List of legal entity types by country


A business entity is an entity that is formed and administered as per corporate law in order to engage in business activities, charitable work, or other activities allowable. Most often, business entities are formed to sell a product or a service. There are many types of business entities defined in the legal systems of various countries. These include corporations, cooperatives, partnerships, sole traders, limited liability companies and other specifically permitted and labelled types of entities. The specific rules vary by country and by state or province. Some of these types are listed below, by country. For guidance, approximate equivalents in the company law of English-speaking countries are given in most cases, for example:
However, the regulations governing particular types of entities, even those described as roughly equivalent, differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. When creating or restructuring a business, the legal responsibilities will depend on the type of business entity chosen.

Albania

Foreign and domestic investors have a range of opportunities to organize their business in Albania. They can either establish and register a business organization or establish and register a branch or representative office. The registration of foreign entities, since 1 September 2007, had been carried out at the National Registration Center, which aimed to implement the "one stop shop" system. Law No. 131/2015 dated 26 November 2015 made possible the creation of the National Business Center, whose purpose was to simplify the procedures of doing business in the country by enabling registration and licensing procedures in a single institution. As a result, the National Registration Center and the National Licensing Center were abolished.
See also

Belarus

[Belgium]

, French or German names may be used.
DutchFrenchApproximate explanation
private stichtingfondation privéePrivate foundation
stichting van openbaar nutfondation d'utilité publiquePublic foundation
economisch samenwerkingsverband groupement d'intérêt économique Economic interest grouping
stille handelsvennootschapsociété internecontractual joint venture
tijdelijke handelsvennootschapsociété momentanéeequity joint venture
vereniging zonder winstoogmerk association sans but lucratif German: Vereinigung ohne Gewinnerzielungsabsicht
Nonprofit association
vereniging in deelnemingsociété en participation Equity partnership
feitelijke verenigingsociété de faitDe facto partnership, partnership by estoppel
eenmanszaakentreprise individuelleSole trader, sole proprietorship
vennootschap onder firma société en nom collectif General partnership
gewone commanditaire vennootschap société en commandite simple Limited partnership
commanditaire vennootschap op aandelen société en commandite par actions Publicly traded partnership
besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid société privée à responsabilité limitée Private limited company
eenpersoons besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid société privée à responsabilité limitée unipersonnelle single member limited company
Naamloze vennootschap societé anonyme Public limited company
coöperatieve vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid société coopérative à responsabilité limitée Limited liability cooperative
coöperatieve vennootschap met onbeperkte aansprakelijkheid société coopérative à responsabilité illimitée Unlimited liability cooperative

Bosnia and Herzegovina

There are three main types of business entity in Brunei, namely sole proprietorship, partnership and company.
A private company contains the term "Sendirian Berhad" or "Sdn. Bhd." as part of its name; for a public company "Berhad" or "Bhd." is used.

Bulgaria

In Canada entities can be incorporated under either federal or provincial law.
The word or expression "Limited", Limitée, "Incorporated", Incorporée, "Corporation" or Société par actions de régime fédéral or the corresponding abbreviation "Ltd.", Ltée, "Inc.", "Corp." or S.A.R.F. forms part of the name of every entity incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act. ≈ Ltd. or Plc
As an exception, entities registered prior to 1985 may continue to be designated Société commerciale canadienne or by the abbreviation S.C.C.
Under the Canada Cooperatives Act, a co-operative must have the word "cooperative", "co-operative", "coop", "co-op", coopérative, "united" or "pool", or another grammatical form of any of those words, as part of its name.
Unlike in many other Western countries, Canadian businesses generally only have one form of incorporation available. Unlimited liability corporations can be formed in Alberta "AULC", British Columbia "BCULC" and Nova Scotia "NSULC". The aforementioned unlimited liability corporations are generally not used as operating business structures, but are instead used to create favorable tax positions for either Americans investing in Canada or vice versa. For U.S. tax purposes the ULC is classified as a disregarded entity.
Rather, Canadian businesses are generally formed under one of the following structures:
Types of legal person business entities:
Types of natural person business entities:
Non-profit:
An SE or SCE may be created by registration in any of the EU/EEA member states and may relocate its registered office to any other member state with minimal formalities.

