You need to get your company registered in California in order to conduct business in the state. For this, the California Department of Corporations receives your application or documents and examines them especially in respect to the formation of the Articles of Incorporation. Besides other relevant information, you will need to provide information such as a name for your company, your office address, and the name of a registered agent. You need to keep in mind that the name that you propose for your company should be unique and not be in use by any other company or organization.
The department processes your documents and maintains a record of your files. It also examines whether your documents and your business conform to the laws for California domestic and foreign corporations. Once you have submitted your documents, the department answers your enquiries regarding any problems related to them. The Secretary of the State is a non-regulatory custodian and, therefore, keeps your corporate records in his custody. However, the department does not provide any help in legal matters related to the management or operation of your business. Such matters have to be referred to the appropriate authority.
The department also charges a certain fixed fee for processing your documents. You must note that it is not within the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State to issue any licenses to the corporations or business organizations. The Secretary of the State, moreover, is not a legal authority and so cannot adjudicate in the matters related to the functioning of the corporations.
You can also change the name of your corporation. For this, you will have to file the Certificate of Amendment in accordance with the California Corporations Code. For changing the name of a foreign corporation, you must file an Amended Statement in accordance with the Corporation Code section 2107.You can dissolve your corporation by providing dissolution documents in accordance with the California Corporations Code. For this, you have to provide a proof that you have paid all your taxes. If you do not want to transact business as a foreign corporation, you can apply for cancellation of your status by providing a Certificate of Surrender in compliance with the California Corporations Code section 2112.
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