I am starting a new business how do I know what legal forms are required?

Usually the best source for filings is your state's website in the Secretary of State section. The IRS has some great publications on the various type of corporate options you may want to consider.

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To be sure I would go to your accountant and/or lawyer but most people start out as a LLC and there are forms available online. For your particular industry you may want to go to an association related site for advice.

If you search for new business formation or other like terms there are a lot of services out there that will provide you a low cost package for business start ups.

I would also look at industry association websites they often have valuable information about what you need to do to start a business in that industry.

There are a lot of start up kits now if you google Business Start Up Kit you will see a lot of results - they appear to be pretty comprehenisive.

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This site sells a lot of corporate forms including LLC certificates, Stock Certificates and Corporate Documents depending which type of corporation your form.

I would also talk with someone in SCORE - an arm of the Small Business Administration. They are retired executives in your field.

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There are alot of resources on this subject you just want to make sure you find the right one obviously the most important issue you will face is whether you will be a C corp, LLC or S corp.