Finland

;General economic entities
The abbreviations are usually in Finnish, but Swedish names may also be used either as is or in combination with Finnish, e.g. Oy Yritys Ab.
;Non-profit entities
;For-profit entities of public law
;Economic entities for special purpose
;Real estate law corporations
In the corporations of real estate law, the ownership or membership may be vested either in the real property or in a legal or natural person, depending on the corporation type. In many cases, the membership or ownership of such corporation is obligatory for a person or property that fulfils the legal requirements for membership or wishes to engage in certain activities.
In addition to native types, European Union types are implemented:
In Hungary, business entities are mainly regulated by the Companies Act of 2006, the Companies Registration Act of 2006 and the new Civil Code of 2013. All companies are required to indicate their type in their name.
NameTypeNotes
e.v. sole tradermust be a natural person
e.c. sole venturea company registered by and consisting of one sole trader
bt. limited partnershiprequires one general partner with unlimited liability and one or more members with limited liability
kkt. general partnershipall members have unlimited liability
kft. limited liability companycompany without stocks, the most common company type in Hungary
kht. community interest companyabolished in 2009, must operate as nonprofit company instead
kv. joint ventureabolished in 2006
rt. joint-stock companyreplaced by Zrt. and Nyrt. in 2006
Nyrt. public limited companymust be listed on a stock exchange
Zrt. privately held companynot listed on stock exchange, otherwise the same as Nyrt.
szöv. cooperative
egyesülésnational version of European Economic Interest Grouping

Iceland

India

Most of the legal entity types are regulated in a modified version of the original version of the Dutch Burgerlijk Wetboek.
Situation in Ireland is similar to [|United Kingdom] below, though without the class Community Interest Company. There were two forms of Company Limited by Guarantee, but only the form without a share capital is now used. Irish names may also be used, such as cpt for plc, and Teo for Ltd.
Business corporations are referred to as kaisha and are formed under the Companies Act of 2005. There are currently 4 types and each of them has legal personality:
Partnerships are referred to as kumiai. Each of these 4 types has no legal personality though other corporations, which include "kumiai" in their name, have:
South Korea's legal entity types are a remnant from Japanese occupation.
  1. S.N.C.: General partnership
  2. S.C.S.: Partnership in commendam
;Business entities according to the "Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles"
Note: Any of these entities can be incorporated as a "Capital Variable" entity, in which case has to add the "de C.V." sufix to its company name. Example: "S.A. de C.V.", "S. de R.L. de C.V."
;Business entities according to the "Ley del Mercado de Valores"
one of above mentioned form, as such it is registered in the Central Register of Companies. This form is a little bit specific and was created for companies that are domiciled registered in other countries and have its part in Montenegro.

Morocco

Companies are registered on the Companies Register and with a regional Chamber of Commerce.

New Zealand

The Commercial Code establishes the following types of companies:
There are three main forms of business:
Sole Proprietorship
Partnership
Company
In a sole proprietorship, an individual on his/her own account carries out the business or profession. No formal procedure or formality is required for setting up a sole proprietary concern.
A partnership is a business relationship entered into by a formal agreement between two or more persons or corporations carrying on a business in common. The capital for a partnership is provided by the partners who are liable for the total debts of the firms and who share the profits and losses of the business concern according to the terms of the partnership agreement.
Partnerships are generally limited in size to twenty partners. The interest of a partner is transferable only with the prior consent of the other partner. However, a partner's right to a share of the partnership income may be received in trust for another person.
For taxation purposes, partnerships are classified into:
Registered Firms
Unregistered Firms
The income of the registered firm is subject to Super Tax before distribution to the partners. Also the individual income of the partners is subject to income tax at the usual rates.
For unregistered firms, income tax is levied on the firm's income and the partners are not liable to pay tax on the shares of profit received from the unregistered firm.
A company is a legal entity formed under the Companies Ordinance, 1984. It can have share capital or can be formed without share capital.
A company having share capital may be formed as:
A company limited by shares.
A company limited by guarantee.
An unlimited company.
The liability of its members is limited to the extent of their shares in the paid-up capital of the company. These companies may further be classified as public limited and private limited companies.
Restricts the right to transfer its shares;
Limits the number of its members to fifty; and;
Prohibits any invitation to the public to subscribe for shares or debentures of the company.
A private limited company is required to use the words " Limited" as the last words of its name.
Means a company having the liability of its members limited by memorandum to such amounts as the members may respectively undertake to contribute to the capital of the company in the event of its winding up. A company limited by guarantee is usually formed on a 'non profit basis'. Companies limited by guarantee use the words Limited" as the last words of their n
Unlimited Company
Means a company having unlimited liability of its members

