This interview is set up to gather all the necessary information to prepare your legal paperwork. At the end of the interview process, you will be able to select your service options (full-service with case management OR our bare-bones "documents only" option) and remit payment should you choose to proceed.

This address will be reflected on your paperwork.

Please select which California county this business will be located in.

Is your nonpofit public benefit corporation for public purposes, charitable purposes or both?

Please check one of the following

C or General corporation: Cannot use the words "Bank," "Trust," "Trustee," "Finance," or related words in its name, and must include one of the following corporate designators in its corporate name: "Inc.," "Corp.," "Incorporated," "Corporation," or use the abbreviations "Inc." or "Corp." in its name.

LLC: Cannot use the words "Bank," "Insurance," "Trust," "Trustee," "Incorporated," "Corporation," or use the abbreviations "Inc." or "Corp." in its name. An LLC must include one of the following designations in its name: "L.L.C.," "Ltd Liability Company," or "Limited Liability Company."

Nonprofit corporation: Does not have to include a corporate designator in its name.

Please check one of the following:

Please provide a brief explanation of the purpose of your new business

Please provide the name and address of a person located in California to act as your agent for service of process. For non-California owners that do not have a physical presence in California, A People's Choice can act as your agent for service of process for an annual fee. If you desire our office to act as the agent for service of process, please enter A PEOPLE'S CHOICE in the name fields.

TIP: A Registered Agent for Service of Process:
*CANNOT be another company or corporation unless they are registered with the Secretary of State to act in this capacity.
*MUST be a living adult.
*MUST maintain a physical address with the state of California
*IS TYPICALLY one of the officers of the corporation

Name of Agent for Service of Process

This figure represents the total number of shares that your corporation is AUTHORIZED to issue. Your corporation is not requires to issue ALL of the authorized shares. A small number of Authorized Shares may restrict your corporation's ability to distribute ownership. A large number of Authorized Shares could negatively impact a corporation's tax liability. The default value provided herein indicates the combination of authorized shares and par value that is acceptable in California while still qualifying for the minimum filing fees.

Please make a selection below.

Please identify the following information regarding the corporate stockholders.

California Corporations Code Section 312(a) states that each California corporation must have: A chairman of the board or a president or both; A secretary; and a chief financial officer.

California Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act Section 17704-07(v) provides that California LLCs can have officers such as a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, CEO or CFO if officers are authorized in the LLC's Operating Agreement.

Address, telephone numbers and social security information does not need to be repeated here if previously provided in the Officer Section above. After providing the LLC Member's name, please enter "SAME AS ABOVE" in the address field and leave remaining fields blank.

Please itemize each Member above as to their contribution (cash or services), the fair market value of the contribution and the percentage of ownership of the LLC

Can New Members be added?

What is the voting requirement to admit a new Members?

Are there additional conditions to admitting new Members?

What is the initial period of prohibition on withdrawal?

What is the notice period required for withdrawal?

When will Members hold regular meetings?

How will Member votes be determined?

What are the duties and responsibilities of the manager(s)?

How should this company be classified for tax purposes?

Partnership: This option is only available if your LLC has two or more Members. A Partnership classification allows for pass-through taxation where your income is taxed only once, as income tax on the earnings paid to each of your Members. If your LLC has two or more Members it will be treated as a Partnership by default unless you designate otherwise.

Corporation: This option is available to any LLC. If you declare this option then the income of your LLC will be taxed first at the Company level and in addition, your Members would pay income tax on any distributions.

Disregarded Entity: This option is only available to an LLC that has only one Member. An LLC that is classified as Disregarded Entity will be taxed in a pass-through manner, similar to a sole proprietorship. If your LLC has a single Member then it will be treated as a Disregarded Entity by default unless you designate otherwise.

This is general information and should not be considered legal or tax advice. For specific information on the pros and cons of each tax system, it is recommended you contact a tax lawyer in your area or qualified tax accountant.

Will your Company be dissolved if one Member leaves?

Are Members allowed to sell their share to non-member?

Can a Member or Manager participate in a venture that competes with the business of your Company?

Please provide the Single liability expense limit.

Please provide the Single Transaction expense limit.

If more than one owner, please click the + to add additional parties. IMPORTANT: You cannot list a postal office address for the address in this section. It must be a physical address (not a box address provided by a UPS store or Mail Box Etc. store, etc.)

Please provide the date the registrant first started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above. Insert N/A if you haven't yet started business.

Will at least 1 /3 of the annual donations come from the public?

Is a Power of Attorney needed for the authorized representative? (This is generally only required if the representative is an attorney or a CPA)

Will the Organization influence legislation?

Will the Organization engage in economic development?

Will the Organization engage in Bingo or Gaming activities?

or enter NONE in both fields

You indicated earlier in this interview that your Organization has Members. Please explain below if Members pay dues, the amount of dues and other requirements to be a member.

Do any Board members also serve as Board of Directors for any other corporations?

Please explain your answer above

Please provide a detailed statement the Organization's Mission Statement, including it's purpose.

A MISSION STATEMENT is a one-sentence statement describing the reason your organization or program exists. (what you do+ who/what you do this for)

This is important and should have as much detail as possible. Try to keep it simple. Your statement should include:
1) Actions the NonProfit is involved in
2) Who or What benefits from your work the most
3) What services you provide
4) What problems your product or services solve
5) Causes you support
6) Partners that are critical to your model.

Combine these separate concepts into your mission statement.

Please provide information on how the Organization will raise funds. You must include details about what fundraising events have occurred in the past, to date, and what is planned in the future.

Do you provide goods, services or funds to individuals or other organizations?

Based on your answer above, please provide information on the intended recipients of the Organization's funds. For instance, will the Organization provide funds only to individuals, or will it also provide funds to other organizations who have a similar purpose or already established programs?

Does your Organization have a form of grant application so that individuals may apply to your organization for funds?

Based on your answer above, please upload in pdf format a copy of your Grant Application

Based on your answer above, please describe the substantial changes.

Does the Organization lease office space or share office space with any other organization?

Please explain your answer above

Does the Organization have a close connection with any other organization?

Does the Organization support any other organization?