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When starting a new business, there are a few steps you’ll need to take in order to officially incorporate the business within its state. Usually the first step is creating and filing Articles of Incorporation.

The articles of incorporation (also sometimes called the “corporate charter,” “articles of association,” “articles of organization,” or “certificate of incorporation”) are a set of formal documents that are filed to legally document the creation of a new corporation and establish its existence in its state.

The purpose of the articles of incorporation is to make clear certain basic operating and identifying information about the business. When a new business owner is ready to file their articles of incorporation, they will file the document through their state’s Secretary of State office, or another similar State office that handles business registration.