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Louisiana if applicable) Any other required state forms tion (mandatory, if applicable) Annual Corporate Reports (mandatory) Change of Address of Registered Agent (mandatory) Articles of Merger (mandatory, if applicable) Articles of Dissolution (mandatory,leaf binder) Document Filing Checklist - Louisiana ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Application for Reservation of Corporate Name (if desired) Articles of Incorporation (mandatory) Amendments to Articles of Incorpora workers compensation requirements Check insurance requirements Procure corporate seal (if desired) Prepare stock certificates Prepare corporate accounting ledgers Prepare corporate record book (looseIncorporation If desired, have attorney review Articles of Incorporation prior to filing Review tax impact of incorporation with an accountant Check state tax, employment, licensing, unemployment, andoration Checklist - Louisiana ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Write state corporation office for information Complete Pre-Incorporation Worksheet Check annual fees and filing requirements Prepare Articles of __________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ Amount ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ Pre-Incorporation Worksheet 4 Pre-Incorp_____________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ Cash/Property ___________________________ ___________________________ ________________________________________ Par value or no-par value: ________________________________________________________ Proposed sales of shares of stock: Name ________________________________ ___________: $ _________________________________________________________ Initial indebtedness: $ ___________________________________________________________ Initial authorized number of shares: ______________________________________________________ Required vote for directors actions (majority/%/unanimous?): ___________________________ Pre-Incorporation Worksheet 3 Corporate Stock Initial total investment____ Date ____________________ Time _____________ ______ directors ______ directors ______ shareholders ______ shareholders ______ either ______ either Required quorum for directors meetings: ___________________________________________________ Authority to amend the following corporate documents: Articles of Incorporation: Bylaws: Annual directors meeting: Place __________________________________e for shareholders actions (majority/%/unanimous?): _________________________ Fiscal year: ____________________________________________________________________ Accounting type (cash or accrual?): ____shareholders meeting: __________________________________________ Annual shareholders meeting: Place ___________________________________ Date ________________________ Time _______________ Required vot__________________________________ ____________________________________ Is qualification in other states necessary?_____________________________________________ Corporate Bylaws Required quorum for surer: Name _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ Address ____________________________________ ____________________________________ __office address: _____________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Proposed first officers: President: Vice President: Secretary: Trea___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Pre-Incorporation Worksheet 2 Corporation's registered agent and ____________________________ ______________________________ Address ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ __________________________________ Proposed first board of directors Name ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ __: ___________________________________________ Cost of incorporation: ___________________________________________________________ Corporate Management Proposed number of directors: _____________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Proposed date of first directors meeting: _____________________________________________ Proposed bank for corporate bank accounte who will act as incorporators: Name ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ Address ___________________________________________ _________________rporate existence (limited or perpetual?): __________________________________________ Proposed date to begin corporate business: ___________________________________________ Names and addresses of thos: ______________________________________________________ Patents/copyrights/trademarks: ____________________________________________________ Incorporation Matters State of incorporation: Louisiana Co_______________________________________ Pre-Incorporation Worksheet 1 Type of Business Purpose of corporation: __________________________________________________________ State/local licenses required____________________________________________________________________________ Other places of business: _________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Ownership of principal place of business (own or lease?): _______________________________ __e of business: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Description of principal place of business: _____________________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ Location of Business Address of principal plac______ _________________________ Address ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ Phone _____________________________ Parties Involved in Forming the Corporation Name _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Alternate choices: _______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________t - Louisiana Name/Address of State Corporation Department: Louisiana Secretary of State Commercial Division PO Box 94125 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125 Proposed Name of the Corporation First choice: ___ares of stock which may be approved by the board of directors once the corporation is