Identity
Incorporation
Updated 2026-06
Incorporation is the act of registering a company so it becomes a separate legal entity, and the incorporation date is when that happened.
The incorporation date tells you how long the company has existed under that entity. A long history is reassuring but not proof of good standing, and a new entity is not a problem by itself.
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