California

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San Jose
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Fresno
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Oakland
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Anaheim

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Stockton

Chula Vista

Freemont

Modesto

Glendale

Huntington Beach

San Bernardino

Oxnard

Irvine

Garden Grove

Ontario

Oceanside

Moreno Valley

Santa Clarita

Garden Grove

Pomona

Palmdale

Torrance

Orange

Rancho Cucamonga

 

 

Here is What You Need if You Are Starting a Business In California

 

California Business License - All California Businesses  are required to obtain a California Business License. (Corporations & LLCs need it as well - A corporation filing is NOT a business license filing)

If you use a business name that another business is already using, you may be sued for damages as well as for a judgment to be enjoined from using the business name.

 

California Incorporation: Incorporate Form an LLC in California Today.

If you Incorporate your California Small Business Company with our Incorporation Service, or if you form an LLC, you can avoid personal legal and financial liability, save taxes, and protect your personal assets.  A California Business Incorporation will Help you get an inexpensive insurance for your business.

New California Corporation Questions

How do I incorporate in California?

You can incorporate or form an llc  in California - it can easily be done through our Office -
Corporation  OR  LLC   - These forms of California Business Entities are recommended to reduce taxes, obtain corporate credit, protect assets, and eliminate personal legal, civil and financial liability.  Your California Incorporation will protect your personal assets.

 
After you incorporate or form an llc
with your  small Business Company in California, your California LLC or  California corporation is subject to tax / income tax. Our  Incorporation Service will show you how to set up your small business incorporation.

 
After you incorporate your company or form an LLC and your
California llc or corporation is subject to the minimum franchise tax and any corporation 'doing business' in California is subject to the minimum franchise tax.  For example if your corporation only maintains inventory in California, your corporation would be subject to corporate income tax. Unincorporated business entities are also subject to income tax.  Note that in most cases it will not help you if you form a Nevada llc or you Incorporate in Nevada.   Businesses that form a Nevada LLC or Incorporate in Nevada benefit only if certain variables are satisfied - such as a net income of $200 or more.

Is an S California corporation subject to the minimum state tax?

 
Though, you are not liable for State Franchise Taxes till the second year of existence, you are still liable from the first year for the normal tax you need to pay for any income you made as well as state sales tax.  Thus, election S or C
California corporations are subject to the minimum state tax.  The current minimum tax is $800  for the first income year, measured for the second income year, and $800 for subsequent years. 

What forms do S corporations file?

 

  • To elect or terminate S California corporation status, you need form FTB 3560, S Corporation Election or Termination/Revocation

  • To report franchise or income tax, Form 100S, California S Corporation Franchise or Income Tax Return

  • To report shareholder's share of income and deductions, Form 100S, Schedule K-1

  • To report list of shareholders, form FTB 3830, S Corporation's List of Shareholders and Consents


How do I get tax-exempt status?
For California nonprofit corporations, you must file an  Exemption Application, and receive exempt status notification from the State Tax Board.
All
California corporations and unincorporated even if organized on a nonprofit basis, are subject to California income tax. A grant of federal exemption does not automatically exempt you from California tax. So keep in mind that a FTB 3500 should be submitted 90 days prior to the date your exempt status is needed. Learn from us.  Let us help you with your California Small Business Company.  Use our  Incorporation Service 

If you have exempt status, o you still need to file California Form 100 or Form 109 in addition to Form 199?
 

Every California organization exempt must file Form 109 if the gross income from an unrelated trade or business that exceeds $1,000.

If you California corporation is not doing business;  It still has to pay the minimum franchise tax?


If you did not make any taxable income in the first year of existence, you don't need to pay the minimum tax.  However, you still need to pay for taxes you are liable for such as the taxes you owe from any income you made the first year.  So, if your business corporation is incorporated in or is qualified to do business in California, it must file a return.  Then pay the minimum tax as described above.

How do I dissolve my California incorporation?


File dissolution article of incorporation documents with the Secretary of State. We can do it for you here. It costs the same as incorporating your small company business by filing a corporation articles with the state.

If you dissolve your California LLC or Corporation, don't forget to also obtain a Tax Clearance Certificate by filing form FTB 3555, and a Request for Tax Clearance Certificate-Corporation.   FTB 1149 Explains the entire dissolution process and includes the required filing documents. 
 

 

 INCORPORATE OR FORM AN LLC TO reduce the chances for personal liability AND DEBTS

 

Included in the  Package:

  • Business name search for availability

  • Articles of Incorporation or Articles of Organization -  prepare and file with the state.

  • Attorney review of documents (we don't provide legal advice nor your purchase includes attorney legal advice)

  • Customized corporate bylaws (no blank documents - we complete all corporate documents)

  • Blank common stock certificates (up to 10)

  • Action by Written Consent of the Incorporator

  • Unanimous Written Consent in place of the First Meeting of the Board of Directors

  • Stock Transfer Ledger

  • Minutes for Meetings of the Board of Directors

  • Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders

  • Medical Expense Plan clause in bylaws

 

Incorporate of Form an LLC.  We are the nation’s best online Incorporation or Limited Liability Company (LLC) legal document service.

We have thousands of satisfied customers for which we have prepared their corporations and LLCs, Corporation or Limited Liability Company (LLC)s.

That's because our company  is much more than just a filing service employing ordinary paralegals.  Though we are not a law firm nor we give legal advice, we employ legal document professionals to prepare and review your documents before filing your corporation or forming an llc.

We do the following: 

(1) We prepare the llc or corporate artilces.

(2) An agent notarizes your Corporation or Limited Liability Company (LLC) (if required). 

(3) Then, we file, record, and register your Corporation or Limited Liability Company (LLC), trade, or Corporation or Limited Liability Company (LLC), Corporation or Limited Liability Company (LLC) certificate with the appropriate government agency.

(4) If required, we will perform a local or state level business name search to see if your Corporation or Limited Liability Company (LLC) is available (in most cases we do the business name search anyway).

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(6) We mail you the certified  copies so you can open a bank account.  In some cases, we may fax your or scan and email you the filed, certified copies of your Corporation or Limited Liability Company (LLC) Registration Certificate.

(7) Finally, after the Corporation or Limited Liability Company (LLC) statement form is notarized, filed, mailed and legally published,