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| annual meeting | The meeting of stockholders each year called to elect officers and directors, to ratify actions of officers and directors and to vote on corporate matters which come before it. |
| annual report | A report for stockholders and other interested parties prepared by corporation once a year. |
| articles of incorporation | The basic instrument filed with the appropriate government agency to form a corporation. |
| assumed business name | A name other than its own by which a corporation or entity does business; also known as a fictitious name. |
| bylaws | Rules or laws adopted by an association or corporation to govern its actions. |
| dissolution | Termination; the process of dissolving or winding up a business. |
| EIN (IRS Form SS-4) | A nine-digit number that the IRS assigns to business entities; known as Employer Identification Number or Federal Tax Identification Number. |
| incorporation | The act or process of forming a corporation. |
| share or stock certificate | The certificate issued by a corporation or joint stock company which evidences that the named person is the owner of a designated number of shares of stock |
| subscription agreemnt | The document in which prospective shareholders agree to buy a specific number of shares |
| minute book | A book that contains organizational minutes, meeting minutes, stock certificate ledger, and other corporate documents |
| UBI | Uniform Business Identifier number issed by the State of Washington |
