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Forming a Corporation in California? Get Ready to Wait

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July 2013 update: California Secretary of State Reduces Turnaround Times!

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California’s budget crisis is affecting how quickly entrepreneurs can form their business entities: Standard turnaround time for hand-delivered Articles of Incorporation now is close to four weeks. (The situation for limited liability companies [LLCs] is better at two weeks, though still much longer than it was just half a year ago – see LLC Formation in Record Time.)

Update as of February 6, 2013: LLC filing time now is approximately six weeks, and corporation filing time is more than seven weeks!

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