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Inc. Easy Everything you always wanted to know about incorporating and the laws surrounding it

By Robert J. McGarvey

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.

How often does a Nevada corporation need to hold a shareholdermeeting? When must Delaware corporations report to shareholders?It's easy to incorporate, and you can do it pretty muchwherever you wish. But it's also easy to lose track of the manyfilings different states impose on their corporations. Fail to takethe necessary steps, and your company just may dissolve around you.That's where Compliance Watch comes in.Tell it the facts about your company (particularly the state ofincorporation), and it will nag you when necessary steps comedue.


Robert McGarvey is the author of How to Dotcom(Entrepreneur Press). E-mailhim at rjm@mcgarvey.net.

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