Incorporating in Minnesota

The Process

Minnesota corporations are formed by filing Certificate of Incorporation with Minnesota Secretary of State. The entire filing process takes on average 2-3 weeks, however state offers expedited filing of 1-2 business days plus mailing time for extra fee. To learn more about incorporating in Minnesota you can visit Minnesota State government website.

Name Identifiers and Abbreviations

The name of the Minnesota corporation must end with one of the following words/abbreviations:

• Inc.
• Corp.
• Co.
• Ltd.
• Incorporated
• Corporation
• Company
• Limited
• Chartered

Bylaws and Minutes of Meetings

Bylaws is an important corporate document, serving as the "constitution" of the corporation. It defines various aspects or ownership and management of the corporation, as well as other aspects of corporation's existence. To properly establish, maintain and manage the affairs of the corporation directors and shareholders must meet periodically, and those meetings should be documented (minutes of meetings). Bylaws, minutes of all meetings, as well as other corporate documents, must be kept with your corporate records and are not filed with the state.

Minnesota mandates all corporations to have bylaws, and properly maintain minutes of all meetings taking place. We can provide you with standard bylaws and minutes of initial meetings of directors and shareholders, as well as other important documents such as stock ledger and bills of sale of shares to initial shareholders.

Additional Filings

Depending on the nature of your business some additional filings could be necessary to complete the proper set up of your corporation. Click on the items below to learn about each:

• EIN (tax ID)
• S-Corporation Election
• Sales Tax Registration
• Payroll Registration & Business Licensing

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We will prepare and file your incorporation application quickly and professionally with Minnesota Secretary of State, as well as other state and federal authorities - all you need to do is complete our simple application below.