Peru

Older forms
References: Commercial Companies Code of 15 September 2000 ; Civil Code of 23 April 1964 ; Law on Cooperatives of 16 September 1982

Portugal

Societăți comerciale, abbreviated SC :
  1. Societăți de persoane '
  2. * Societatea în nume colectiv, abbreviated SNC
  3. * Societatea în comandită simplă, abbreviated SCS
  4. Societăți de capitaluri
  5. * Societatea în comandită pe acțiuni, abbreviated SCA
  6. * Societatea pe acțiuni, abbreviated SA
  7. Societăți hibride '
  8. * Societate cu răspundere limitată, abbreviated SRL
  9. * Societatea cu răspundere limitată cu proprietar unic, abbreviated SRL cu proprietar unic
  10. S.A. : ≈ plc
  11. S.C.A. : limited partnership with shares
  12. S.C.S. : ≈ limited partnership
  13. S.N.C. : ≈ general partnership
  14. S.R.L. : ≈ Ltd.
  15. PFA : ≈ self-employed Sole Proprietorship
  16. O.N.G. : ≈ Non-state pension fund
limited liability company "societate cu raspundere limitata" ;
joint stock company "societate pe actiuni" ;

Russia

Private Limited Company, Sole Proprietorship and Partnership are the predominant types of business found in Singapore.
According to Code of Obligations
According to the Commercial Code
Şahıs şirketleri ≈ Partnerships
Sermaye şirketleri ≈ Companies
According to the Capital Markets Act
According to the Cooperatives Act
Other entitites:
Company formation is regulated by the Ukrainian Civil Code and Commercial Code, Law of Commercial companies, Law of stock companies, law and order.

United Kingdom

In the United States, most businesses are incorporated under the law of a particular state. The federal government does not generally incorporate entities, with a few narrow exceptions.

Tax classifications

For federal tax purposes, the Internal Revenue Service has separate entity classification rules. Under the tax rules, an entity may be classified as a corporation, a partnership, a cooperative or a disregarded entity. A corporation may be taxed as either a C corporation or elect to be treated as a Subchapter S corporation. A disregarded entity has one owner that is not recognized for tax purposes as an entity separate from its owner. Types of disregarded entities include single-member LLCs; qualified sub-chapter S subsidiaries and qualified real estate investment trust subsidiaries. A disregarded entity's transparent tax status does not affect its status under state law. For example, for federal tax purposes, a sole-member LLC is disregarded, so that all its assets and liabilities are treated as owned by its single member. But under state law, an SMLLC can contract in its own name and its owner is generally not personally liable for the debts and obligations of the entity. To be recognized as a Cooperative for tax purposes Cooperatives must follow certain rules under Sub Chapter T of the Internal Revenue Code.

Federally incorporated

Of the few types of companies that may exist under a federally issued charter, the bulk are banks, credit unions, and similar depository institutions. Such institutions are distinguished from state-chartered banks by including a key word in their formal names. For a bank, the key word is "national". A bank chartered by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency must have the word "national" in its name. A bank chartered by a state cannot have "national" in its name.
For a savings bank or credit union, the key word is "federal", and the same rules apply; a federally chartered savings bank or credit union must have the word "federal" in its name, while a state chartered savings bank or credit union cannot have "federal" in its name.
Many federal governmental units are specially formed public corporations, while some private organizations have received a charter from Congress.

