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Knowingly Offering A False Annual Statement For Filing With The Secretary Of State Is A Felony

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The Statement of Information required pursuant to California Corporations Code Section 1502 is not required to be signed under penalty of perjury.  However, the statute does require that the corporation (not the individual...more

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Why It Is Impossible To File Articles Of Incorporation And A Statement Of Information Simultaneously And A World Without Chevron

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A California corporation begins existence upon the filing of its articles of incorporation.  Cal. Corp. Code § 200(c).  The filing of initial articles of incorporation starts a 90 day clock on the filing of the newly hatched...more

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Why No Change Is Not An Option

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California permits foreign and domestic corporations to file a statement of statement of "No Change" (Form SI 550NC) if the following three conditions are met...more

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Must A Corporation Have A Physical Location?

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Gertrude Stein's  1933  book The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas is well known.  Her 1937 sequel, Everybody's Autobiography, is not.  Despite the relative obscurity of Everybody's Autobiography, one line of the book is known...more

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A Curb on LLC Form Filing Shenanigans?

In California, all LLCs are required to periodically file a Statement of Information with the Secretary of State.  The Statement of Information is posted to the Secretary of State’s website, and can be accessed by the public...more

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Print Your Own Entity Status Letter!

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The California Secretary of State suspends or forfeits an entity for failure to file the required Statement of Information, and in the case of a domestic corporation that is an association formed to manage a common interest...more

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What Is The "Applicable Filing Period" For A Foreign Corporation?

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Section 2117 of the California Corporations Code requires every foreign corporation (other than a foreign association) that is qualified to transact intrastate business to file a statement of information.  The initial...more

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New Requirements For Corporations’ Statement Of Information

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On September 30, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 3075 (“AB 3075”) which expands the information corporations must include in the corporation’s statement of information filed with the California Secretary of State....more

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Filing Statements Of Information Online

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Last June, the California Secretary of State’s office announced bizfile California, which it described as “a new online portal to help businesses file, search, and order business records quickly and conveniently from one...more

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