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File the California Corporation's Articles of Incorporation in Sacramento, California

File your California Corporation's Articles of Incorporation in Sacramento, CA. We are located in Sacramento, CA and make three trips daily to the SOS office. Unlike other filing services, our WALK-IN service is our standard service offering.

1. Check Name Availability

2. Prepare Articles of Incorporation – (see samples below)

3. Fill out our simple one-page order form (routine or 24 hour rush)

4. We hand carry your filing to the California SOS Office

If you prefer, SunDoc Filings can prepare the Articles of Incorporation for you and file the Articles of Incorporation with the CA Secretary of State. Click here for complete California corporation services.

SunDoc Filings makes it easy to file a California corporation. We visit the California Secretary of State's office in Sacramento 3 times a day. To get started, please follow our steps below to incorporate in California.

Step 1: Check name availability: Skip this step if you have already checked name availability. If you are not ready to form your company, reserve your name on our name reservation order form now. First, determine your primary name and back up name choices for your California Corporation. Please download our name availability order form in PDF format. We highly recommend that you have us check your name to reduce the chance of rejection.

Step 2: Download and Prepare the Articles of Incorporation: Prepare the California Corporation Articles of Incorporation. The filing packet prepared by the California Secretary of State is provided in PDF format. Please note that only basic requirements are shown. A rejected document will require additional state and service fees upon re-submittal. Visit our FAQ section that contains helpful tips for filling out the Articles of Incorporation. Please note that we provide California registered agent services for $169.00 a year.

Download California Profit Corporation Articles of Incorporation filing packet

Download a California Professional Corporation Articles of Incorporation filing packet for attorneys, accountants, medical corporations, etc.

If you are interested in filing a California nonprofit corporation, click here.

Step 3: How fast do you need your document filed? Select the appropriate order form and fax or email the completed form with the signed Articles of Incorporation to 888-955-2747 or email to order@sundocumentfilings.com **Please type the form on the computer. Do not handwrite.** Fees

Option 1: Routine Filing – call for time frame.

Option 2: 24 Hour Rush order form – Document must be received by 3:00 pm PST on the day of filing.

Please read our California Rush Filings Policy before placing an order.

We will contact you upon receipt of the order form and your document. If you do not hear from us via fax or email within one hour during our normal business hours, please call us at 888-595-2747.

Step 4: Congratulations! Your Document is Filed: If we receive your California Corporation Articles of Incorporation by 2:00pm M-F, your Corporation will be filed and active by 5:00PM! This means your company will be given the file date your document was submitted on. RUSH OPTIONS AVAILABLE. Once the document is submitted to the Secretary of State, the State will take a few weeks to process (call for current time frames), but keep in mind that if you mail the document to the state, like many filings services do, you will have to wait SEVERAL MONTHS.

When the state is finished with your document, they will issue a state corporate number and two certified copies. We will immediately fax or email the filed document to you. We will return the two certified copies via regular mail. FedEx is available for an additional fee.

Your Post-Filing Responsibilities

File a Statement of Information: After the Articles of Incorporation are filed, the Secretary of State requires that you file a Statement of Information within 90 days (and every year thereafter). If you fail to file the Statement of Information, the Secretary of State will assess a $250.00 late fee penalty. The Statement of Information includes the business and mailing address of the corporation, the names and addresses of the officers and directors, the agent for service of process, and a brief description of the corporation.

When we send you the certified copies of the Articles of Incorporation, we will include a statement of information form. You will have two choices:

Mail it to the state with the filing fee and wait months for filed copy or
Use our service to file the Statement of Information for a quicker turnaround time.

If you would like Sun to file your statement of Information on an expedited basis and you do not want to wait for the form in the mail, simply download, complete, and sign both of these forms: Statement of Information - for a domestic stock corporation.

Choose one order form: 24 hour rush order form or routine order form

Fax the Statement of Information and our order from to our office 888-955-2747 or e-mail them to order@sundocumentfilings.com.

Employer Identification Number: If you would like, we can obtain your EIN for your new California Corporation. Simply download and fill out our EIN application and we will prepare the form and e-mail it to you for your (or your client's) signature. Once we receive your signature, we will obtain the EIN within 24-48 hours. Add $45.00 for this service.

California Corporate Kit: We offer a variety of California Corporate kits that include a custom binder, seal embosser, Bylaws and meeting minutes, 20 Stock certificates, and more. You can order the California Corporate kit at the time of filing or if you prefer, you can place the order on-line using your credit card. Standard Corporate kit including 2nd day shipping is $85.00.

Service and State Fees

Name availability check:$30.00 for one first choice plus 2 back up name choices for no extra charge plus a state fee of $4.00 per each name checked.
California Registered Agent services for one year: $169.00. (Annual fee due at time of filing)
RUSH OPTIONS: If you need to form a corporation on a rush basis, there is a rush filing service available.
Fax/e-mail form:

24 Hour Rush: $350.00 Secretary of State rush fee + $100.00 state filing fee + $200.00 rush service fee. Total $650

Routine fax/e-mail: Our service fee is $70.00 plus the California Secretary of State fee of $115.00 ($100.00 filing fee + $15.00 counter fee) for a total of $185. Fax or e-mail the document to our office. Credit card required. This option saves a day of the filing time and saves a FedEx fee to our office.

We can also Obtain a Certificate of Good Standing at the time of filing: Our service fee is $35.00 plus $5.00 state fee per certificate. On a 24 hour rush with filing add $150.00 plus $5.00 state fee. Same day - add $250.00 plus $5.00 state fee per certificate.

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Why choose Sun Document Filings? We have filed tens of thousands of California Corporation's with the California Secretary of State over the years. We personally visit the California Secretary of State's California Corporation counter in Sacramento 3 times a day to drop off and pick up documents. Our staff has an average of nearly 10 years experience in handling California Corporation formations.

Please read what your peers have to say about our services but viewing our testimonials. Trust Sun Document Filings for all of your California Corporation needs.
Corporations FAQ
California State Requirements - Includes information about California Corporate names, taxes, and corporate maintenance.

Helpful Links for California

The Franchise Tax Board - for information regarding franchise tax requirements.

The State Board of Equalization - for information regarding sales tax and/or use tax liability.

The Department of Corporations - for information regarding issuance and sale of securities in California, Franchise Investment Law, Personal Property Brokers Law and Escrow Law requirements.

The Department of Consumer Affairs - for information regarding licensing requirements.

The Employment Development Department - for information regarding disability unemployment insurance tax.

California Small Business Assistance Center - http://www.taxes.ca.gov/Small_Business_Assistance_Center/index.shtml

The Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Workers' Compensation - for information regarding workers compensation requirements.

The county agency where the principal place of business is located - for information relating to city/county business licenses, fictitious business names (if doing business under a name other than the corporate name), zoning, building permits, etc., dependent on business entity activities. To determine the applicable county agency, please refer to the list of California counties provided on the California State Association of Counties website.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - for information regarding federal employer identification numbers.

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NOTE: We hope you find our incorporation steps useful and easy to follow. Nothing contained in our steps should be construed as giving legal or financial advice. Please be aware that the Franchise Tax Board and Secretary of State are government agencies and can change their fees/procedures/forms/turnaround times without notification. Although we do our best to update our steps and stay current, we shall not be held liable for any omissions or errors contained. We do not profess to be giving legal or financial advice to the general public as we are a typing and filing agency.