I would like to start a California corporation or a LLC. How would I do this and how much does it cost?

Answer 1

I was referred to a parallegal who does all of the work setting up an S Corporation in 2006. Her fees, combined with the state of California fees were about $700.

Answer 2

The government of California has a page called the "California Business Portal" which should answer most of your questions: http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/ They have a page all about the forms and fees here: http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/bpd_forms.htm

You can get some info on starting a business from the local branch of the Small Business Administration: http://www.sba.gov/

There is also an organization called Small Business California: http://www.smallbusinesscalifornia.org/

Answer 3

California is a business-hostile state, and it'll cost you (if you do it yourself, which is pretty easy) around $1000.

There is the $800 or $900 to start the company, the county license fee, the advertisement fee (you have to advertise in a newspaper that you're starting a business), and a variety of other expenses to start a business.

To find information on starting a business, go to the California Secretary of State's website (http://ss.ca.gov/). There, click on the Business Portal link (http://ss.ca.gov/business/business.htm) to get the latest information on starting a business in CA.

If you're starting an Internet business or other business where most of your sales or income is going to be from outside of CA, I'd recommend you start your company in Nevada (http://sos.state.nv.us/).

Answer 4

It is about $1500 in state fees and you can do this through Parasec. This is a famous and reputable company that does all the preliminary recordings for you.