Updated California Secretary of State Courier Schedule

The California Secretary of State has been making updates to their website, allowing for some standard filings to be processed online. These filings include: LLC Formation LLC Statement of Information filings Corporation Statement of Information filings (this one has been around for a while) Currently they are not providing 24-hour expedited filings online. We have […]

Name Reservation – CA Secretary of State Name Reservation

Name Reservation The Secretary of State rejects thousands of documents for many reasons. Many business entity filings are rejected due to a conflict or match to another name.  You forfeit the counter fees when documents get rejected. This can cost you up to $350. Solution: Do a name reservation before you file your documents. The first thing […]

Transition from Sole Proprietorship to LLC

Sole Proprietorship Sole proprietorship is by far one of the most basic form of business to start. This is typically where an individual operates his or her own business. The advantage of a Sole Proprietorship is that it involves little or no paperwork and can be easily managed by anyone. However, the downside is that the […]

File Documents with the CA Secretary of State in Sacramento

Get faster processing time when you hire us to file your documents  with the CA Secretary of State Sacramento counter! •  Basic document review to check for common errors to reduce chances of rejections. •  We can get expedited 24-Hour processing or standard 7-10 day processing to cut costs. •  Daily trips to the CA Secretary of […]

What Is Reasonable Compensation for a Shareholder?

Reasonable compensation is a term you want to be familiar with when valuing your company and your shareholder compensation.  As business owners, we have the privilege and responsibility of setting our own wages.  However, how much we take impacts the profits we report on our financial statements. Why should I use it? The health of […]

Certificate of Good Standing CA | Secretary of State

The CA Secretary of State is now taking 1-3 business days to get a Certificate of Good Standing. Most certificates are available in 1 business day. We can help you get your Certificate of Good Standing CA for your California Corporation or LLC. Call us at 916-480-1225 to order yours now.   What’s Needed To […]

Equifax Data Breach – What To Do Now

Equifax is one of the nation’s three major credit reporting agencies. The Equifax data breach occurred exposing the personal information of 143 million Americans. Names, Social Security numbers, Birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, drivers license numbers. The hackers also stole credit card numbers for about 209,000 people and dispute documents with personal information on […]

Five Ways to Streamline Your Payroll Process

For business owners with employees payroll is a necessary task. There are many rules and regulations you need to know about. Processing payroll can be very time consuming. Sometimes hiring an outside payroll service is best. We want to help you streamline your business and focus on whats important. If you’re looking for a way to […]

CA Certificate of Good Standing

Do you need a CA Certificate of Good Standing “like yesterday”? We can help! We can submit your request today and have the certificate back within 1-2 business days. 3 Easy Steps to get your Certificate of Good Standing: Gather the entity information. We will need the type of entity, name and the state ID […]

Apostille California Documents

The California Secretary of State’s office will apostille California documents. When you apostille California documents the state is certifying that the document is an official document. Other countries will require your documents being apostilled before they will accept them. When you need to apostille California documents the documents don’t need to be notarized. Original documents […]