Some company owners elect make their own using the resources they already have at their disposal. However, newer companies possessing less experienced managers sometimes find that it is easier to purchase a kit when their new company is formed.

You can buy most kits from a legal stationery store or from online specialty stores. Prices can range a good deal from high to low, depending on what you are looking at. No one kit is better than another, some just have more items and are more elaborate. Some made from better base materials.

A corporation's formation paperwork is all the necessary paperwork that shows the legal forming of a company as an entity under US law. It is vital to keep these records in one place where you have easy access to them. This also shows your EIM or federal tax number for tax purposes.

Corporations typically have at least one board meeting every year. Any discussions must be written down from these board meetings. These documents are called the minutes. They are generally a complete breakdown of all discussions, any resolutions made and items that were tabled for further debate. They have a running log of any implemented by laws that are enacted and voted on.

The resolutions are just that. These are the decisions the operating managers of the company make. All these decisions must be logged and filed so they can be referenced at later dates should the need arise. This helps protect the board members and operators should there be a miscommunication or misunderstanding relating to how the business is ran.

Corporate seals are the official seals that are used by companies on its legal documents. These seals can have special logos and words. In many cases it will just have the company's name. They generally signify something which is done for the the company as a complete entity, as apposed to documents that are only singed by 1 or more of the directors on the company's behalf.

A share holder's certificate shows the true ownership of the company stocks. These typically have company seals. There can be as over a million or as few as twenty. The share holder's name is often printed on these certificates to avoid possible confusion over ownership. This also makes things easier when the end of the year capital gains is paid to share holders which owning stocks.

A corporate kit is an easy way to save some time and money while forming your company. They include nearly everything you need at your fingertips. You do not waste time and money hunting down various items. They also are a great way for less inexperienced managers to enter the world of owning their own personal corporation.




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