How can I check to see if an LLC is still active?
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check with the sec. of state web site for your state. should business services. then an organization search. enter the name of the co. and it will tell you if it is active or not. in good standing or not and the officers and directors.
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Go to the website of the California Secretary of State, see link below.\n\nYou can choose between the links for corporation vs. limited liability company or limited partnership.\n\nThere are several factors you should consider before selecting a corporation vs. LLC or vice versa.  Having said that, a lot of entrepreneurs are starting LLCs b/c they're overall easier to operate and the taxes flow through to you, the LLC itself doesn't pay taxes.\n\nTo start an LLC, go to the SECOND link below.  You'll find forms of articles of organization, plus filing fees.  One of the forms is LLC-1, this is the one you want.\n\nIf you're a sole proprietor and want to stay that way, you need to register your business name as a 'fictitious name'.  I believe in California you guys register those at the county level, so do a Yahoo search for your county and find their official site, and look around there for a form.  If nothing else, just call them.\n\nGood luck.
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You could always look back in your checkbook to see how much you wrote the check for.  Best to call the old brokerage firm though and see if they still have the info in their databases.
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Check with an IRS rep.
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Open another LLC so that you don't have one LLC's liabilities conflicting with the other's.
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That depends on the state. I would check www.sba.gov and select your state. Or check with the state corporation office.
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Go to your local courthouse.  Check with the Tax office and they should have a list of property that has unpaid taxes and that has been unclaimed.
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go to the place you filed them or contact the irs they keep copies
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One of the most comprehensive FAQs on LLC I know is by Nolo.com:\n\nhttp://www.nolo.com/article.cfm/objectID/ED01121A-B4BF-498A-8BC0DBD121A0C869/111/182/245/FAQ/\n\nOther resources are:\n\nHow to form an LLC in your state (with state by state links) http://www.mycorporation.com/llc/info/index.htm\nhttp://www.bizfilings.com/learning/llcfaq.asp
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Go to your local city and state business recorder.  There is also a DBE website listing per city. You can do a search in Yahoo.
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I believe you can right click on it and select properties.  It gives a "created" date (that I don't believe is accurate -- just tried that with a website I administer) and a "last modified" date (which was accurate on that one).
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The Better Business Bureau is a great place to check into a company's background.  You can see if people have logged complaints against the company in the past.  Use the link below to go to their website.  Unfortunately, if a company is new, it may not have been reported yet.  \n\nMy rule of thumb is the old adage that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is :)
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First when you looking for a company find out how long the company has been in business and the check the better business bureau to see how many complaints they had. You can check any business on line just go to there site or go to the better business bureau and you can find out either way.
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I do consulting and set up my LLC (in Delware, taxes are cheaper) and used http://www.incnow.com/ No problems at all and it was quick and cheap.  Recommend them highly.
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IRS.GOV look under pub 557 that is Tax-exempt status for your business. That might help.
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You should be able to check the status online at the IRS website.
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go to sba website and check out the business plans