After choosing which entity is right for you, your next step is to go to the Alabama Secretary of State's website and download the appropriate incorporation form that may be available. Or, if you don't want to do the work yourself, we can help you incorporate a business in Alabama. Click here for a free quote on our Alabama business incorporation services.
B. S Corporation Filings for Your New Alabama Corporation
1. Federal S-Corporation Election Form
If you have Clickandinc.com incorporate a business for you in Alabama, and you choose to be treated as an s-corporation for federal income tax purposes, we can draft that form for you (IRS form 2553). If you choose to draft it on your own, you can download it from the IRS website.
NOTE: You have 75 days from the date you incorporate a business in Alabama to file your form 2553 with the IRS. If you fail to file in that time period, you will not be granted s-corporation status for the year in which you incorporate.
2. Alabama S-Corporation Election form
Alabama does not require s-corporations to file and specific s-corporation election forms
C. Get Your Alabama Tax ID Number and Or Other State Required Documentation
Have your Federal Tax ID Number (EIN) handy; most states require it on their state tax ID number forms and other forms that you may need to complete after you incorporate a business in Alabama.You should download the Alabama Department of Revenue Combined Application at http://www.ador.state.al.us/
If you have questions about any state taxes or fees your corporation or LLC may owe based on the information in the Department of Revenue General Summary of Taxes, call the Alabama Department of Revenue at 334-242-1170 or log on to its website at www.ador.state.al.us.
All Alabama corporations and LLCs are required to file an Alabama Business Privilege Tax and Corporate Shares Tax Return and Annual Report. The return is due as long as the entity legally exists in Alabama (even if it is inactive). More information concerning the Alabama Business Privilege Tax and Corporate Shares Tax Act of 1999 may be
obtained through the department’s Web site at www.ador.state.al.us or by contacting the following offices: Individual and Corporate Tax Division at (334)242-9800, for business privilege tax information; Property Tax Division at (334)242-1525, for corporate shares tax information.
D. Get Information on Amending your Articles of Incorporation (Organization), changing your Registered Agent or Dissolving your Corporation or LLC
Most states provide forms to amend your Articles of Incorporation (Articles of Organization), which would include a change of Registered Agent and/or registered office (e.g., if your address changes, you’ll need to amend your Articles of Incorporation (Articles of Organization) and file the amendment with the state). Also, if you need to dissolve your corporation or LLC, most Secretary of State’s offices have forms available.
To learn more about amending your Articles in Alabama, call the Secretary of State’s office at 334-242-5324 or visit the website at www.sos.state.al.us. A small filing fee is usually required for amending your Articles.
Surely, the list above is not everything you will need to do once you incorporate a business in Alabama. You should always check with your accountant or attorney in order to make sure you are compliant with all state laws. Clickandinc.com is not a law firm and nothing on this page can be considered legal advice on which you can rely. If you’d like Clickandinc.com to help you incorporate a business in Alabama, we’d love to help.
