Corp.
Business & Finance abbreviation · Company Type
| Stands for | Corporation |
|---|---|
| Categories | Business & Finance |
Corp. stands for Corporation, a company type abbreviation.
Abbreviation of corporation, a company incorporated under state or national law with a legal identity separate from its owners, limited shareholder liability and perpetual existence. In the US it is an accepted alternative to Inc. in a corporation's legal name.
Example: Microsoft Corporation is often shortened to Microsoft Corp. in news headlines and stock listings.
Usage notes
There is no legal difference between a US company named "Corp." and one named "Inc."; the choice is a matter of style when the company is formed. US corporations are taxed as C corporations unless they elect S corporation status. Many Japanese kabushiki kaisha use "Corporation" in their English names, such as Sony Group Corporation.
Related abbreviations
More company type abbreviations
- CIC – Community interest company
- Cie – Compagnie (company)
- CIO – Charitable incorporated organisation
- Co-op – Cooperative
- Co. – Company
- Co., Ltd. – Company limited
- d.o.o. – Društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću (limited liability company)
- DBA – Doing business as
- e.V. – Eingetragener Verein (registered association)
- FZCO – Free zone company
- FZE – Free zone establishment
- GK – Gōdō kaisha (limited liability company)