COMPANY INCORPORATION

Incorporation of a company refers to the legal process that is used to form a corporate entity or a company. An incorporated company is a separate legal entity on its own, recognised by the law. These corporations can be identified with terms like ‘Inc’ or ‘Limited’ in their names. It becomes a corporate legal entity completely separate from its owners. A group of seven or more people can come together so as to form a public company whereas, only two are needed to form a private company. The following steps are involved in the incorporation of a company.

The first step in the incorporation of any company is to choose an appropriate name. A company is identified through the name it registers. The name of the company is stated in the memorandum of association of the company. The company’s name must end with ‘Limited’ if it’s a public company and ‘Private Limited’ if its a private company. To check whether the chosen name is available for adoption, the promoters have to write an application to the Registrar of Companies of the State. A 500 rupee is paid with the application. The Registrar then allows the company to adopt the name given they fulfil all legal documentation formalities within a period of three months.