New York C Corporation: Everything You Need to Know File a Certificate of Incorporation with the Department of State. Create bylaws. Report taxes and other employee information. Request a Federal Employer Identification Number from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Apply for business permits and licenses.
New York Consolidated Laws, Business Corporation Law - BSC § 715. Officers. (a) The board may elect or appoint a president, one or more vice-presidents, a secretary and a treasurer, and such other officers as it may determine, or as may be provided in the by-laws.
To form a corporation in California, Articles of Incorporation must be filed with the California Secretary of State's office. Forms for the most common types of Articles of Incorporation are available on our Forms, Samples and Fees webpage. You may use the form or prepare your own statutorily compliant document.
New York Annual Report Information. Businesses and nonprofits are required to file annual reports to stay in good standing with the secretary of state.
What should I do? The filing period for a business corporation or LLC is the calendar month in which its original Certificate of Incorporation, Articles of Organization or Application for Authority was filed with the New York Department of State. The Biennial Statement must be filed every two years.
Let's break down the biennial statement. At its core, it's a periodic report that companies file with the state where they're registered. It's your way of updating the state about your business. However, not every state follows a biennial reporting calendar.
Domestic and foreign business corporations are required by Section 408 of the Business Corporation Law to file a Biennial Statement every two years with the New York Department of State.
The exact name of the entity and its DOS ID number may be found by searching the name of the entity on the Department of State's Corporation & Business Entity Database. A Biennial Statement should not be filed prior to the calendar month in which the Biennial Statement is due.
Corporate bylaws are legally required in New York. Under NY Bus Corp L § 601, corporate bylaws “shall be adopted” by a company's incorporators. That means that in New York, you'll need to adopt bylaws to comply with the law.