Definition
A Certificate of Authority is a state-issued approval to operate as a corporation incorporated in another state, but doing business in the new state. This is often required for larger organizations that expand to have a physical presence in places other than their original state of incorporation.
Example. ABC Charity is a Georgia nonprofit corporation, expanding activities into Tennessee, Florida, and South Carolina. ABC applies for a certificate of authority from each of the expansion states to be able to open offices for a Georgia corporation there.
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