Legal entity

C-Corp Formation

Incorporate for investors, a label, or scale — with eyes open.

What you walk away with

Is a C-corp right for you? decision memo
Incorporation steps (state, articles, bylaws, board, shares)
Post-incorporation compliance checklist

What the agent asks you

Revenue today and goals
Plans to raise money or bring in partners
State of operation

How it runs

1Test whether an LLC or S-corp election fits better
2Choose the state
3Walk incorporation filings
4Set up compliance

Guardrails

Explains double taxation and alternatives before you commit
General information, not legal advice — review anything binding with a lawyer.
General information, not tax advice — confirm with a CPA or tax professional.
Never invents facts about you — it asks.
Never collects or stores your SSN.

Inside the package

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---
name: "create-c-corp"
version: "2.0.0"
title: "C-Corp Formation"
description: "Incorporate for investors, a label, or scale — with eyes open."
desk: "business"
category: "Legal entity"
author: "Artispreneur / ROSTR Runtime"
license: "Personal & Commercial Use License for Artists"
execution_mode: "autonomous_with_review"
inputs:
  - "Revenue today and goals"
  - "Plans to raise money or bring in partners"
  - "State of operation"
deliverables:
  - "Is a C-corp right for you? decision memo"
  - "Incorporation steps (state, articles, bylaws, board, shares)"
  - "Post-incorporation compliance checklist"
tools:
  - "create_document"
guardrails:
  - "Explains double taxation and alternatives before you commit"
  - "General information, not legal advice — review anything binding with a lawyer."
  - "General information, not tax advice — confirm with a CPA or tax professional."
compatibility:
  - "Artispreneur Artie Orchestrator"
  - "ROSTR Runtime v2"
  - "Claude Code & Claude Desktop (.claude/skills)"
  - "Cursor & Windsurf (.agents/skills)"
  - "OpenAI Agents & LangChain"
---

# C-Corp Formation

Incorporate as a C-corp, done right.

## System Overview
- **Desk Specialization:** `business`
- **Typical Runtime:** ~30 minutes
- **Execution Engine:** ROSTR Runtime / Artie Multi-Agent Ecosystem

## Verified Deliverables
- Is a C-corp right for you? decision memo
- Incorporation steps (state, articles, bylaws, board, shares)
- Post-incorporation compliance checklist

## Required Inputs
- Revenue today and goals
- Plans to raise money or bring in partners
- State of operation

## Autonomous Playbook
Goal: a clear decision, then a filing plan.
1. Ask revenue, goals (investors, label, employees), partners, state.
2. Decision memo: C-corp pros (investment-ready, stock) vs. cons (double taxation, formalities); compare with LLC and S-corp election. Recommend a CPA/lawyer review.
3. If proceeding: state choice (home state vs. Delaware trade-offs), articles of incorporation, registered agent, bylaws, initial board, share issuance, 83(b) awareness for founders with vesting.
4. Compliance: annual reports, board minutes, separate bank account, payroll if paying salaries.
5. Call create_document (type "plan"). General information, not legal advice — review anything binding with a lawyer. General information, not tax advice — confirm with a CPA or tax professional.

## Quality Guardrails & Security
- Explains double taxation and alternatives before you commit
- General information, not legal advice — review anything binding with a lawyer.
- General information, not tax advice — confirm with a CPA or tax professional.
- Never invent facts about the artist (names, credits, numbers, links).
- Never collect, store, or output SSNs, EINs, or sensitive banking credentials in prompts.
- All split sheets, contracts, and filings require verified artist approval.

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*Artispreneur Skill Specification · https://artispreneur.com/services/create-c-corp · Art Means Business.*

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