If it does occur, a company has breached any agreement with those investors, employees or other parties that have been “issued” the excess shares. In addition to any conflict with these potential recipients, such over-issuances are often complex (but not impossible) to correct under state law.
Authorized stock is the max amount of shares that a company can issue. Generally, a company will not issue 100% of the authorized stock, so issued stock will be less than the authorized amount. Issued stock can be held by the company, held by employees, or held by the general public.
Authorized shares are the total number of shares a company can legally issue, while issued shares are the number the company has issued to date. The number of authorized and issued shares may be the same or different, in which case there would be more authorized than issued shares.
Authorized shares, or authorized stock, are simply a legally allowed maximum number of shares that a company can issue to investors. The number of authorized shares is specified in the company's articles of incorporation. You can also see the number in the capital accounts section on the balance sheet.
In short, it proves to others that you're a legit business. A certificate of good standing is not a license, meaning you don't have to obtain one to do business. You can legally operate your business in your registered state and do not necessarily need the certificate.
OFFICER CHANGE (CHANGE IN OFFICERS) – Use one block per person - To REMOVE an officer - list the name AND title of the officer being removed and check "Remove officer." To ADD an officer - list the name and address of the officer being added and check "Add officer." To CHANGE ADDRESS only - list the name and NEW ...
If you want to file an annual report, please log into or create an eCorp account and file online. All documents must be submitted with a Cover Sheet. The Cover Sheet is a Miscellaneous form. All forms are in PDF format and are fillable (you can type in them).
Unlike some states, in Arizona a company cannot be its own agent. It must designate either an individual or another business as its statutory agent. Your corporation can be administratively dissolved if it does not have a statutory agent or known place of business for sixty days.