Fold every amendment into one clean document.
After a few years of changes, your formation document and its amendments become a stack of papers that have to be read together. Restated articles combine them into a single, current document that replaces the pile. Banks, investors, and courts can then see the whole picture in one place. We assemble the history, prepare the restatement, and file it with the state.
Your charter, rewritten as one.
Restated articles are a fresh, consolidated version of your articles of incorporation or organization that folds in every amendment you have made. Over the life of a company, you might change the name, add authorized shares, update the purpose, or adjust management, each on its own amendment. Anyone reviewing the company then has to read the original plus every amendment in sequence to know the current terms. A restatement replaces that stack with a single clean document that states everything as it stands today. Some restatements simply reorganize what is already approved; others restate and amend at the same time, which needs owner approval like any change. Either way, the result is one current charter on file with the state.
The full history, stated once.
We start from your record, confirm every change, and produce the single document the state will accept as your current charter.
- A single restated charter. Your original articles and every amendment combined into one current document.
- The correct filing form. Restated articles of incorporation for a corporation, or restated articles of organization for an LLC.
- Owner approval where required. The consents needed when the restatement also amends terms, not just reorganizes them.
- A filed, current record. The restated document accepted by the state as the charter of record, ready to hand to a bank or investor.
Cleaning up is not the same as changing.
A restatement is about consolidation. If you only need to make one change, a plain amendment is simpler; a restatement is worth it when the history has piled up.
- You have several amendments and want one clean, current document
- An investor, lender, or acquirer asked for a consolidated charter
- You are making new changes and want to clean up the old ones at the same time
- Your existing articles are hard to read across many separate filings
- You only need to make one change, which is a single articles of amendment
- You need to fix an error in a prior filing, which is an articles of correction
- You are only changing the company name, which can be a name change
- You are changing entity type, which is a conversion
Not sure whether to amend or restate? If it is your first change, an amendment is usually enough. Once the amendments stack up, a restatement is cleaner.
What a restatement requires.
These points are verified against current state guidance and the model business and LLC acts most states follow. The essentials are which type of restatement you are doing and whether it needs approval.
State forms, approval rules, and fees vary. We confirm your state's current requirements before filing.
From a stack to a single charter.
- 1Gather the history
We pull your original articles and every amendment so nothing approved is left out.
- 2Assemble the restatement
We integrate the changes into one current document, and add any new change you want to make.
- 3Get approval if needed
Where the restatement amends terms, we collect the board and owner consents the state requires.
- 4File with the state
We submit the restated articles and confirm they are accepted as your charter of record.
The value is getting the history right.
A restatement is only useful if it captures every prior change accurately. We reconcile your full filing history so the single document you end up with is truly current, and we confirm whether it needs approval before filing.
We reconcile the original and every amendment so the restated charter is complete.
Where the restatement amends terms, we collect the consents so the filing holds up.
You get one clean charter to hand a bank, investor, or acquirer without a paper chase.
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Other ways to change your charter.
Make a single change without restating the whole document.
Explore → Fix an errorArticles of correctionCorrect a mistake in a document already on file.
Explore → New nameBusiness name changeChange the company name on the state's record.
Explore → New typeConversionChange the entity type rather than restate the charter.
Explore →Restated articles, answered.
How is restating different from amending?
An amendment changes one thing and adds another page to the stack. A restatement rewrites the whole charter into a single current document that folds in every prior amendment. If you have only made one change, amending is simpler; once several have piled up, restating is cleaner.
Does a restatement need owner approval?
It depends. If the restatement also makes a new change, it generally needs the same board and owner approval as any amendment. A restatement that only reorganizes changes already approved may need less. We tell you which applies before filing.
Does it change my EIN or create a new company?
No. A restatement only rewrites the charter of your existing entity. It does not create a new company or change your EIN. If you want a different entity type, that is a conversion instead.
Why would an investor ask for restated articles?
Because diligence is easier with one document than a dozen. A consolidated charter lets a bank, investor, or acquirer see the current terms at a glance instead of piecing together the original and every amendment.
What if there is also a mistake in an old filing?
A restatement consolidates approved changes; it is not the tool to fix an error. To correct a mistake in a prior document, you file articles of correction, which we can handle alongside the restatement.