Form a Alabama Corporation – Form a corporation in Alabama – Form a Alabama S corp

Sun Corporate Filings can help you form a Alabama corporation with the Alabama Secretary of State on an expedited basis. To form a corporation in Alabama or form a Alabama subchapter S corporation, you must file the Alabama Articles of Incorporation with the Alabama Secretary of State. Sun can incorporate your Alabama S corporation or register your C corporation in Alabama so you can spend your time focusing on your Alabama corporation's success.

We can form a Alabama general stock corporation or a Alabama Subchapter (Alabama S Corp.) corporation for you at a low cost. Let us make the Alabama incorporation process quick and painless for you by preparing and filing the Alabama Articles of Incorporation with the Alabama Secretary of State on your behalf.

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How do I form a Alabama Corporation?

There is no need to ask, "How do I form a Alabama Corporation?" because we know how to incorporate in Alabama form start to finish. First, we check corporate name availability with the Alabama Secretary of State. Second, we prepare the Alabama Articles of Incorporation. Third, before we form the Alabama corporation, we review the Articles of Incorporation for completeness. Fourth, we file the Articles of Incorporation with the Alabama Secretary of State. Fifth, when the Alabama Secretary of State files the Alabama Articles of Incorporation, we will return the filed document to you.

What are the advantages of forming a Alabama Corporation?

There are many advantages of forming a Alabama corporation. To begin with, there is the protection of the "corporate veil" that provides limited liability to the owners (shareholders). The shareholders are not personally liable for debts and obligations of the corporation. They can personally lose only to the extent of their investments in the Alabama corporation form purchasing stock. Since the Alabama corporation is an independent legal entity, the Alabama corporation has continuous existence. It does not cease to exist simply because one of the shareholders dies or retires.

When you form a Alabama corporation, the owners (shareholders) are not personally liable for the debts and obligations of the Alabama corporation. Ownership in a Alabama corporation is more easily transferable than other business entities. Under most circumstances, shares of stock can be sold without restriction to a third party without having to obtain consent from the Alabama corporation itself. Another advantage of forming a Alabama corporation is that capital can be raised more easily than other forms of business entities through the sale of stock.

How do I form a Alabama S Corporation?

If you want to form a Alabama S corporation or Alabama sub chapter S corporation, we can prepare the form required to obtain S corporation status with the IRS. It is important to understand that your Alabama S corporation starts as a general stock corporation (C corporation). To obtain or to form a Alabama S corporation, you must file for subchapter S status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Forming a Alabama S corporation simply means the corporation is taxed like a partnership or LLC with a pass through tax structure. Make sure to check with your accountant or the IRS for limitations or read about Alabama C corporations below. By obtaining S corporation status in Alabama, it eliminates double taxation and the corporation generally does not file a tax return. On their tax return, the Alabama S corporation's shareholders include their share of the Alabama Corporation's separately stated items of income, deduction, loss, and credit, and their share of non-separately stated income or loss.

What are the advantages of a C Corporation in Alabama?

Generally most people form Alabama C corporations that plan on publicly trading the corporation's stock. Since Alabama S corporations cannot have more than 75 shareholders, choosing to maintain a Alabama C corporation allows for 76 shareholders or more. A Alabama C corporation can have multiple classes of stock such as preferred and common shares. A Alabama C corporation will be double taxed since both the corporate entity and the individual owners have to file tax returns. For this reason alone, many will find Alabama S corporations desirable. However, a Alabama S corporation can only be owned by individuals that are U.S. citizens or registered aliens, issue only one type of stock, and are limited to no more than 75 shareholders.

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What are the corporate bylaws and why are they so important for my Alabama corporation?

The corporate bylaws serve as a blueprint for your Alabama corporation The bylaws contain the rights, privileges, and powers of the officers, directors, and shareholders. Most Alabama bylaws contain the number of directors and their names. Alabama bylaws also contain the names of the officers for the titles: President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The bylaws normally outline how the bylaws can be amended or changed at a future date.

Another important part of Alabama corporation bylaws is to create "rules" on how the Alabama corporation can open a bank account, take out loans, write checks, enter into contracts, obtain business credit, and issue stock certificates to its shareholders. Most Alabama bylaws will reference a list of shareholders in alphabetical order that includes Alabama shareholder's names, addresses, titles held with the Alabama corporation, and the amount of shares the shareholder owns in the Alabama corporation.

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We wish you the best with your Alabama corporation business venture!