How to register a business name in Illinois as a corporation?
All Illinois Corporations are required to be filed with the Illinois Secratary of State legally to conduct business and following is the requirement to form a Corporation in Illinois.
- Submit Illinois Corporation Name Search before filing to ensure the name is available to avoid any delay in filing process due to the rejection by the state
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You can also Reserve the Corporation Name In Illinois to set up corporation if you are not ready now to incorporate
- The Illinois Articles of Incorporation should be filed with the state of Illinois to start a corporation
- Officer(s) information, including name and address
- Social Security Number of at least one officer to apply for the employer identification number (Not applicable for a non US resident)
- Business address and PO Box is not acceptable
- Business description
- IL Corporation can be incorporated with one officer only
- To Open an IL Corporation you have to allocate the stocks
- A Illinois Registered Agent Address is required and an officer of the IL Corporation can serve a registered agent instead of retaining a third party to serve a IL registered agent. Registered agent can either be an individual or an entity
- The IL Annual Report should be filed with the state every year to maintain the Illinois Corporation in good standing status or avoid dissolution by the state
- The Illinois Articles of Amendment must be filed if there is any change in the business name or officer(s) of the Corporation
- Processing Time-You can check the state current estimated time to process your Corporation application either online at InfoTaxSquare.com website or call us.
- We have customized online form to file 24/7
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