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the first step in the formation of a legal business structure that provides liability to the incorporator is to fill out and file what is known as the articles of incorporation the articles of incorporation is normally a two-page document that provides all the necessary information about the business being formed the articles of incorporation can be filed in any state with each state providing its own requirements and filing fees let's go over a sample articles of incorporation now at the very top of the document in the center we see the words articles of incorporation in all capital letters and right underneath we see the word of and all caps as well directly below that is a line in this line you will insert the name of your respective business for example if your business is called divine pizza the top heading will read articles of incorporation of divine pizza incorporated the ink is added to the business name if it is a c corporation s corporation or non-profit if it's a limited liability company then llc will be added to the business name the next section is the first article article 1 name in this section you will insert the name of the corporation the business address the county and the state you will also insert the name of the state where your register agent's office will be located so as an example the business name is divine pizza inc the street address or business address is five five five five fifth avenue suites 201. the county is new york and the state new york [Music] and in this example delaware will be the state for your registered agent the next section is the second article article 2 duration in this section you will decide how long you wish the company to be in existence a normal practice for duration is to have the company exist perpetually which means forever so as you can see from this sample document a simple sentence will suffice the next section is the third article article 3 purpose in this section you will state your purpose for existing or doing business in this section you can have a general statement as to why the company exists or you can give detailed information depending on the business structure so for this example the purpose of which this corporation is organized is to engage in any such lawful act and or activity under the general law of delaware other than the bank and business trust company business or the practice of a profession not permitted to be incorporated by and pursuant to the delaware corporations statute the next section is the fourth article article 4 register agent office agent a registered agent is a person or business who is responsible for receiving all mail communications and important documents on behalf of your business and forwarding such information to you register agents can handle other important aspects of the business as well in this section you will simply fill out the name and address of your respective agent so for this example we will insert the name of your register agent which is harvard business services inc and their street address which is 16192 coastal highway louis delaware 19958 the next section is the fifth article article five this is the liability section which clarifies the liability of the officers employees and shareholders according to the particular state of incorporation in this case this article is applicable to delaware state corporation statute the next section is the notary section this is where the incorporator or incorporators must appear before a notary public with their identification to sign the document in his or her presence in this section the state and county refers to the state and county of which the incorporators are currently signing this document so for example if you're in new york at the northern republic then the top caption will read state of new york county of new york the date will be inserted and the document will be signed in the presence of the notary in this example we will insert the names of the incorporators now under the names and addresses of the incorporators there will appear a statement of acknowledgement from the notary that all information is true and correct and below the acknowledgement is a place for the notary to sign and print his or her name and to write when the commission expires after this the notary will stamp the document with fenori sill after completing this step of the notary you will then mail the document with the necessary filing fee to the appropriate secretary of state in this case it will be filed in the state of delaware and this is the basic understanding of the articles of incorporation and how to complete the form in the majority of cases an attorney will fill out and file the articles of incorporation on behalf of the incorporator however you may wish to do this procedure yourself or you may create your own business that fills out and files documents on behalf of your clients as we wrap up this lesson consider these questions would you fill out your own articles of incorporation or would you have an attorney completed for you