A California corporation generally is a legal entity which exists separately from its owners. While normally limiting the owners from personal liability, taxes are levied on the corporation as well as on the shareholders.
Generally, CA Stock Corporations and Qualified Out-of-State Corporations are required to file their Statement of Information yearly in the month of registration with the California Secretary of State.
California has three identifying numbers for business returns: The California Corporation Number (CCN) is an eight-digit number beginning with the letter "C." In TaxAct, enter the seven digits after the letter "C." The Secretary of State (SOS) Number is a 12-digit number beginning with a "19" or a "20."
Ing to the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB), the CA corporation number can only be 7 digits in length and the Secretary of State (SOS) file number is 12 digits. Contact your client to determine the 7-digit CA Corporation Number, 12 digit SOS number or contact the California Secretary of State at 916.657.
Your Entity ID or California Corporation Number is a 7, 11, or 12-digit number. To find your Entity ID or California Corporation Number you can use these resources: If the entity is incorporated with the Secretary of State; check the Secretary of State's website to locate your entity's number.
There are three (3) potential ways of moving a corporation from one state to another. Reincorporation. Form a new-state corporation; transfer assets and liabilities of the existing corporation to the new-state corporation; and dissolve the existing corporation ( known as "Reincorporation").
In California, however, corporations receive seven-digit corporation numbers from the California Secretary of State or Franchise Tax Board, and LLCs receive a 12-digit corporate number. The company can then use this number to apply for an EIN. In most states, though, a corporate number is the equivalent of an EIN.
The status of the LLC can be checked online on the Secretary of State's Business Search at BusinessSearch.sos.ca. See the FTB Suspension/Forfeiture section below for information about resolving an FTB suspended/forfeited status.
You can register by filing the Application for Authority to Transact Business in Arizona with the Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division. This costs $175 to file.