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Certificate of Incorporation

A certificate of incorporation is a legal document issued by a state office in order to register a newly organized corporation. It is considered a license to form a corporation.

A certificate of incorporation is a legal document issued by a state office in order to register a newly organized corporation. It is considered a license to form a corporation.

Since certificates of incorporation are issued by state governments, the laws and regulations surrounding them vary from state to state.