The District of Columbia Articles of Merger for Domestic Business Corporations is a document filed with the DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs to merge two or more businesses in the District of Columbia into a single entity. This document is used to join two or more domestic business corporations and create a single corporate entity. It outlines the merging entities, the name and address of the surviving corporation, the effective date of the merger, the consideration exchanged, and the consideration to be paid to the shareholders of the merging entities. It also includes a statement of merger and a certificate of merger. The two main types of District of Columbia Articles of Merger For Domestic Business Corporations are a Short-Form Merger and a Long-Form Merger. A Short-Form Merger requires less information to be included in the document and is typically used when the merging entities are not publicly traded. A Long-Form Merger requires more information and is used when the merging entities are publicly traded.