officially authorized to issue stock. Instructions for Pre-Incorporation Worksheet 4 Pre-Incorporation Worksheet the issuance of dividends and should be referred to the corporate accountant. Proposed sales of shares of stock: Here should be listed the names, cash or property, and value of potential sales of sh stock. Shares must be sold for a price at or below par value. If no-par value is assigned, the shares are issued for the actual price paid per share. The choice of par or no-par value stock may affecor no-par value: This refers to an arbitrary indication as to the value of the stock. The designation of stock as having a certain "par" value is not an indication of the actual value of the shares ofporations, this number may be influenced by the incorporation fee structure of the state of incorporation, although in Louisiana, the fees are not dependent upon the amount of stock issued. Par value se list here. Initial authorized number of shares: This figure is required to be listed in the Articles of Incorporation. The number of shares of stock to be authorized should be listed. For small cororporation. This is also referred to as "paid-in capital." In Louisiana, there is no paid-in capital minimum. Initial indebtedness: If there is to be any initial indebtedness for the corporation, pleahat will be transferred to the corporation upon its beginning business. This transfer will be in exchange Instructions for Pre-Incorporation Worksheet 3 for the issuance of shares of stock in the cnormally set at a "majority" (over 50 percent), although this figure can be set higher and can be made to be unanimous. Total initial investment: This figure is the total amount of money or property tetermined that a quorum of directors is present at a meeting, this is the percentage of directors who must vote in the affirmative in order to officially pass any board of directors business. This is in order to officially transact any directors business. This is normally set at a "majority" (over 50 percent), although this figure can be set higher. Required vote for directors action: Once it is dand place of the annual board of directors meeting should be specified. Required quorum for directors meeting: This is the percentage of directors that must be present at a board of directors meeting s of Incorporation. Amendments to Bylaws: The determination of which bodies of the corporation will have the authority to amend the bylaws should be decided. Annual directors meeting: The date, time, competent accounting professional. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation: Under this item should be the determination of which bodies of the corporation will have the authority to amend the Article to be unanimous. Fiscal year and accounting type: For accounting purposes, the fiscal year and accounting type (cash or accrual) of the corporation should be chosen i advance. Please consult with a nn that must vote in the affirmative in order to officially pass any shareholder business. This is normally set at a "majority" (over 50 percent), although this figure can be set higher and can be madefied. Required vote for shareholder action: Once it is determined that a quorum of shareholders is present at a meeting, this is the percentage of ownership of shares of issued stock in the corporatiohis is normally set at a "majority" (over 50 percent), although this figure can be set higher. Annual shareholders meeting: The date, time, and place of the annual shareholders meeting should be specimeeting: This is the percentage of ownership of shares of issued stock in the corporation that must be represented at a shareholders meeting in order to officially transact any shareholder business. T to as a "foreign" corporation. If you desire that your corporation qualify for activities in another state, you are advised to consult a competent business attorney. Required quorum for shareholders fy" the corporation in that state. This generally requires obtaining a Certificate of Authority to Transact Business from the other state. In this context, a corporation from another state is referredfor Pre-Incorporation Worksheet 2 Out-of-state qualification: If the corporation desires to actively conduct business in a state other that the main state of incorporation, it is necessary to "quali: This information is not provided in the Articles of Incorporation and need not be made public. You should list here the persons who are proposed as the first officers of the business. Instructions The registered agent need not be a lawyer. Normally, the main owner, chairperson of the board of directors, or president of the corporation is selected as the registered agent. Proposed first officersent of the corporation for the service of process (i.e., to accept subpoenas or summonses on behalf of the corporation). The person need not be a shareholder, director, or officer of the corporation. should list the name and actual street address of the person who will act as the registered agent of the corporation. All states (except New York) require that a specific person be available as the agf directors is one. Proposed first board of directors: You should list the names and addresses of the proposed members of the first board of directors. Corporation's registered agent and address: You ssistance (legal or accounting); the cost of procuring the necessary supplies; and any other direct costs of the incorporation process. Proposed number of directors: In Louisiana, the minimum number o, and a variable fee for recording Articles. (Please note that a complete fee schedule is available at the web address listed above). This cost should also reflect the cost of obtaining professional an, which will be signed by the board of directors at the first directors meeting. Cost of incorporation: The state fees for incorporation are a filing fee of $60, a notary fee in Orleans parish of $25dopted. Proposed bank for corporate bank account: In advance of incorporation, you should determine