| d="body"> | | | | problem. So, what do you do? |
| You've done your research and have decided on | | | | If you are creating a corporation, you can file the |
| a business entity. You're chomping at the bit to | | | | articles of incorporation at a branch office of the |
| open a bank account and get moving. You file | | | | Secretary of State. Most major cities have a |
| your corporation or LLC with the Secretary of | | | | branch, but you can pop on to the web site for |
| State and wait...and wait...and wait. Just how long is | | | | the Secretary of State and find your local branch. |
| this going to take? | | | | If you are forming an LLC, California makes things |
| California Filing Times | | | | difficult. For no logical reason, the Secretary of |
| The California Secretary of State can be very | | | | State doesn't allow LLC filings to be made at |
| slow when it comes to approving new business | | | | branch offices. This policy makes absolutely no |
| entities. Once you file the entity, you can sit | | | | sense, but what are you going to do? You are |
| around tapping your fingers for as long as two | | | | going to beat the state at its own game. |
| months. After two months, you may not even | | | | Rush LLC filings must be personally filed in the |
| remember why you filed the darn thing! Can you | | | | Sacramento office of the Secretary of State. |
| avoid this time and momentum killer? YES! | | | | The policy doesn't say WHO must personally file |
| The California Secretary of State offers "rush | | | | it. Using this loophole, you can hire an attorney |
| filing" options for forming business entities. The | | | | delivery service in Sacramento to file and pick up |
| first is a 24 hour rush that ads $500 to the filing | | | | the Articles of Organization for your LLC. You |
| process, an expense that should really only be | | | | simply send them the articles as well as the filing |
| undertaken if you are desperate. The second | | | | and rush filing fees. You can expect to pay the |
| option runs a whopping $15 and has a turn around | | | | attorney service an additional $50 to $75 for the |
| time of 7 to 10 business days. Ah, so this is the | | | | service. |
| way to do it, right? Nah, that would be far too | | | | California is one of the worst states to do |
| easy! | | | | business in. The Secretary of State does |
| For rush filings, the Secretary of State requires all | | | | everything possible to make filings a pain in the... |
| filings to be made in person. If you are not | | | | With this information, you can turn the tables and |
| located in Sacramento, this can cause a major | | | | beat them at their own game. |