California Secretary of State Reduces Turnaround Times!
California Secretary of State turnaround times for corporate and LLC formation – which stretched to their longest ever early this year – now have been reduced significantly.
The reason: In April, the state Legislature passed a bill authorizing $1.6 million for overtime and temporary personnel to resolve a backlog of 122,000 business filings! (more…)
Name that Business – Avoiding Rejection by the Secretary of State
California law requires the Secretary of State to determine that a proposed business entity name (for a corporation, limited liability company, or limited partnership) is not the same as or too similar to a reserved name or to the name of an existing business entity (of the same entity type) and is not misleading to the public.
The Secretary of State’s office adopted regulations on May 14, 2009 that provide guidelines to assist the public in selecting a business entity name prior to reserving the name or filing documents. These regulations are helpful because The Secretary of State returns documents unfiled if proposed business entity names are unavailable under the statutory standards. There now are specific guidelines for selecting business entity names prior to filing documents with the Secretary of State and, thus, more certainty that proposed business entity names submitted for reservation and/or filing will be acceptable.
