Incorporation, Registration & Annual Report Form

1 Your details

First name * Last name * Email * Phone City Province

2 About the business

Proposed business name (first choice) Second choice Third choice What will the business do? Expected start date Already operating? Where will it operate? Home-based? Business address Expected revenue in the first 12 months Expect to hire employees? Who are your customers? Will you sell or lease goods in BC?

3 Business structure

Tick the structure you have in mind. You can tick more than one if you're comparing, or tick "Help me choose". If your company already exists and you need its yearly filing, tick "Annual report".

CorporationIncorporate a company (CCPC), BC or federal Sole proprietorshipJust you, unincorporated PartnershipTwo or more owners, unincorporated Help me chooseCompare the options for my situation Annual report (already incorporated)Yearly renewal with BC Registries

Corporation (CCPC)

Incorporate under Named or numbered company? Ending you prefer Preferred fiscal year-end Registered and records office address (must be in BC)

Directors

Shareholders (owners)

Share structure Does anyone else control the company, or own 25% or more indirectly? (needed for the transparency register) Moving an existing business or assets into the corporation? Do you have a lawyer for the incorporation? Lawyer's name and firm (if you have one) Want a shareholders' agreement? (prepared by a lawyer) Anything else about the corporation

Sole proprietorship

Owner's full legal name Operate under your own name, or a business name? Do you already have a CRA Business Number? Other income this year (e.g. a job)? Anything else about the business

Partnership

Type of partnership Written partnership agreement?

Partners

Help me choose

What matters most to you? Protecting my personal assets from business debts Paying less tax on profits I leave in the business Keeping things simple and low-cost Bringing in partners or investors Paying family members from the business Selling the business one day

Expected yearly profit once running How much profit will you take out to live on? Anything else that would help us advise you

Annual report (existing company)

BC companies must file an annual report with BC Registries each year, within two months after the anniversary of incorporation. Missing it can lead to the company being dissolved.

Company's legal name Incorporation number Date of incorporation Who filed last year's annual report? Any annual reports overdue? Do you have the company's BC Registries access (passcode or account)? Where are the minute book and records kept?

Changes since the last annual report Directors added or removed A director's address changed Registered or records office moved Shares issued or transferred Company name changed No changes

Details of any changes File the annual report for you every year from now on?

4 Registrations & services you need

Ongoing help Bookkeeping setup (QuickBooks or similar) Monthly bookkeeping Payroll GST/HST and PST filing Year-end and tax returns Paying myself (salary vs. dividends)

5 Anything else

How soon do you need to be set up? Preferred way to contact you Anything else we should know? How did you hear about us?

Incorporation, registration & annual report form