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In today's business environment, it is more important than ever to protect yourself and your personal assets. If your music business is not a corporation or LLC, then your home, cars, personal savings and investments are all at risk and could be used to satisfy any lawsuits, debt or liability incurred by the business. In addition to protecting your assets, incorporation also saves you thousands of dollars in taxes and deductions.

Alabama Secretary of State http://www.sos.state.al.us/index.cfm	P.O. BOX 5616, MONTGOMERY, AL 36103 USA Tel 334-242-5324
Alaska Department of Community and Business Development http://www.dced.state.ak.us/	P.O. BOX 110807, JUNEAU, AK 99811 USA Tel 907-465-2521
Arizona Secretary of State http://www.sos.state.az.us/	1700 W. WASHINGTON, 7TH FLOOR, PHOENIX, AZ 85007 USA Tel 602-542-4285
Arkansas Secretary of State http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/	STATE CAPITOL, ROOM 256, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201 USA Tel 501-682-1010Email: General_info@sosmail.state.ar.us
California Secretary of State http://www.ss.ca.gov/	1500 11TH ST., SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 USA Tel 916-653-6814
Colorado Secretary of State http://www.sos.state.co.us/	1560 BROADWAY, SUITE 200, DENVER, CO 80202 USA Tel 303-894-2200
Connecticut Secretary of State http://www.sots.state.ct.us/	30 TRINITY ST., HARTFORD, CT 06106 USA Tel 860-509-6002
Delaware Secretary of State http://www.state.de.us/sos/	401 FEDERAL ST., SUITE 3, DOVER, DE 19901 USA Tel 302-739-4111
Florida Department of State http://www.dos.state.fl.us/doc/	DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS, 409 E. GAINES ST., TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399 USA Tel 800-755-5111
Georgia Secretary of State http://www.sos.state.ga.us/	2 MLK JR. DR. SE, SUITE 1104, WEST TOWER, ATLANTA, GA 30334 USA Tel 404-656-2871
Hawaii State Government http://www.hawaii.gov/portal/	STATE CAPITOL, HONOLULU, HI 96813 USA Tel 808-586-0034
Idaho Secretary of State http://www.idsos.state.id.us/	700 W. JEFFERSON #203, BOISE, ID 83720 USA Tel 208-334-2300
Illinois Secretary of State http://www.sos.state.il.us/	213 STATE CAPITOL, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62706 USA Tel 800-252-8980
Indiana Secretary of State http://www.in.gov/sos/	BUSINESS SERVICES DIVISION, 302 W. WASHINGTON ST., INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204 USA Tel 317-232-6576
Iowa Secretary of State http://www.sos.state.ia.us/	FIRST FLOOR, LUCAS BLDG., 321 E. 12TH ST., DES MOINES, IA 50319 USA Tel 515-281-5204, Fax 515-242-5953
Kansas Secretary of State http://www.kssos.org/	MEMORIAL HALL, 1ST FLOOR, 120 SW 10TH AVE., TOPEKA, KS 66612 USA Tel 785-296-4564
Kentucky Secretary of State http://www.kysos.com/	700 CAPITAL AVE., SUITE 152, FRANKFORT, KY 40601 USA Tel 502-564-3490, Fax 502-564-5687 Email: Corporate@mail.sos.state.ky.us
Louisiana Secretary of State http://www.sec.state.la.us/	P.O. BOX 94125, BATON ROUGE, LA 70804 USA Tel 225-925-4704Email: commercial@sos.louisiana.gov
Maine Secretary of State http://www.state.me.us/sos/	101 STATE HOUSE STATION, AUGUSTA, ME 04333 USA Tel 207-624-7736
Maryland State Department http://www.dat.state.md.us/	301 W. PRESTON ST., BALTIMORE, MD 21201 USA Tel 410-767-1184
Massachusetts Secretary of State http://www.sec.state.ma.us/	STATE HOUSE, ROOM 337, BOSTON, MA 02133 USA Tel 617-727-7030Email: cis@sec.state.ma.us
Michigan Secretary of State http://www.michigan.gov/sos	LANSING, MI 48918 USA Tel 517-373-2520
Minnesota Secretary of State http://www.sos.state.mn.us/	180 STATE OFFICE BLDG., 100 REV. DR. MARTIN KING JR. BLVD., ST. PAUL, MN 55155 USA Tel 651-296-2803, Fax 651-297-7067 Email: public.information@state.mn.us
Mississippi Secretary of State http://www.sos.state.ms.us/	P.O. BOX 136, JACKSON, MS 39205 USA Tel 800-256-3494, Fax 601-359-1499
Missouri Secretary of State http://www.sos.mo.gov/	P.O. BOX 778, JEFFERSON CITY, MO 65102 USA Tel 573-751-4153, Fax 573-751-5841
Montana Secretary of State http://sos.state.mt.us/css/index.asp	P.O. BOX 202801, HELENA, MT 59620 USA Tel 406-444-3665, Fax 406-444-3976 Email: sos@state.mt.us
Nebraska Secretary of State http://www.sos.state.ne.us/	P.O. BOX 94608, LINCOLN, NE 68509 USA Tel 402-471-4079, Fax 402-471-3666 Email: corp01@nol.org
Nevada Secretary of State http://sos.state.nv.us/	202 N. CARSON ST., CARSON CITY, NV 89701 USA Tel 775-684-5708
New Hampshire Secretary of State http://www.sos.nh.gov/	CORPORATION DIVISION, 107 N. MAIN ST., CONCORD, NH 03301 USA Tel 603-271-3246Email: corporate@sos.state.nh.us
New Jersey State http://www.state.nj.us/	P.O. BOX 308, 225 W. STATE ST., TRENTON, NJ 08625 USA Tel 609-292-9292

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