Corporate bylaws are a company's foundational governing document. They lay out how things should run day-to-day and the processes for making important decisions. They serve as a legal contract between the corporation and its shareholders, directors, and officers and set the protocol for how the organization operates.
An LLC with two or more members will be treated as a partnership if it's treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes. An LLC will be treated as a corporation for Massachusetts income tax purposes if it is classified as such for federal tax purposes.
Corporate bylaws are legally required in Massachusetts. The board of directors typically adopt initial bylaws at the first organizational meeting.
Massachusetts Secretary of State Corporation Records. Trying to find information on a private Massachusetts company? The Massachusetts Secretary of State Corporation Records is a good place to start. You can search by entity, identification number, file number, or by individual.
Whether you want to conduct an MA LLC search, corporation search, or nonprofit search, you'll go through the Massachusetts Secretary of State (SOS) Corporations Division. Keep this contact information handy: Website: Email: corpinfo@sec.state.ma.
This data can be accessed using DLS's Corporation Book Online Search page or by viewing one of the Data Files available on this page. The Corporation Book Online Search lets you search for Massachusetts corporations, financial institutions or insurance companies using keywords.
Director information The following are the Massachusetts requirements for directors of corporations: Minimum number. Corporations must have no fewer than three directors, unless there are two or fewer shareholders. In such case, there may be one or two directors.
Laws ch. 156D § 8.40. Section 156D:8.40 - Required officers (a) A corporation shall have a president, a treasurer and a secretary and such other officers described in its bylaws or appointed by the board of directors in ance with the bylaws.
This data can be accessed using DLS's Corporation Book Online Search page or by viewing one of the Data Files available on this page. The Corporation Book Online Search lets you search for Massachusetts corporations, financial institutions or insurance companies using keywords.