California
Information for Reinstatements, Renewals, & Taxes
| California Information | |
| Renewal Type |
Statement of Information Due date - Anniversary of Month |
| Filing Type |
Annual(Corp) Biennial(LLC) |
| California Filing Fees | |
| Corporation | $25.00 |
| LLC | $20.00 |
| LP/LLP | LP/LLPs are NOT required in California to file a Statement of Information. All they do is set up the initial filing; you can make amendments as needed, such as the Registered Agent. |
| Foreign | Same as domestic |
| Non-Profit | $20.00 |
| DBA |
5 years - renew on DBA Store *Orange County, DBA and the fee is $23, it also has to mail it in. |
| Penalty/Late Fees and/or Reinstatement Fees | |
| Penalty/Late Fees | Penalty of $250.00 and suspension if not filed |
| Reinstatement Fees | $25-$250.00 |
| Tax Information | |
| Corporate Income Tax |
If an entity is incorporated, registered or doing business in California, they must pay the minimum ($800) franchise tax. Even if the business has made no money or is not conducting business they must pay franchise tax. https://www.ftb.ca.gov/ |
| Amendments/Notes | |
| Amendments |
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| Notes | If RA resigned, they need to add RA back on with SOI and then file dissolution |
| Secretary of State Contact Information | |
| RA Information | |
| Resignation Info | Complete online. Log in > Search entity > File amendment > Choose Resignation of Agent for Service of Process. Must pay for $5.00 cert copy as of 4/1/2024. |
| RA Info | Main #916-653-6814 Business Entity #916-657-5448 Email depends on who you need to get a hold of. No fax# found. |
| RA Change | RA CAN BE CHANGED AT THE TIME OF RENEWAL. $20 for LLC's if renewal is due to be completed. $25 for Corps if renewal is due to be completed. $5- If renewal is completed, and changes are made outside of when the SOI had been done. For LP Paper only its $30 paper filling, the signature must be a wet signature, when listing the RA info only list the MSRA name in section 5 do not list the address as well. |
| RA change during renewal | Yes |
| PA Information | |
| Address Change | File Statement of Information LLCs - $20 if renewal is due/$5.00 if no renewal due Corps - $25 is renewal is due/$5.00 if no renewal due |
| Address change during renewal | Yes |