GD9 CTW fileÒ Legal 03, Ô Each state allows for the formation of a corporation according to state laws. A request to use the proposed name for the corporation is submitted to the appropriate state official. The corporation is granted an exclusive right to its name in the incorporating state and in those states in which the corporation plans to transact business. After the name of the corporation has been approved, an attorney prepares a certificate of incorporation for the corporation. In some states, this document is referenced as the articles of incorporation, the charter, or the articles of association. This fundamental document of incorporation includes the name of the new corporation, the nature and purpose of its business, the county where the main office is located, and the value of the capital investments. It also gives information such as the names, addresses, and stock holdings of the incorporators and directors. The corporation's attorney will provide the necessary information for completing the document for incorporation. In some cases, a corporation's secretary may just type the document on legal cap after receiving the information. The state laws will vary with regard to the amount of fees for filing and recording the document, the number of copies of the document that are filed, and the amount of organization and franchise taxes the corporation must pay. An attorney who specializes in corporate law is essential for handling many of the complex details for the corporation.