Last summer, I noted that the California Secretary of State's form of certificate of cancellation for limited partnerships required the statement that upon filing a certificate of cancellation, a limited partnership's powers,...more
Sometimes people get confused and will file a certificate of cancellation or dissolution with the California Secretary of State when the entity has not dissolved, much less completely wound up its affairs. The challenge then...more
In June 2017, the California Secretary of State announced the debut of Bizfile, an online portal to help businesses file, search, and order business records quickly and conveniently from one webpage. Over the last year, the...more
Marlene Dietrich reportedly said "When you're dead, you're dead, thats it." At one time, that was true of limited liability companies formed under California's Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. ...more
Unsuccessful corporations often fall into an eternal desuetude. Having nothing, no one wants to pay the Secretary of State to complete their dissolution. Because they don’t file the required annual lists and pay the annual...more