Administrative Dissolutions

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Richard Burt

As previously posted on this blog, California law was changed (AB 2503) to allow the state to dissolve entities administratively instead of allowing zombie entities to remain on the rolls permanently. A word to the wise:  Abandoning the entity and … Continue reading →

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FTB Has Started to Dissolve Administratively Suspended Corporations

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Richard Burt

In 2019, a new law took effect in California, which permits a California corporation to be administratively dissolved if the corporation’s corporate powers have been suspended by the Franchise Tax Board (“FTB”) for 60 consecutive months. Before dissolving the corporation … Continue reading →

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Administrative Dissolution of Corporations and LLCs Adopted in California

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Richard Burt

The following is the text of an e-bulletin that I wrote and that was published by the Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section of the California Lawyers Association. On September 22, 2018, Assembly Bill No. 2503 was signed into … Continue reading →

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Perils of Dissolution, or Hey, FTB, Where’s My Dough?

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Richard Burt

Sometimes a California limited liability company (LLC) or California corporation dissolves and files a final tax return which shows it has a refund coming, but the refund is $800 short. How could this happen? It’s because the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) … Continue reading →

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Assignee of Suspended Corporation Cannot Sue on Assigned Claim

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Richard Burt

In Cal-Western Business Services, Inc. v. Corning Capital Group, Inc. (2013) 221 Cal. App. 4th 304, a judgment creditor assigned to Pacific West One Corp. the judgment creditor’s interest in a judgment against Corning Capital. Then, at a time when Pacific West … Continue reading →

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