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 number if you have it. You can find this on your Articles of Incorporation or your Articles of Organization. It is in the top right corner.
- Call us at 916-480-1225.
- Give us your information and make your payment.
We will file your request the same day it is received as long as your entity information and payment are received by 12:30 PST.
Once we pick up of the Certificate of Good Standing, we will scan and e-mail a copy to you before mailing out the originals. Documents will be mailed First Class unless you pay for overnight shipping.
What is a CA Certificate of Good Standing?
Other states might call a CA Certificate of Good Standing by other names. They may call it a Certificate of Status or a Certificate of Existence. A CA Certificate of Good Standing is a document issued by the California Secretary of State that show the status of the entity as of a specific date. You can expect to see the following items on a CA Certificate of Good Standing:
- The File Number or Entity Number
- The Formation Date
- They Type of Entity
- The Jurisdiction
- The Status
Why are they asking me for a CA Certificate of Good Standing?
There are numerous reasons why you will need a CA Certificate of Good Standing. Banks and other state run agencies often want to make sure the business is in good standing before they will process a loan or line of credit. Often times the person requesting the CA Certificate of Good Standing will require the certificate be dated within the last 6 months to be valid. They want to know the information is current.
We often get calls from individuals who need a CA Certificate of Good Standing to be used in another country. When this happens we have the document apostilled once we pick it up. When a document is apostilled, it will have a certification stamp on the top of it. This will let the other country know it is an official document.
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