Foreign corporation
Definition
A corporation that does business in a state but is incorporated in a different state or a foreign country. A foreign corporations must file a notice of doing business in any state in which it does substantial business.
Compare to a domestic corporation, which is incorporated in the state it is doing business in.
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Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
A corporation that is incorporated under the laws of a different state or nation. In the U.S., it usually refers to an out-of-state corporation. Out-of-state corporations must file a notice of doing business in any state in which they do business.
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:16 pm