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Arizona corporate attorney Richard Keyt offers a comprehensive Arizona incorporation service for a low guaranteed fixed fee of $995, including costs.  In addition to a law degree, Rick has a masters degree (LL.M.) in tax law from New York University and has practiced corporate and business law in Arizona since 1980.  The costs of $275 included in the $995 fixed price are $95 for the Arizona Corporation Commission ("ACC") expedited filing fee, $90 to publish the Articles of Incorporation in a newspaper in Maricopa County (other counties may be more), $75 for a corporate minute book kit (with share certificates and corporate seal) and $15 for a filing service.   

It is relatively simple to fill out the Arizona Corporation Commission's three page fill in the blanks Articles of Incorporation and submit it to the ACC, but that's the easy part of incorporating.  Once the corporation is created, it must comply with the requirements of Arizona law or its charter could be revoked by the ACC or creditors could convince a court to "pierce the corporate veil" and hold the shareholders liable for the corporation's debts and obligations. 

Corporate Law Test for Do-It-Yourselfers and Those Inclined to Use a Non-lawyer Document Service

If you know Arizona corporate law sufficiently to make sure your new corporation complies with Arizona law, then you should complete and sign the ACC's three page fill in the blanks Articles of Incorporation and file it with the ACC.  Here's a short test of just a few of the legal matters do-it-yourselfers should know about Arizona corporate law:

1.  In what newspaper do you publish the Articles of Incorporation?

2.  What is the statutory deadline for filing the Affidavit of Publication with the ACC?

3.  Does the corporation need Bylaws?  Answer:  Yes, but where do you get Bylaws and how does the corporation adopt them?

4.  What resolutions should be adopted by the initial directors in the organizational resolutions?

5.  How often must the shareholders and directors hold meetings?

6.  How does the corporation give written notice of a duly called shareholders or directors meeting?

7.  If a meeting of shareholders or directors is called without the proper notice having been given, what information must be included in the waiver of notice to be signed by the shareholders or directors at the meeting?  What's a wavier of notice?

8.  Which officers must the corporation have?

9.  How are officers put into office?

10.  What are stock certificates, where do you get them, and when and how are they issued?

11.  How does the corporation sign contracts, i.e., what is the format for the corporation's signature block on contracts?

12.  What duties do directors and officers owe the corporation and its shareholders?

13.  What records do the Arizona statutes require the corporation to maintain?

14.  What rights do the Arizona statutes give to shareholders to inspect the corporation's records?

15.  What's an annual report, when is it due, who gets the annual report and what happens if the corporation does not file it?

16.  How does a corporation elect to be taxed as an S corporation and what is the deadline for adopting S corporation status?

17.  If you have a question about forming an Arizona corporation, can you call an Arizona corporate lawyer for an answer at no charge?  Answer:  Yes, if you hire Richard Keyt to form your Arizona corporation.

If you know the answers to all of the above questions, fill out the ACC's three page Articles of Incorporation and file it.  However, if you don't know the answers and want to operate your new Arizona corporation in compliance with Arizona corporate law, you should hire Arizona corporate lawyer Richard Keyt to form your corporation.

Why Richard Keyt Should Form Your Arizona Corporation

Rick will prepare all the documents necessary to form your corporation, including, the initial stock certificates and the corporate minute book.  Rick will also give you a 35 page Arizona corporation Operations Manual that answers all of the above questions and explains how to operate your corporation and comply with Arizona corporate law.

Arizona corporate attorney Richard Keyt provides all of the following incorporation services:

1. unlimited free telephone consultations with Arizona corporate attorney Richard Keyt concerning choice of entity, questions about forming and operating the corporation, and other incorporation related issues,

2. name selection advice,

3. prepare the Articles of Incorporation,

4. prepare a Certificate of Disclosure for each initial stockholder, officer and director,

5. prepare the Arizona corporation Commission (“ACC”) cover sheet,

6. file the Articles of Incorporation with the ACC on an expedited basis,

7. give you a copy of the Articles stamped with the ACC’s “received” stamp,

8. give you a 17 page Arizona corporation Operations Manual that answers the above questions and explains how to comply with applicable Arizona corporate law, how to obtain a federal employer ID number (over the phone or the internet), how to open the corporation's bank account, how to document changes in owners, how to hold and document meetings of the stockholders and directors, and how to operate your new corporation,

9. arrange to publish the Articles of Incorporation in a newspaper in the appropriate county before the statutory deadline,

10. obtain an Affidavit of Publication and file it with the ACC before the statutory deadline,

11. prepare By-Laws,

12. prepare the organizational minutes or resolutions of the directors of the corporation,

13. give you the ACC’s letter approving the Articles of Incorporation,

14. give you the Articles of Incorporation stamped with the ACC “approved” stamp,

15. give you access to IRS Form SS-4 (Application for Employer Identification Number), IRS Instructions for Form SS-4, and the Arizona Joint Tax Application (used to obtain an Arizona tax identification number and sales tax license, if needed),

16. give you an up-to-date corporate minute book with stock certificates, a corporate seal, the corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, and organizational resolutions of the directors,

17. prepare stock certificates for the initial stockholders,

18. give you access to the S corporation election form (IRS Form 2553) and the IRS Instructions for Form 2553 so that you may file the S election form with the IRS if you want the corporation to be taxed as an S corporation for federal income tax purposes, and

19. act as the corporation's statutory agent for its first year.

Many law firms charge legal fees $1,000 to $1,500 plus costs to form a corporation, but KEYTLaw provides all the above incorporation services for the fixed amount  of $995, which includes guaranteed legal fees of $720 plus costs of approximately $275.

To hire KEYTLaw to form your Arizona corporation, complete the Incorporation Agreement online, sign it and send it to us with your check.  If you have questions about incorporating or the Incorporation Questionnaire, call Richard Keyt at 602-906-4953.  See Rick Keyt's resume and areas of practice.

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This article was first published on December 29, 2001.

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