Zero Filing Fee for Entity Formations (for now)!

Because of recent legislation, the California Secretary of State’s processing fees for initial entity filings, such as articles of organization for limited liability companies (LLCs), articles of incorporation for corporations, and out-of-state entity registrations to do business in California, have … Continue reading

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California Secretary of State to Enhance Online Filing Portal

The following information was taken from an e-Bulletin published by the Corporations Committee of the California Lawyers Assocation. It was prepared by William Ross, of counsel to Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP, and Darren L. Nunn, a partner at McCorriston Miller Mukai … Continue reading

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Out-of-State Partnership Required to File in California because of Pass-Through Income

LCP VII Holdings LP was a foreign partnership with interests in entities both inside and outside of the United States, and it had California-source income from pass-through entities. It did not file tax returns in California on the basis it … 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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LLC Bound by Contract Even Though Contract Was Outside Its Purpose and Signatory Was Technically Not a Manager

The following is the text of an e-bulletin that I authored on apparent authority and that was published by the Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California. In  Western Surety Co. v. La Cumbre … Continue reading

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Real Estate Withholding Credit for Pass-Through Entities

The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has recently published a reminder about credit for real-estate withholding. According to the FTB: Pass-through business entities that pass through their income, deductions, and credits to the owners must also pass through the real … Continue reading

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