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If you are an attorney, accountant, or
an entrepreneur that does not require legal advice we can form a partnership for
you in California:
Sun Document Filings
can form a California limited partnership (LP); form a California general
partnership (GP); form a California limited liability partnership (LLP) with the
California Secretary of State on an expedited basis. First we check name availability
with the California Secretary of State to make sure the California LP name is
available. Please note that we are unable to conduct name availability checks
for general partnership or Limited Liability Partnerships. Second, you will fill out the California
LP/GP/LLP form. Third, you sign and fax the California LP/GP/LLP formation
document to us. Fourth, we will file the California LP/GP/LLP formation document in Sacramento at the Secretary of State
partnership counter. We
will obtain a California partnership file number from the Secretary of State for your
LP/GP/LLP. We will obtain two certified copies of the
formation document for all California partnerships at no extra charge. We make it easy to file a California Limited Partnership,
a California General
Partnership, a California Limited Liability Partnership or a foreign partnership
with the California Secretary of State. Start by following our simple steps.
24 HOUR RUSH OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE
Step 1:
Check name
availability: Skip this step if you have already checked name
availability or if you are trying to form a general partnership or a limited
liability partnership. First, determine your primary and back up name choices for your
California Limited Partnership. Please download our
name availability order form in PDF
format.
Step 2:
Prepare the
form: Prepare the formation document. For your convenience,
you may download a copy of the form including detailed instructions prepared by
the California Secretary of State in PDF format below.
The form provided can be viewed and printed from your computer using the most current
version of the Adobe Reader (available for free from
Adobe's Website).
For a California LP
formation, use form LP-1 Certificate of Limited Partnership
For a California LLP formation, use form LLP-1 Registered
LLP Registration
For a California GP formation, use form GP-1 Statement of
Partnership Authority
Please note that we provide
California registered agent services for $159.00 a year. Please
contact us if you are interested and we will assist you in designating the
registered agent correctly on the Articles of Organization.
Please read tips and
requirements to avoid document rejection for LP/LLP/GP
forms by
clicking here.
Step 3:
Fax the document
to us: Print out the partnership formation document,
sign it, and fax it with a cover letter containing your
contact information including mailing address to
800-498-3611; Attn: Partnership filing unit. We will contact you
upon receipt. If you do not hear from us after an hour has past, please contact
us at 800-498-2822.
If you prefer, you may e-mail your
contact information and the form to
order@sundocumentfilings.com.
Please note that you must have the complete version of Adobe Acrobat or you will
not be able to save the information you have inputted on the form. The
California Secretary of State will not file illegible or minimized documents.
Please type your form for clarity.
Step 4:
Document is
Filed: If we receive your California Partnership formation
document by 2:00pm M-F, your limited partnership/general partnership/limited
liability partnership will be filed and
active by 5:00PM! This means your company will be given the file date your
document was submitted on. Please note that even though we deliver your document
in person to the California partnership filing counter, as a service company, we are not
allowed to "stand and wait" for your document to be filed. No service company is
allowed to stand and wait for your document and nobody can file your document
faster. Once the document is submitted to the Secretary of State, the State will
take 5-7 business days to process your document. 5-7 business days maybe longer
then desired, but keep in mind that if you mail the document to the state for
processing, you will have to wait 5-7 weeks if you mail the document in.
From mid November to mid February, turnaround times will increase due to high
volumes of work that the Secretary of State will have to process. This is due to
companies trying to merge and dissolve before the end of the year to avoid
additional taxes and new companies that are being formed at the beginning of the
year.
There is a 24 hour paid rush option.
Step 5:
Document is
complete: When the state is finished with your document, they
will issue a state partnership number and two certified copies. Our runners' will pick
up your document and bring it back to our office. We will immediately fax a copy
of the filed document to you. We will return the two certified copies via
regular mail. FedEx is available for an additional $25.00 fee or if you have
your own FedEx account number, there is no extra charge.
That is it. So fast and easy!
Step 6: Employer Identification Number:
If you would like, we can obtain your client's EIN for their new
California partnership.
Simply download and fill out our
EIN application in PDF
format and we will
prepare the form and e-mail it to you for your client's signature. Once we
receive your client's signature, we will obtain the EIN within 24-48 hours. Add
$45.00 for this service.
Step 7: LP/GP/LLP Kit:
We offer a
variety of partnership kits that include a custom binder with the name of the
partnership hot stamped on the binder, seal embosser, 20 partnership certificates,
partnership rolls, and more. You can order the kit at the
time of filing or if you prefer, you can place the order on-line using your
credit card. To view all of our kits, please click here. Standard kit including
2nd day shipping is $75.00.
