The Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act and the Texas Business Organizations Code require a nonprofit corporation to have at least three directors, one president, and one secretary. The same person cannot be both the president and secretary. Officers and directors must be natural persons.

Yes, one person (U.S. or foreign) can be the President, Secretary, Treasurer and Sole Director of a Delaware Corporation, without disclosing the name or names in the Certificate of Incorporation. (Note: the Director or Directors are allowed to amend the bylaws of the Corporation). One person (U.S. or foreign) can also be the owner and managing member of an LLC. Go Back to the Top of the Page

A nonprofit corporation is created by filing a Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State. See Form 202 (Word, PDF). A “nonprofit corporation” is a corporation no part of the income of which is distributable to members, directors, or officers. A nonprofit corporation may be created for any lawful purpose, which purpose must be stated in its Certificate of Formation.

Yes, one person can be the President, Secretary, and Treasurer, as well as Sole Director, of a Nevada Corporation. This person is not required to disclose his or her name in the Articles of Incorporation. (Note: Directors are allowed to amend the bylaws of a Corporation). In order to obtain a Section 501(c)(3) tax exempt status, a company should file Form 1023 with the IRS. Go Back to the Top of the Page annual fee of $90 is paid to Agents and Corporations, Inc.

A Texas nonprofit corporation is not automatically exempt from federal or state taxes. To become exempt, it must meet certain requirements and apply with both the IRS and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.

Generally, political and social action activities are permissible purposes for a nonprofit corporation; however, certain activities may affect a nonprofit corporation’s tax-exempt status. For more information, contact the Texas Ethics Commission, (512) 463-5800, the Federal Elections Commission, or the IRS.

Yes, one person (U.S. or foreign) can be both an Officer and the Sole Director of a Florida Corporation, without revealing his or her name in the Articles of Incorporation. Likewise, in an LLC, one person (U.S. or foreign) can be the owner and managing member. Go Back to the Top of the Page Yes. In order to receive tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), the company must file Form 1023 with the I.R.S. Go Back to the Top of the Page

Officer changes are made by filing a corporation annual registration. The registration may be filed, and changes made, online at https://corp.sos.state.ga.us/business/annualreport. The fee for filing a registration and making changes is $30. Georgia law regarding limited liability companies requires only the listing of the registered agent; thus, officers for LLCs are not listed and there is no procedure to "change" them by filing with the Secretary of State.

Exemption from federal taxes is determined by the IRS. IRS Publication 557, “How to Apply for Recognition of Exemption for an Organization,” describes the rules and procedures for requesting exemption. Questions about federal tax-exempt status can be directed to: Exemption from Texas state taxes is determined by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts . Questions can be directed to:

The Attorney General has statutory authority to (1) investigate charities that operate as nonprofit corporations, and (2) inspect the books and records of all corporations, including nonprofit corporations. The Secretary of State has no such authority.

The Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act and the Texas Business Organizations Code require nonprofit corporations to maintain financial records and minutes of certain proceedings and make them available to members for examination and copying. The board of directors is required to prepare or approve an annual financial report. In general, all records, books, and annual reports must be available to the public for inspection and copying.

Yes, one person (U.S. or foreign) can incorporate a Corporation in Delaware. One person (U.S. or foreign) can also form an LLC in Delaware. Go Back to the Top of the Page

Yes. Name reservations are now “generic” and can be used to form any type of filing entity.

The most important restriction is that only natural persons may serve.? This means that a corporation (or any other business entity) may not serve as a director or officer. The other restrictions deal with legal capacity to contract.? Individuals less than eighteen years of age, or who are mentally incompetent, may not enter into legally binding agreements and therefore cannot serve as directors or officers.

No. If there is only one director he or she cannot also be the secretary. However, if there are two, one can be secretary as well. There are no qualification requirements for either directors or secretaries. They can be individuals or another company. They do not need to be UK resident. In the terms of digital signature, It is the responsiblity of the applicant that all persons give him/her their authority to act as company officers.