| Overview: |
- Start A Business.com can incorporate your business
in California.
Start A Business.com will provide a preliminary name
check to help ensure that your company name is available
in California,
and will clear up to 3 potential names for you to
select from. Once this is completed, we will prepare
and file your articles of incorporation with the California
state government in a quick and efficient manner.
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| Corporate
Names: |
- There is no statutory requirement for a corporate
ending. However, the name of a person may not be used
as a corporate name without the addition thereto of
a corporate ending or some other word or words which
show that the name is not that of an individual alone.
- For a Limited Liability Company, company names must
end with the words "LLC" or "Limited
Liability Company". Do not enter periods between
the letters in "LLC". The words "Limited"
and "Company" may be abbreviated to "Ltd."
and "Co." respectively. The name cannot
be the same as or deceptively similar to the corporate
name of a domestic corporation or a foreign qualified
corporation.
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| Director
/ Member Information: |
- Minimum Number of Directors: 3 unless fewer shareholders
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| Registered
Agent Information: |
- Start A Business.com can act as your Registered
Agent in the state of California.
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| Tax
Information: |
| TAX |
BIENNIAL
STATEMENT OF DOMESTIC CORPORATION |
| FORMS
AVAILABILITY |
DOMESTIC
ONLY
Secretary of State mails prestencilled forms to
"mailing address" 3 months before the
due date. |
| DUE
DATE |
For existing
entities formed prior to January 1, 2000- return
must be received by state by Anniversary Month of
Incorporation and the immediate preceding 5 calendar
months. Entities formed after December 31,
1999 the first Biennial return due based upon month
of incorporation- Jan., March, May, July, Sept.
& Nov.- odd years; and entities incorporated
in Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct. & Dec.- even
years. |
| DEPARTMENT |
Secretary
of State
P.O. Box 944230
Sacramento, CA 94244-0230
(916) 653-3537 |
| TAX
RATE/FEES |
Filing
Fee - $20. Failure to file will result in
a $250 penalty. |
| TAX |
BIENNIAL
STATEMENT OF FOREIGN CORPORATION |
| FORMS
AVAILABILITY |
FOREIGN
ONLY
Secretary of State mails prestencilled forms to
"mailing address" of corporation 60 days
before due date. |
| DUE
DATE |
For existing
entities formed prior to January 1, 2000- return
must be received by state by Anniversary Month of
Qualification and the immediate preceding 5 calendar
months. Entities formed after December 31,
1999 the first Biennial return due based upon month
of Qualification- Jan., March, May, July, Sept.
& Nov.- odd years; and entities qualified in
Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct. & Dec.- even years. |
| DEPARTMENT |
Secretary
of State
P.O. Box 944230
Sacramento, CA 94244-2300
(916) 653-3537 |
| TAX
RATE/FEES |
Filing
Fee - $20. Failure to file will result in a $250
penalty. |
| TAX |
CORPORATION FRANCHISE
OR INCOME TAX RETURN & DECLARATION OF ESTIMATED
TAX
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| FORMS
AVAILABILITY |
Franchise
Tax Board mails forms to "mailing address"
of corporation. |
| DUE
DATE |
March
15th or 15th day of the 3rd month following the
close of fiscal year. |
| DEPARTMENT |
Franchise
Tax Board
P.O. Box 942857
Sacramento, CA 94257-0500
(916) 369-0500 |
| TAX
RATE/FEES |
Tax rate
of 8.84%(effective for tax yrs. starting after 12-31-96;
was 9.3%) is imposed as a franchise tax on
corporations doing business in CA an as a corporate
income tax on the Calif.-source income of corporations
not doing intrastate business in CA. Minimum
tax applies for franchise tax, but not for corporate
income tax, purposes. Minimum tax is $800 ($600,
for income yrs. starting after 12-31-96, for qualified
new corporations with annual gross receipts less
than $1 million and tax otherwise not over $800).
If estimate not over $800, pay in full by 15th of
4th mo. If over $800, pay in four equal qtrs. (15th
of 4th, 6th, 9th and 12th months). If meeting requirements
later, prorate payments over remaining qtrs. |
| TAX |
BIENNIAL
STATEMENT OF DOMESTIC & FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY |
| FORMS
AVAILABILITY |
FOREIGN
ONLY
Secretary of State mails prestencilled forms to
"mailing address" of corporation 60 days
before due date. |
| DUE
DATE |
For existing
entities formed prior to January 1, 2000- return
must be received by state by Anniversary Month of
Formation/Registration and the immediate preceding
5 calendar months. Entities formed/registered
after December 31, 1999 the first Biennial return
due based upon month of Formation/Registration-
Jan., March, May, July, Sept. & Nov.- odd years;
and entities formed/registered in Feb., April, June,
Aug., Oct. & Dec.- even years. |
| DEPARTMENT |
Secretary
of State
P.O. Box 15659
Sacramento, CA 94244-0230
(916) 653-3795 |
| TAX
RATE/FEES |
Filing
Fee - $20. Failure to file will result in a $250
penalty. |
| TAX |
LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY ANNUAL TAX |
| FORMS
AVAILABILITY |
Franchise
Tax Board mails forms to "mailing address"
of limited liability company. |
| DUE
DATE |
15th
day of the 4th month after the beginning of the
tax year |
| DEPARTMENT |
Franchise
Tax Board
P.O. Box 942857
Sacramento, CA 94257-0631
(916) 369-0500 |
| TAX
RATE/FEES |
Tax rate
- $800- For tax years beginning January 1, 1999
and after the tax rate has been increased as follows:
$865 with total income of $250,000 or more, but
less than $500,000; $2,595 with total income of
$500,000 or more, but less than $1,000,000; $5,190
with total income of $1,000,000 or more, but less
than $5,000,000; and $7,785 with total income of
$5,000,000 or more. |
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