What services does Incompass Tax provide through the Corporation Formation Assistance Program?
At Incompass, the incorporation formation process includes the following actions:
- Prepare the Articles of Incorporation (formation document) for your corporation
- File the Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State’s office in Sacramento
- Pay all filing and counter fees associated with filing the Articles of Incorporation
- Prepare, file, and pay the fee for the initial Statement of Information with the Secretary of State’s office (a statutory requirement providing a public record of the officers, directors, and agent for service of process; due within 90 days following incorporation)
- Prepare, file, and pay the fee for the Limited Offering Exemption Notice with the California Dept. of Business Oversight (required for the sale of shares of stock by small corporations)
- Obtain a new Employer Identification Number (EIN) from the Internal Revenue Service
- Prepare and file Election by a Small Business Corporation (IRS Form 2553) if applicable
- Prepare and file Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative (IRS Form 2848)
- Provide corporate bylaws template for review and approval by the corporation’s legal counsel and corporate officers
- Obtain a customized corporate Record Book for the corporation
- Obtain a corporate seal for the corporation
- Obtain and issue stock certificates for the corporation and complete the Transfer Register
- Facilitate the corporation’s organizational meeting, obtain required waivers of notice and record meeting minutes
- Assist with determining “reasonable wages” for owner-employees
- Provide secure digital backup of all corporate documentation (available 24/7 online)
For clients who also engage Incompass for payroll services, we will:
- Prepare and file Employer/Payer Appointment of Agent (IRS Form 2678)
- Prepare and file Reporting Agent Authorization (IRS Form 8655)
- Prepare and file Tax Information Authorization (IRS Form 8821)
- Record Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate (IRS Form W-4) for each employee
- Prepare and file Registration Form for Commercial Employers (CA EDD Form DE-1) or Change of Employer Account Information (CA EDD Form DE-24) as applicable
- Prepare and file Electronic Funds Transfer Authorization Agreement (CA EDD Form DE-26)
- Prepare and file initial Report of New Employees (CA EDD Form DE-34) as applicable
No other service comes close to the scope, level of personal service, and attention to detail, as does our all-encompassing Corporation Formation Assistance Program!