USA - Company Incorporation
Registration requirements for company Incorporation in the United States is as follows:
Register the business name and file the Articles of Association
Apply for Federal Identification Number -EIN for tax and employer purposes
File IRS Form SS-4. Form SS-4 processing time usually takes two to three weeks.
Register online for sales tax
Businesses selling 'tangible personal property, as well as certain other goods and types of services' are required to be registered as a Sales Tax Vendor by filing Form DTF-17.
Where to Incorporate
You are not required to incorporate in the state where your business operates. There are typically three factors to consider when making the decision of where to incorporate:
- Location of physical business facilities.
- Cost analysis - incorporating in the state of operation compared to qualifying as a foreign corporation in the state under consideration.
- Advantages and disadvantages of each state's Corporate Laws and tax structure.
The decision is generally between the state of company operations and Delaware. If the corporation does business primarily within a single state, local incorporation is often the best decision. The cost of local incorporation will usually be less than incorporating in another state and qualifying to do business as a foreign corporation in that state. A foreign corporation that qualifies to do business in another state is subject to taxes and annual report fees from both the state of incorporation and the qualifying state.
