certificate of incorporation

certificate of incorporation The certificate that brings a company into existence; it is issued to the shareholders of a company by the Registrar of Companies. Until the certificate is issued, the company has no legal existence. Comparecertificate to commence business. See alsoarticles of association.

• internal control
• internal control system
• internal customer
• internal failure costs
• internal growth
• internal marketing
• internal rate of return
• Internal Revenue Code
• Internal Revenue Service
• internal supplier
• internal user
• International Accounting Standard
• INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
• International Accounting Standards Board
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• international banking facility
• International Business Reply Service
• International Capital Market Association
• International Chamber of Commerce
• international commodity agreements
• International Development Association
• international division
• International Financial Reporting Standard
• INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS
• International Fund for Agricultural Development