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Service and State Fees
for Limited
Partnerships/General Partnerships/Limited Liability Partnerships
Name availability check:
$30.00 for one first choice plus 2 back up name choices for no extra charge.
California Registered Agent services for one year: $159.00. Annual fee
due at time of filing.
24 Rush: $350.00 Secretary of State rush fee + $70.00 state filing fee + $100.00 rush
service fee. Total: $520.00 . Fee includes everything included on the order
form. Please
click here for the order form. GP & LLP filers can also use this form.
Routine fax/e-mail:
7 business days: Our service
fee is $70.00 plus the California Secretary of State fee of
$85.00 ($70.00 filing fee + $15.00 counter fee) for a total
of $155.00. Fax or e-mail the document to our office. Credit
card required. This option shaves a day of the filing time,
eliminates preparation time on your end, and saves you a
FedEx fee to our office.
Budget Mail in: 7 business days: Our service fee is
$50.00 plus the California Secretary of State fee of $70.00
filing fee + $15.00 counter fee.
To qualify for the reduced service fee, you must send
the following: 1 originally signed document and 2
photocopies. Two separate checks both made payable to the
Secretary of State; one for $70.00 and one for $15.00. A
third check for our fee made payable to Sun Document Filings
for $50.00. Add $3.00 if you would like a fax return copy.
Add $25.00 if you would like FedEx overnight. Use your own
FedEx number for no extra service charge.
Certificate of Good Standing at the time of filing:
Our service fee is $35.00 plus $5.00 state fee per certificate.
Why choose Sun
Document Filings?
We have filed thousands of California partnership formation documents with the California Secretary of
State over the years. Unlike other online service companies, we are in
Sacramento...the only place California partnership formation documents can be filed
on an expedited basis. We personally visit the California Secretary of State's
California partnership counter 3 times a day to drop off and pick up documents. We are
very experienced in handling California partnership 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 document needs.
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Tips
to help you prepare the form correctly and avoid rejection.
- Read all the instructions
provided by the California Secretary of State.
- If the form asks for a street address, do not put a P.O. Box or PMB address. Do not abbreviate the city's
name.
- All the PDF forms allow
you to type on the form. However you won't be able to save the document or less
you have the complete version of Adobe Acrobat. The free reader does not count
as the complete version.
- The PDF form has preset fields that may not be large enough for your
information. Simply complete as much as you can fit in and then print it out and
either type in the information with a type writer or neatly hand write the
additional information. After you print the document, double check that all
the information that you typed on the form is present. Often times, words are
cut off and are not discovered until after the document is rejected. Do not
abbreviate the information or exclude it because there isn't enough room to type
it in.
For
Limited Partnerships,
if a general partner is a business entity the document must be signed correctly
and on behalf of the business entity.
- The Limited Partnership name must
end with L.P. or the Secretary of State will not file it. Although the form
still says L.P., they are accepting name endings without the punctuation such as
LP.
The person signing on behalf of the
business entity must be listed on the current Statement of Information and sign
the document as follows:
If general partner is a corporation -
John Doe, President on behalf of ABC, Inc., General Partner - This would
indicate that the general partner of the LP that is being formed is ABC, Inc.
John Doe has authority as President of ABC, Inc. to sign on behalf of the
company provided John Doe is listed on ABC, Inc.'s current Statement of
Information.
If general partner is an LLC - John
Doe, Manager on behalf of ABC, LLC, General Partner - This would indicate that
the general partner of the LP that is being formed is ABC, LLC. John Doe has
authority as Manager of ABC, LLC to sign on behalf of the company provided John
Doe is listed on ABC, LLC's current Statement of Information.
For
General Partnerships,
the Statement of Partnership Authority shall be executed with the signatures of
at least TWO partners.
- Do not complete both 4a. and 4b.
Complete only one field.
- If the partners are business
entities, please see the instructions above about Limited Partnership
signatures.
For
Limited Liability
Partnerships: An LLP can only engage in the practice of
architecture, the practice of public accountancy, the practice of law, or a
related activity as provided in Section 16101(6)(A) of the California
Corporation's Code.
- The practice of Architecture will
not be included as an acceptable LLP profession after January 1, 2007.
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NOTE: We hope you find our form a partnership steps useful
and easy to follow. Nothing contained in our steps should be construed as giving
legal or financial advice. Our intended audience is attorneys and accountants.
Therefore, if you are not an attorney or accountant, you should contact an
attorney or accountant for specific legal or tax questions regarding your
LLC. Please be aware that the Tax agency and Nevada 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. We are a typing and filing agency
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