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   Corporate Name Endings
     * Must be in English language or any other language expressed in
       English letters or characters; must contain word "corporation",
       "incorporated", "limited", or "company" or an abbreviation
       thereof; may not contain word that implies that it is incorporated
       for a purpose other than business purpose for which a corporation
       may be incorporated; may not be the same, or deceptively similar
       to, name of a domestic or foreign corporation or limited liability
       company or limited partnership or any reserved name, registered
       fictitious name or trade name unless consent had been given.
       
   Articles of Incorporation Requirements
     * Director Information
          * Minimum Number - One or more.
          * Residence Requirements. - No provision.
          * Age Requirements - Eighteen or older.
          * Directors are 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
          * Domestic corporations and foreign corporations authorized to
            transact business in North Carolina must file an annual
            report with the Secretary of State within 60 days following
            the last day of the month in which the corporation was
            incorporated (or received a certificate of authority). Filing
            fee, $10.
     * Income Tax Rate
          * First $3,000 of taxable income, 3%; $3,000 to $8,000, 4 1/2%,
            $8,000 to $20,000, 6%; $20,000 to $30,000, 7 1/2%; $30,000 to
            $50,000, 9%; over $50,000, 10 1/2%.
       
   For more information on taxes, visit www.state.nd.us/taxdpt