You need a General Business License if your business is located in the unincorporated area of Sacramento County (not in the boundaries of the cities of Sacramento, Folsom, Isleton, Galt, Citrus Heights, Elk Grove, or Rancho Cordova), unless your business is one of the very few that are exempt from licensing ...
California doesn't necessarily require all businesses (of any structure) to obtain a license. While the state doesn't issue or require a business operating license, it regulates and requires licenses or permits for some business activities.
The most common forms of business are the sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, and S corporation. A limited liability company (LLC) is a business structure allowed by state statute. Legal and tax considerations enter into selecting a business structure.
The state of California doesn't require or issue a state-wide business operating license. Instead, it regulates some industries and professionals, like doctors, lawyers, and accountants. You likely have to get a business operating license from your city or county, though requirements vary.
How to start an LLC in California in 7 steps Step 1: Choose a business name for your California LLC. Step 2: Appoint a registered agent for your California LLC. Step 3: File the articles of organization. Step 4: Draft a California LLC operating agreement. Step 5: Get an employer identification number (EIN)
A Statement of Information must be filed either every year for California stock, cooperative, credit union, and all qualified out-of-state corporations or every two years (only in odd years or only in even years based on year of initial registration) for California nonprofit corporations and all California and ...
A Statement of Information must be filed either every year for California stock, cooperative, credit union, and all qualified out-of-state corporations or every two years (only in odd years or only in even years based on year of initial registration) for California nonprofit corporations and all California and ...
The periodic filing is due every two years based on the entity's registration date. If the registration occurred in an even- numbered year, the periodic filing is due every even year. If the registration occurred in an odd- numbered year, the periodic filing is due every odd year.
To submit Form SI-100, you may file it online at the California Secretary of State's website or mail it to the Statement of Information Unit at P.O. Box 944230, Sacramento, CA 94244-2300. For in-person submissions, visit the Sacramento office located at 1500 11th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.