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Domestic Profit and Professional Corporations
| Form Type | Form Number | Form Name | Fee | Submit Online? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expedited Service | 272 | Expedited Service Request Form |
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Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Reservation | 540 | Reservation of Name | $10.00 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Formation | 500 | Articles of Incorporation - For Profit |
Non-Refundable Fee: $10.00 Plus additional fees due for increased Authorized Shares of profit corporations:
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Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Formation | 501 | Articles of Incorporation - Professional Corp |
Non-Refundable Fee: $10.00 Plus additional fees due for increased Authorized Shares of profit corporations:
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Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed Name | 541 | Certificate of Assumed Name | $10.00 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed Name | 542 | Certificate of Renewal of Assumed Name | $10.00 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed Name | 543 | Termination of Assumed Name | $10.00 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change | 510 | Restated Articles of Incorporation - For Profit |
Non-Refundable Fee: $10.00 Plus additional fees due for increased Authorized Shares of profit corporations:
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No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change | 510A | Restated Articles of Incorporation - Domestic Profit |
Non-Refundable Fee: $10.00 |
No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change | 510D | Restated Articles of Incorporation |
Non-Refundable Fee: $10.00 Plus additional fees due for increased Authorized Shares of profit corporations:
|
No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change | 515 | Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation |
Non-Refundable Fee: $10.00 Plus additional fees due for increased Authorized Shares of profit corporations:
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Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change | 517 | Certificate of Abandonment of Amendment | $10.00 | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Correct | 518 | Certificate of Correction |
Non-Refundable Fee: $10.00 Plus additional fees due for increased Authorized Shares of profit corporations:
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No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resident Agent/Registered Office | 520 | Certificate of Change of Registered Office/Resident Agent | $5.00 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resident Agent/Registered Office | 521 | Resignation of Resident Agent | No Fee | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resident Agent/Registered Office | 522 | Certificate of Appointment of Resident Agent | $5.00 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Convert | 554 | Certificate of Conversion |
If converting from a Domestic Profit Corporation/PC to a Domestic LLC/PLLC:
If converting from a Domestic Profit Corporation/PC to a Foreign entity:
If converting from a Foreign Profit Corporation/PC to a Domestic Profit Corporation
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No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merge | 550 | Certificate of Merger |
Each Domestic Corporation: $50.00 Plus additional fees due for increased Authorized Shares of profit corporations:
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No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merge | 550M | Certificate of Merger - Cross Entity |
Each Domestic Corporation: $50.00 Plus additional fees due for increased Authorized Shares of profit corporations:
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No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merge | 551 | Certificate of Merger - Parent/Subsidiary |
Each Domestic Corporation: $50.00 Plus additional fees due for increased Authorized Shares of profit corporations:
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No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merge | 552 | Certificate of Abandonment of Merger/Share Exchange | $10.00 | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merge | 553 | Certificate of Share Exchange - Profit | $50.00 | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dissolve | 530 | Certificate of Dissolution - Before Commencement | $10.00 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dissolve | 531 | Certificate of Dissolution | $10.00 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dissolve | 533 | Certificate of Revocation of Dissolution | $10.00 | No |