State, territory or commonwealth incorporated

The following are the main business designations and types:
Required designations for corporations, by U.S. state, territory or commonwealth:
State, territory or commonwealthRequired in corporation nameAuthority
Alabama"corporation", or "incorporated", or an abbreviation of one of such words, or if a banking corporation the words "bank", "banking", or "bankers"§ 10-2B-4.01 Code of Alabama 1975
Alaska"corporation", "company", "incorporated", or "limited", or an abbreviation of one of these words; may not contain the word "city", "borough", or "village" or otherwise imply that the corporation is a municipality.§ 10.06.105 and, Alaska Corporations Code
Arizona"association", "bank", "company", "corporation", "limited" or "incorporated" or an abbreviation of one of these words or the equivalent in a foreign language. Corporation may not use "bank", "deposit", "credit union", "trust" or "trust company" unless it also has a license to operate one. May not use "limited liability company" or "limited company" or the abbreviations "L.L.C.", "L.C.", "LLC", or "LC"§ 10-401 Arizona Revised Statutes
Arkansas"Corporation", "Company", or "Incorporated", "Limited" or shall contain an abbreviation of one of those words; but the name may not end with the word "Company" nor the abbreviation "Co." if the final word or abbreviation is immediately preceded by "and" or any symbol for "and"§ 4-26-401, Arkansas Code
California"corporation", "incorporated" or "limited" or an abbreviation of one of such words is required and for a statutory close corporations for corporate provisions to apply. May not contain "bank", "trust", "trustee" or "credit union" unless approved by the Commissioner of Financial Institutions.§ 202, California Corporations Code
Colorado"corporation", "incorporated", "company", "limited", "corp.", inc.", "co." or "ltd"; If the corporation is a professional corporation, it must contain the term or abbreviation "professional corporation", "p.c.", or "pc".§ 7-90-601, Colorado Revised Statutes
Connecticut"corporation", "incorporated", "company", "Societa per Azioni" or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", "S.p.A." or "ltd."§ 33-655 General Statutes of Connecticut
Delaware"association", "company", "corporation", "club", "foundation", "fund", "incorporated", "institute", "society", "union", "syndicate", or "limited",, or words of like import of foreign countries or jurisdictions Title 8, § 102, Delaware Code
District of Columbia"corporation", "company", "incorporated", or "limited", or shall contain an abbreviation of 1 of such words§ 29-101.08 District of Columbia Official Code
Florida"corporation", "company", or "incorporated" or the abbreviation "Corp.", "Inc.", or "Co.", or the designation "Corp", "Inc", or "Co"§ 607.0401 Florida Statutes
Georgia'corporation,' 'incorporated,' 'company,' or 'limited,' or the abbreviation 'corp.,' 'inc.,' 'co.,' or 'ltd.,' or words or abbreviations of like import in another language; must not be longer than 80 charactersO.C.G.A. § 14-2-401
Guam"corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd.", or words or abbreviations of like import in another language; if the word "company" or its abbreviation is used, it shall not be immediately preceded by the word "and" or an abbreviation or symbol representing the word "and."Title 18, § 2110, Guam Code Annotated
Hawaii"corporation", "incorporated", or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", or "ltd."§ 414-51 Hawaii Revised Statutes
Idaho"corporation", "incorporated", "company", "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd.", or words or abbreviations of like import in another language; provided however, that if the word "company" or its abbreviation is used it shall not be immediately preceded by the word "and" or by an abbreviation of or symbol representing the word "and"§ 30-1-401 Idaho Statutes
Illinois"corporation", "company", "incorporated", or "limited", or an abbreviation of one of such words805 ILCS 5/4.05 Illinois Compiled Statutes
Indiana"corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd.", or words or abbreviations of like import in another language§ 23-1-23-1 Indiana Code
Iowa"corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd.", or words or abbreviations of like import in another language§ 490.401 Iowa Acts
Kansas "association", "church", "college", "company", "corporation", "club", "foundation", "fund", "incorporated", "institute", "society", "union", "university", "syndicate" or "limited", or one of the abbreviations "co.", "corp.", "inc.", "ltd.", or words or abbreviations of like import in other languages if they are written in Roman characters or letters§ 17-6002 Kansas Statutes
Kentucky"corporation", "incorporated" or the abbreviation "Inc.", or the word "company" or the abbreviation "Co."; but if the word "company" or the abbreviation "Co." is used, it may not be immediately preceded by the word "and" or the abbreviation "&."§ 273.177 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Louisiana "Corporation", "Incorporated" or "Limited", or the abbreviation of any of those words, or may contain instead the word "Company" or the abbreviation "Co." if the latter word or abbreviation is not immediately preceded by the word "and" or the symbol "&". No corporate name shall contain the phrase "doing business as" or the abbreviation "d/b/a". Only a bank or bank holding company is allowed to use any of "bank", "banker", "banking", "savings", "safe deposit", "trust", "trustee", "building and loan", "homestead", "credit union", "insurance", "casualty", "redevelopment corporation", or "electric cooperative".§ 12:23 Louisiana Revised Statutes
