California Secretary of State Tips

California Secretary of State Tips

We understand that filings documents at the California Secretary of State may not be the easiest experience to go through. Many times, your left with unanswered questions and wonder if your documents ever made it to the Secretary of State.

Over the course of our experience, here are some tips that Diversified Business Solutions can give you!

California Secretary of State Tips

  1. Reserve your name before filing your documents.
  2. Have someone else look over your documents before submitting them.
  3. Confirm you have the correct entity number on your documents.
  4. File your Statement of Information on time. CA LLC’s are required to file every other year and corporations are required to file on every year.
  5. Original documents are required if you want them apostilled or authenticated.
  6. Appointed Agent for Service of Process must have a physical California address.
  7. If you are registering from another state, a Certificate of Good Standing is required to accompany your registration documents.
  8. Corporations and LLC’s are required to pay the minimum $800 tax fee per year.

These are some California Secretary of State tips to help you get started. Speak with one of our filing experts to see how using our services and help you save both your time and money.

Please contact us at (916) 480-1225 to see how one of our experts can help you file your documents with the California Secretary of State!