the bank which will handle the corporate accounts. Obtain from the bank the necessary bank resolutio be persons or corporations. Date of first directors meeting: This will be the date proposed for holding the first meeting of the board of directors, at which the corporate bylaws will be officially a corporation. Incorporators: This should be the person (or persons) who will prepare and file the Articles of Incorporation. In Louisiana, the minimum number of incorporators is one. Incorporators mayactually, until the state formally accepts the Articles of Incorporation), the incorporators of your corporation will continue to be legally liable for any business conducted on behalf of the proposedvirtually all cases, you should choose perpetual. Proposed date to begin corporate business: This should be the date on which you expect the corporation to begin its legal existence. Until this date ( Delaware. In the vast majority of situations, it is preferable to be incorporated in your home state. Corporate existence: The choices here are perpetual (forever) or limited to a certain length. In realities of present-day corporate business. This is no longer the case. Virtually all states have now enacted corporate laws very similar to Instructions for Pre-Incorporation Worksheet 1 those in In the past, the state of Delaware was regarded as the best state in which to incorporate. This was due to the fact that Delaware was the first state to modernize its corporation laws to reflect the will need to be transferred into the corporation, they should be noted here. State of incorporation: In general, the corporation should be incorporated in the state in which it will conduct business.ry, check with a competent local attorney for details regarding the types of licenses required for your locality and business type. Patents/copyrights/trademarks: If patents, copyrights, or trademarksal tax ID number must be obtained by all corporations. Additionally, certain types of businesses will require health department approvals, state board licensing, or other forms of licenses. If necessaired: Here you should note any specific requirements for licenses to operate your type of business. Most states require obtaining a tax ID number and a retail, wholesale, or sales tax license. A federing the main activity of the business; for example, "to conduct any and all lawful business for which corporations may be organized under the laws of the State of Louisiana." State/local licenses requIf the corporation is home-based, this address should be the home address. Purpose of corporation: Many states, including Louisiana, allow the use of an "allpurpose" business purpose clause in describho are involved in the planning stages of the corporation. Principal place of business: This must be the address of the actual physical location of the main business. It may not be a post office box. ing. Note that corporate names using the word "Company" cannot be preceded by "and" or "&". Parties involved: This listing should provide the names, addresses, and phone numbers of all of the people w In Louisiana, a corporate name is reservable for 60 days for a $10 fee. The corporate name must include the word Corporation, Incorporated, Company or Limited, or an abbreviation of one of the precedme must not conflict with any existing company names, nor must it be deceptively similar to other names. It is often wise to clearly explain the business of the corporation through the choice of name.nload state forms and fee schedules at http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/comm/corp/corp-index.htm. Corporate name: The selection of a corporate name is often crucial to the success of a corporation. The nahe State of Louisiana, as state laws and fees charged for incorporation are subject to change. Having the latest available information will save you time and trouble. Please note that you can also dowion department: The address is listed on the Worksheet. You should write to this department immediately, requesting all available information on incorporation of a for-profit business corporation in tarising in any way out of the use of these materials. An attorney should be consulted for all serious legal matters. 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FindLegalForms, Inc. does not provide legal advice. The purchase and use of these materials is subject to tPlease note that the state specific information provided in this packet may change. To ensure its accuracy, please contact your state's Secretary of State or visit their website at http://www.legis.sted. Included in this packet are the following: · · · · Instructions for completing Pre-Incorporation Worksheet Pre-Incorporation Worksheet Pre-Incorporation Checklist Document Filing Checklist Note: ill also provide all persons involved with a clear and permanent record of the information. This may provide the principals of the corporation with vital support for later decisions that may be requirumber of directors, and other management decisions often will enable potential associates to resolve many of the difficult problems of corporate management in advance. The use of a written worksheet wo form the corporation. Often, conflicts and demands are not known until the actual process of determining the corporate structure begins. Frank discussions regarding the questions of voting rights, ndata to use in preparing the necessary incorporation paperwork. The process of preparing this worksheet will also help uncover any potential differences of opinion among the persons who are desiring tpose, structure and type prior to incorporation within the State of Louisiana. Using the included worksheet and checklists, potential business owners will be able to have before them all of the basic Information Pre-Incorporation Kit - Louisiana Provided under agreement with copyright holder, © Nova Publishing Company 2004 This kit provides tools for determining the details of a corporation's pur Louisiana