Mainewords or abbreviations of words that describe the nature of the entity, including "professional association", "corporation", "company", "incorporated", "chartered", "limited", "limited partnership", "limited liability company", "professional limited liability company", "limited liability partnership", "registered limited liability partnership", "service corporation" or "professional corporation"; beginning July 1, 2007, may also include "limited liability limited partnership"for business corporations: Title 13-C § 401 Maine Revised Statutes; for non-profit corporations: Title 13-B § 301-A Maine Revised Statutes
MarylandFor Corporations: "Company", if it is not preceded by the word "and" or a symbol for the word "and"; "Corporation", "Incorporated" or "Limited" or abbreviations; for Limited liability companies: "limited liability company", "L.L.C.", "LLC", "L.C.", or "LC"; for Limited liability partnerships: "limited liability partnership", "L.L.P." or "LLP"; for Limited partnerships: "limited partnership", "L.P.", or "LP"; for Limited liability limited partnerships: "limited liability limited partnership", "L.L.L.P.", or "LLLP"; for Professional corporations: "chartered", "chtd.", "professional association", "P.A.", "professional corporation", or "P.C."Maryland Code – Corporations and Associations § 1-502
Massachusetts"any name which, in the judgment of the secretary, indicates that it is a corporation"General Laws Of Massachusetts – Chapter 155: Section 9
Michigan"corporation", "company", "incorporated", or "limited" or shall contain 1 of the following abbreviations, corp., co., inc., or ltd.Act 284 of 1972 Section 450.1211 Michigan Business Corporation Act
Minnesotanonprofit corporations are not required to use any of these words; for business corporations, they must use "corporation", "incorporated", or "limited", or shall contain an abbreviation of one or more of these words, or the word "company" or the abbreviation "Co." if that word or abbreviation is not immediately preceded by the word "and" or the character "&"Chapter 302A, Section 302A.115 Minnesota Statutes ; Chapter 317A, Section 317A.115 Minnesota Statutes
Mississippi"corporation", "incorporated", "company" or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co." or "ltd." or words or abbreviations of like import in another language§ 79-4-4.01 Mississippi code
Missouri"corporation", "company", "incorporated", or "limited", or shall end with an abbreviation of one of said words
Chapter 351 Section 351.110 Missouri Revised Statutes
Montana"corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited"; the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd."; or words or abbreviations of similar meaning in another language35-1-308 Montana Code Annotated
Nebraskacorporation, incorporated, company, or limited, or the abbreviation corp., inc., co., or ltd., or words or abbreviations of like import in another language, except that a corporation organized to conduct a banking business under the Nebraska Banking Act may use a name which includes the word bank without using any such words or abbreviationsSection 21-2028 State of Nebraska Statutes
NevadaNo specific requirements stated except that a name appearing to be that of a natural person and containing a given name or initials must not be used as a corporate name except with an additional word or words such as "Incorporated", "Limited", "Inc.", "Ltd.", "Company", "Co.", "Corporation", "Corp.", or other word which identifies it as not being a natural person78.035 Nevada Revised Statutes
New HampshireContain the word "corporation", "incorporated", or "limited" or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", or "ltd."New Hampshire Revised Statutes – Title XXVII; Section 293-A:4.01 for business corporations
New JerseyShall contain the word "corporation", "company", "incorporated", or shall contain an abbreviation of one of those words, or shall include the abbreviation Ltd.New Jersey Statutes 14A:2-2
New Mexicocontain the separate word "corporation", "company", "incorporated" or "limited" or shall contain a separate abbreviation of one of these wordsNew Mexico Statutes Unannotated 53-11-7
New YorkShall contain the word "corporation", "incorporated" or "limited", or an abbreviation of one of such words; there is also a long list of words a business corporation is not allowed to use without additional approval from other agencies including "board of trade", "state police", "urban development", "chamber of commerce", "state trooper", "urban relocation", "community renewal", "tenant relocation", "acceptance", "endowment", "loan", "annuity", "fidelity", "mortgage", "assurance", "finance", "savings" and many othersNew York State Consolidated Laws, Business Corporations Law § 301; Not-For-Profit Corporations Law, § 301
