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Is the CA Certificate Status company a scam?
Lately, my clients have been receiving a solicitation from a company calling itself CA Certificate Status, which offers to obtain from the California Secretary of State a certificate of status for a company. The solicitation preaches the possible benefits of a certificate of status and offers to obtain one for a fee of $87.25. For…
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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 entity registered with the Secretary of State (e.g., active/good standing, suspended, dissolved, or cancelled). For…
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The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has recently announced that a report of the tax status of a business entity (limited liability company (LLC) or corporation) can be obtained online from the FTB for free. The report is officially referred to as an “entity status letter” (and is sometimes referred to as a “good standing…
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