Illinois!

 
   Corporate Name Endings
     * The name shall contain word "corporation," "company,"
       "incorporated," or "limited," or an abbreviation thereof. The name
       shall not contain any word or phrase which indicates or implies
       that it is organized to conduct business of insurance, assurance,
       indemnity, acceptance of savings deposit, banking, or corporate
       fiduciary. The name shall be distinguishable from the name of any
       domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business or
       a name exclusive right to which is, at the time, reserved or
       registered.
       
   Articles of Incorporation Requirements
     * Director Information
          * Minimum Number - One or more.
          * Residence Requirements. - No provision.
          * Age Requirements - None.
          * Directors are not required to be listed in the articles of
            incorporation.
     * Officer Information
          * The officers are not required to be listed in the articles of
            incorporation.
     * Stock Information
          * An increase in the shares may cause an increase in the
            initial filing fee.
       
   Yearly Requirements
     * Annual Statements
          * The annual franchise tax payable by each domestic or foreign
            corporation is computed at the rate of 0.1% of stated capital
            for the 12-month period beginning on the 1st day of the
            anniversary month. The tax cannot be less than $25 or more
            than $1 million per year.
          * The annual report must be filed within 60 days immediately
            preceding the first day of the anniversary month of
            corporation each year (or in the case of a corporation which
            has established an extended filing month, the extended filing
            month of the corporation each year). Filing fee, $15.
     * Income Tax Rate
          * 4.8% of the corporation's net income.
     * Franchise Tax Rates
          * The basis for an additional franchise tax payable by a
            domestic corporation is (1) the increased amount represented
            in Illinois of its paid-in capital, or (2) in the case of a
            merger or consolidation, the increased amount represented in
            Illinois of the paid-in capital of the surviving or new
            corporation. The basis for the annual franchise tax payable
            by a domestic corporation is the amount represented in
            Illinois of its paid-in capital on the last day of the 3d
            month preceding the anniversary month. The "taxable period"
            is the 12-month period commencing with the first day of the
            second month preceding the corporation's anniversary month in
            the preceding year and prior to the first day of the second
            month immediately preceding its anniversary month in the
            current year.
          * The annual franchise tax payable by each domestic or foreign
            corporation is computed at the rate of 0.1% for the 12-month
            period beginning on the 1st day of the anniversary month. The
            tax cannot be less than $25 or more than $1 million per year.