Incorporation
From ACT Wiki
1. Law.
Most commonly, the formation of a company.
More broadly, the formation of any entity that has a separate legal personality from its members, for example, a limited liability partnership.
Most companies are incorporated by registration at the companies registry, for example Companies House.
2.
The transfer of an existing (unincorporated) business into a company structure.
3.
Taking anything into something larger.
See also
- Articles of incorporation
- Certificate of incorporation
- Companies House
- Companies registry
- Company
- Corporation
- Corporation Tax
- Dissolution
- Legal personality
- Limited liability
- Limited liability partnership
- Partnership
- Registration
- Shelf company
- Sole trader
- Statutory company
- Unincorporated
- Veil of incorporation
