Contents Chapter I Introduction; Chapter" Incorporation of a Company; • Meaning of incorporation; • Reasons for incorporation; • Various modes of incorporation; • Certificate of incorporation and its effect; Chapter III Types of Company; • Companies under the Companies Act; • Companies under the IT Act.; Chapter IV Steps to Formation of a Company; • Planning stage; • Promotional stage; • Registration of certain documents; Chapter IV Promotion of a Company; • Who is a promoter; • What is the relation between the promoter and the company?; • The fiduciary duties of the promoters; • Functions' of the promoter; • Promoter's liability; • Remuneration of the promoter; Chapter V Preliminary Contracts/ Pre-incorporation Contracts; Chapter VI How does property gets transferred from promoters to the incorporated company?; Chapter VII Tax Implications; • Tax on pre-incorporation profit; • Taxation and setting up of business; Conclusion.