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California Registered Agent Service

California registered agent service from Northwest Registered Agent through our San Francisco branch for $125.00 a year, or we'll match ANY California Agents' price if you'll agree to use our services for at least 2 years.

INFO ON HOW TO INCORPORATE IN CALIFORNIA, OR REGISTER YOUR OUT OF STATE BUSINESS:

The California Secretary of State oversees corporation and LLC activity. The California Franchise board is in charge of taxing you for the privilege of doing business in California. The California Franchise tax board is famous for its horrible $800.00 a year minimum tax for the privilege of doing business in the state. The filing fees with the California Secretary of State are actually quite reasonable for such a big state. It will take about 2-3 weeks for a regular filing to get done. You can expedite your filing for $250.00 which still takes 10 days, $300.00 for 5 business days, $400.00 for 72 hours, and finally $500.00 for 24 hour service. Overall, the filings you make with the California Secretary of State are not that complicated and usually get accepted. You cannot fax the filings in, there is no on-line way to file, and if you walk them in, you have to pay the additional walk in fee to file them, but they still will be subject to normal processing times. If you mail the documents in, they do not have to be original signatures, though the California Secretary of State would like them to be. Your registered agent does not have to sign the document, you just need our name and California Registered Agent number. When mailing the filing in, include a duplicate copy, so you will get something back. If you want to be specific about where you want it mailed to, you need to include a self addressed envelope. There are also steps you can take to avoid paying franchise tax in California.

If you would like to file a domestic California corporation it will cost you $100.00 to file. You also will need to file a statement of information that costs $25.00. Many on-line incorporators do not include a statement of information preparation. These are due within 30 days of the filing, but it is better, to just include it at the same time. A Foreign corporation costs the same as a domestic corporation. You must maintain a California Registered Agent for service of process and correspondence with the State. A foreign corporation will be subject to the franchise tax board's $800.00 fee immediately. A domestic corporation that files as an S corp can be exempt from the $800.00 a year fee for the first year, and then would pay it when its normal taxes are due at the beginning of the year. If you file your business in the middle of the year, or even in December 1, you will owe the $800.00 franchise fee for that whole year. Then you will owe it again in the beginning of the year for the next year.

If you would like to file a Domestic California LLC, it will cost you $70.00 to file, plus the $20.00 for the statement of information. The statement of information tells who owns the company, address info, etc. The Statement of information is not due immediately, but it is recommended to just file it at the same time. A foreign LLC costs the same as a domestic California LLC, and both have to pay the $800.00 franchise tax as listed above. A domestic LLC cannot avoid the $800.00 franchise tax for the first year like a California S corp can. An LLC is required to maintain a California Registered Agent with a physical address in the State. Northwest Registered Agent provides this service in California in San Francisco CA in the historic Haight-Ashbury district.

Annual reports are due on the anniversary of when you filed with the State initially. They are basically the same as the initial statement of information. They cost $25.00 for corporations and $20.00 for LLC's.
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