North Carolinaa corporation must contain the word "corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd."; a limited liability company must contain the words "limited liability company" or the abbreviation "L.L.C." or "LLC", or the combination "ltd. liability co.", "limited liability co.", or "ltd. liability company"; a limited partnership that is not a limited liability limited partnership must contain the words "limited partnership", the abbreviation "L.P." or "LP", or the combination "ltd. partnership"; a limited liability limited partnership must contain the words "registered limited liability limited partnership" or "limited liability limited partnership" or the abbreviation "L.L.L.P.", "R.L.L.L.P.", "LLLP", or "RLLLP"; a registered limited liability partnership's name must contain the words "registered limited liability partnership" or "limited liability partnership" or the abbreviation "L.L.P.", "R.L.L.P.", "LLP" or "RLLP".North Carolina General Statutes § 55D‑20
North Dakotamust contain the word "company", "corporation", "incorporated", "limited", or an abbreviation of one or more of these words; may not contain the words "limited liability company", "limited partnership", "limited liability partnership", "limited liability limited partnership", or any abbreviation of these words.North Dakota century Code 10-19.1-13
OhioIt shall end with or include the word or abbreviation "company", "co.", "corporation", "corp.", "incorporated", or "inc."Ohio Revised Code § 1701.05
OklahomaThe name of the corporation which shall contain one of the words "association", "company", "corporation", "club", "foundation", "fund", "incorporated", "institute", "society", "union", "syndicate", or "limited" or abbreviations thereof, with or without punctuationOklahoma Statutes § 18-1006
OregonFor private corporations it shall contain one or more of the words "corporation", "incorporated", "company" or "limited" or an abbreviation of one or more of those words; shall not contain the word "cooperative." For non-profit corporations there is no specific requirement except the name cannot imply a purpose not dictated in its articles of incorporation and cannot contain the word "cooperative" or the phrase "limited partnership."Oregon Revised Statutes 60.094 for Private Corporations; ORS 65.094 for Non-Profit corporations
PennsylvaniaCorporation, Corp., Company, Co., Incorporated, Inc., Limited, Ltd., Association., Fund., Syndicate or words or abbreviations of like import in languages other than EnglishPennsylvania Code, Chapter 19, § 23.3
Puerto RicoCorporation, Corp. or Inc., or words or abbreviations of like import in other languages, provided they are written in roman letters or charactersTitle 14, Subtitle 4, § 2602, Laws of Puerto Rico.
Rhode Island"corporation", "company", "incorporated", or "limited", or an abbreviation of one of these wordsRhode Island General Laws § 7-1.2-401
South Carolina"corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited", the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd.", or words or abbreviations of like import in another languageSouth Carolina Code of Laws Section 33-4-101
South Dakotacorporation, incorporated, company, or limited, or the abbreviation, corp., inc., co., or ltd., or terms or abbreviations of like import in another languageSouth Dakota Codified Laws 47-1A-401
Tennessee"corporation", "incorporated", "company", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or words or abbreviations of like import in another language ; existing corporations which were formed using only "limited" or "ltd" are not required to change their name§ 48-14-101 Tennessee Code
Texas"company", "corporation", "incorporated", or "limited", or an abbreviation of one of those words.Texas Business Organizations Code § 5.054
U.S. Virgin Islandsname shall be such as to indicate that it is a corporation as distinguished from a natural person or partnership.Title Thirteen, § 2, Virgin Islands Code
Utah"corporation", "incorporated", "company"; the abbreviation: "corp.", "inc." or "co." or words or abbreviations of like import to the words or abbreviations listed in another language; without the written consent of the United States Olympic Committee, may not contain the words "Olympic", "Olympiad", or "Citius Altius Fortius"; without the written consent of the Division of Consumer Protection may not contain the words "university", "college" or "institute"§ 16-10a-401 Utah Code
Vermont"corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd.", or words or abbreviations of like import in another language; shall not have the word "cooperative" or any abbreviation thereof as part of its name unless the corporation is a worker cooperative corporationTitle 11A, § 4.01 Vermont Statutes
Virginia"corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd."§ 13.1-630. Code of Virginia
Washington"corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd."; must not include "Bank", "banking", "banker", "trust", "cooperative", or any combination of the words "industrial" and "loan", or any combination of any two or more of the words "building", "savings", "loan", "home", "association", and "society"§ 23B.04.010 Revised Code of Washington
West Virginia"corporation", "incorporated", "company" or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co." or "ltd.", or words or abbreviations of like import in another language§ 31D-4-401 West Virginia Code
Wisconsin"corporation", "incorporated", "company" or "limited" or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co." or "ltd." or words or abbreviations of like import in another language§ 180.0401 Wisconsin Statutes and § 181.0401 Wisconsin Statutes
WyomingUnclear; apparently any of "corporation", "company", "incorporated", and probably the usual abbreviations of "Corp." "Co." and "Inc."§ 17-16-401 Wyoming Statutes

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