Good Standing Certificates in California

California does not issue good-standing certificates under that name. For what is referred to in other states as a “good standing certificate,” the California Secretary of State will issue a CERTIFICATE OF STATUS certifying to the current status of an … Continue reading

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California Corporations Code Not Applied to Avoid Dissolution of Foreign Entities

When an action is brought to dissolve a California limited partnership or a California limited liability company, the California Corporations Code allows the other partners or the other members to avoid the dissolution by purchasing, for cash, the interests owned … Continue reading

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Buy-Sell Agreements in the Articles of Incorporation

Under the Corporations Code, if there is a suit for involuntary dissolution, or if there is an election to dissolve voluntarily by shareholders representing only 50% of the voting power of the stock, the dissolution of the corporation and the … Continue reading

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BOE Tax Clearances

When a business that sells or leases goods at retail owes sales taxes to the California Board of Equalization (BOE), the buyer of the business can be responsible for paying the BOE the amount owing if the seller does not … Continue reading

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EDD Tax Clearance Certificates

When a business is an employer that owes contributions, interest, or penalties to the California Employment Development Department (EDD), the buyer of the business can be responsible for paying the EDD the amount owing if the seller does not pay … Continue reading

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FTB Tax Clearance Certificates

When a business is required to deduct and withhold taxes and remit them to the Franchise Tax Board (FTB), a successor to the business can be responsible for paying the amount owing to the FTB  if the business does not pay … Continue reading

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Buyer Can Access Pre-Acquisition Attorney-Client Communications

The Delaware Court of Chancery has held that pre-merger communications — including those relating to the negotiation of the merger itself — pass to the surviving corporation in the merger, absent a contractual provision to the contrary. Thus, the buyer … Continue reading

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Webinar Presentation on Drafting Buy-Sell Agreements

On November 14, 2104, I conducted a webinar on “Drafting Buy-Sell Agreements–What  the Forms Books Won’t Tell You.” The program was jointly sponsored by the Corporations Committee and the Partnerships and LLC Committee of the Business Law Section of the … Continue reading

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