Since December, EIN response time for my international clients has been terrible - as long as four weeks. Furthermore, the relevant IRS...

Officers are appointed by the board of directors. The board should approve, probably via an Action by Unanimous Written Consent (or, alternatively,...

Can a foreign firm do business in California with an attorney who is licensed in the state without having to register state SOS?

(1) One would need to know more about your company's activities to know whether it will be engaging in "repeated and successive transactions"...

My lease states that if you bounce (3) checks the landlord will demand rent to be paid with certified check, certified checks...

It is impossible to provide a definitive answer to this question without analyzing the lease agreement. Is the tenancy, at this point,...

How many times do I need to advertise notice to creditors for a business that closed?

The relevant statute is Corporations Code Section 1903(c)...

How do I protect my know how in a relationship with a business partner in the state of CA?

You need an agreement that specifies (i) which party owns each relevant asset and (ii) which rights, if any, the other party has with respect to...

We are company from Europe. We would like to open company office in San Jose, branch office. What do we need to start?

I have worked with dozens of international clients and have blogged extensively about how they can bring their businesses to the U.S. While the...

Not required to file FBN in my county. Can i name my business this way via DBA?

According to Business and professions Code Section 17900(b)(1)...

Using wife EIN on W9 as sole proprietor with DBA?

It is difficult to provide a definitive answer to this question, if for no other reason than that "our DBA" (which implies a two-person business)...

For a reason that I will explain below, it is difficult to provide a definitive answer to this question. It appears that the beat maker holds...