Form a Business in California

What makes California different

• It's called "Statement of Information" (SI), not "Annual Report". Different name, same concept.
• LLC SI is BIENNIAL (every 2 years), not annual. Corp Stock SI is annual. Corp Nonprofit SI is biennial. Different cadence per entity type.
• Due rule: anniversary month. SI is due within 90 days of formation, then every cycle in the entity's formation-anniversary month.
• $800 minimum CA Franchise Tax is FTB, not SOS. Wizards must surface this prominently. Customers think the $70 LLC formation is their total CA cost; in reality, year-one CA cost is $70 SOS + $800 FTB = $870, plus LLC Fee if revenue exceeds $250K.
• Dissolution is FREE at SOS. $0 across all entity types. But FTB-side requires final returns and clearance.
• LLC Gross Receipts Fee on top of $800. LLCs with CA-source revenue above $250K pay an ADDITIONAL fee ($900 to $11,790) on top of the $800 minimum.

Ready to file in California?

We handle Articles of Organization, registered agent service, annual report monitoring, and ongoing compliance, backed by our canonical California ruleset (re-verified quarterly against California Secretary of State Shirley N).

Filing portal: https://bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov/