Ohio 532B Form – Fill Out and Use This PDF

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Filing Form Cover Letter

Please return the approval certificate to:

Name (Individual or Business Name):

To the Attention of (if necessary):

Address:
City:
State	ZIP Code:
Phone Number:	E-mail Address:

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Check here if you would like to be signed up for our Filing Notification System for the business entity being created or updated by filing this form. This is a free service provided to notify you via e-mail when any document is filed on your business record.

Please make checks or money orders payable to: "Ohio Secretary of State"

Type of Service Being Requested: (PLEASE CHECK ONE BOX BELOW)

Regular Service: Only the filing fee listed on page one of the form is required and the filing will be processed in approximately 3-7 business days. The processing time may vary based on the volume of filings received by our office.

Expedite Service 1: By including an Expedite fee of $100.00, in addition to the regular filing fee on page one of the form, the filing will be processed within 2 business days after it is received by our office.

Expedite Service 2: By including an Expedite fee of $200.00, in addition to the regular filing fee on page one of the form, the filing will be processed within 1 business day after it is received by our office. This

service is only available to walk-in customers who hand deliver the document to the Client Service Center.

Expedite Service 3: By including an Expedite fee of $300.00, in addition to the regular filing fee on page one of the form, the filing will be processed within 4 hours after it is received by our office, if received by 1:00

p.m. This service is only available to walk-in customers who hand deliver the document to the Client Service Center.

Preclearance Filing: A filing form, to be submitted at a later date for processing, may be submitted to be examined for the purpose of advising as to the acceptability of the proposed filing for a fee of $50.00. The

Preclearance will be complete within 1-2 business days.

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Initial Articles of Incorporation

(Nonprofit, Domestic Corporation)

Filing Fee: $99

(114-ARN)

Form Must Be Typed

Please check the box if this nonprofit corporation is being formed for the following purpose:

Community Improvement Corporation (Economic Development or Land Reutilization) - Please see Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1724 or the instructions at the end of this form for more information.

Third: Purpose for which corporation is formed

**Note: for Nonprofit Corporations: The Secretary of State does not grant tax exempt status. Filing with our office is not sufficient to obtain state or federal tax exemptions. Contact the Ohio Department of Taxation and the Internal Revenue Service to ensure that the nonprofit corporation secures the proper state and federal tax exemptions. These agencies may require that a purpose clause be provided. **

**Note: ORC Chapter 1702 allows for additional provisions to be included in the Articles of Incorporation that are filed with this office. If including any of these additional provisions, please do so by including them in an attachment to this form. **

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Original Appointment of Statutory Agent

The undersigned, being at least a majority of the incorporators of

(Name of Corporation)

hereby appoint the following to be Statutory Agent upon whom any process, notice or demand required or permitted by statute to be served upon the corporation may be served. The complete address of the agent is:

(Name of Statutory Agent)
(Mailing Address)
(Mailing City)	(Mailing State)	(Mailing ZIP Code)

Must be signed by the incorporators or

a majority of the (Signature) incorporators.

(Signature)

(Signature)

Acceptance of Appointment

The Undersigned,

, named herein as the

(Name of Statutory Agent)

Statutory agent for

(Name of Corporation)

hereby acknowledges and accepts the appointment of statutory agent for said corporation.

Statutory Agent Signature

(Individual Agent's Signature / Signature on Behalf of Business Serving as Agent)

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By signing and submitting this form to the Ohio Secretary of State, the undersigned hereby certifies that he or she has the requisite authority to execute this document.

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Instructions for Initial Articles of Incorporation

(For Domestic Nonprofit Corporation)

This form should be used if you wish to file articles of incorporation for a domestic nonprofit corporation.

Name of Corporation

As set forth in Ohio Revised Code §1702.05, the name must be distinguishable on the records in the office of the secretary of state.

Ohio Principal Office Location

Please state the city and county in Ohio where the principal office of the corporation is to be located.

Effective Date (optional)

An effective date may be provided but is not required. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1702.04(D), the legal existence of the corporation begins upon the filing of the articles or on a later date specified in the articles. The effective date cannot (1) precede the date of filing with our office or (2) be more than ninety (90) days after the date of filing. If an effective date is given that precedes the date of filing, the effective date of the corporation will be the date of filing. If an effective date is given that exceeds the date of filing by more than ninety (90) days, our office will return the filing to you and request that a proper effective date be provided.

Purpose

Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1702.03, a nonprofit corporation must provide a purpose in the articles. A nonprofit corporation may be formed for any purpose or purposes for which natural persons lawfully may associate themselves.

Note: The Secretary of State does not grant tax exempt status. Filing with our office is not sufficient to obtain state or federal tax exemptions. Contact the Ohio Department of Taxation and the Internal Revenue Service to ensure that the nonprofit corporation secures the proper state and federal tax exemptions. These agencies may require that a purpose clause be provided.

Additional Provisions

If the information you wish to provide for the record does not fit on the form, please attach additional provisions on a single-sided, 8 ½ x 11 sheet(s) of paper.

Original Appointment of Statutory Agent and Acceptance of Appointment

Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1702.06, an Ohio Corporation must appoint and maintain a statutory agent to accept service of process on behalf of the corporation. We cannot accept articles of incorporation unless the statutory agent information is provided. The statutory agent must be one of the following: (1) A natural person who is a resident of this state; or (2) A domestic or foreign corporation, nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited partnership association, professional association, business trust, or unincorporated nonprofit association that has a business address in this state. If the agent is a business entity then the agent must meet the requirements of Title XVII of the Revised Code to transact business or exercise privileges in Ohio. The statutory agent must also sign the Acceptance of Appointment at the bottom of page 2.

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Signature(s) - Required

After completing all information on the filing form, please make sure that page 3 is signed by the incorporator(s).

Articles and original appointment of agent must be signed by the incorporator(s).

If the incorporator is an individual, then they must sign in the "signature" field and print (type) his/her name in the "Print Name" field.

If the incorporator is a business entity, not an individual, then please print (type) the entity name in the "signature" field, an authorized representative of the business entity must sign in the "By" field and print (type) his/her name and title/authority in the "Print Name" field.

A typed name signifies an "intent to sign" which is acceptable.

Note

Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1724 requires our office to submit Articles of Incorporation of any community improvement corporation or any amendment, amended articles, merger or consolidation which provides for the creation of such corporation to be submitted to the Ohio Attorney General for examination. This process will require an extra 5-7 days to process the document. In addition, ORC 1724.05 requires a community improvement corporation to submit an annual financial report to the auditor of state within one hundred twenty days following the last day of the corporation's fiscal year.

Note

Our office cannot file or record a document which contains a Social Security number or tax identification number. Please do not enter a Social Security number or tax identification number, in any format, on this form.

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