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Secretary of State
Business Programs Division
1500 11th Street, 3rd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Business Entities
(916) 657-5448
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS
California Tax Information
Registration of a limited liability partnership with the California Secretary of State
will obligate a limited liability partnership to pay to the Franchise Tax Board an
annual minimum tax of $800.00. The tax is required to be paid for the taxable
year of registration and each taxable year, or part thereof, until a Notice of
Change of Status is filed with the California Secretary of State. (Rev. and Tax.
Code § 17948.)
A registered limited liability partnership is not subject to the taxes imposed by
Revenue and Taxation Code section 17948 if the limited liability partnership did
no business in California during the taxable year and the taxable year was 15
days or less. (Rev. and Tax. Code § 17948.2.)
For further information, please contact the Franchise Tax Board at:
From within the United States (toll free) ...................................... (800) 852-5711
From outside the United States (not toll free) .............................. (916) 845-6500
Automated Toll Free Phone Service............................................ (800) 338-0505
LLP Tax Info (REV 03/2005)
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Business Programs Division
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1500 11 Street, 3 Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Business Entities
(916) 657-5448
EXPANSION OF PRECLEARANCE AND EXPEDITED FILING SERVICES
(Effective Monday, October 2, 2006)
We are pleased to announce that our preclearance and expedited filing services have been
expanded to include all business entity documents filed with the Secretary of State pursuant
to the California Corporations Code, the California Financial Code or the California Insurance
Code. These services, previously offered only for specified corporate documents, are now
available for all corporate, limited liability company and limited partnership documents,
including interspecies mergers and conversions, and for all other documents filed by other
entity types. In addition, the number of copies required to be submitted for the preclearance
service has been reduced from two to one.
Preclearance service provides a customer with the opportunity to submit a business entity
document in person to the Secretary of State’s Sacramento office prior to filing to determine if
the document conforms to law and to receive a preclearance response within a guaranteed
time frame.
Expedited filing service provides a customer with the opportunity to submit for filing a
business entity document in person to the Secretary of State’s Sacramento office and to
receive a filing response within a guaranteed time frame.
Please refer to the Secretary of State’s website at http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/precexp.htm
for detailed information regarding the preclearance and expedited filing services.
Authority cited: Title 2, California Code of Regulations, sections 21904 and 21905; and
Government Code section 12182.
PRECEXP NOTICE (10/2006)
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE REGISTERED LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP REGISTRATION (LLP-1)
DO NOT ALTER THIS FORM
Type or legibly print in black ink.
Statutory filing provisions are found in California Corporations Code Sections 16953 and 16959, unless otherwise indicated.
FILING FEE: The fee for filing the Registered Limited Liability Partnership Registration (LLP-1) is $70 (Government Code Section12189).
For further information contact the Business Filings Section at (916) 657-5448.
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Make check(s) payable to the Secretary of State. Send the executed document and filing fee to:
California Secretary of State, Document Filing Support Unit, P.O. Box 944228, Sacramento, CA 94244-2280
The original and at least two copies of the document should be included with your submittal. The Secretary of State will certify two
copies of the filed document without charge, provided that the copies are submitted to this office along with the or iginal to be filed.
Any additional copies submitted with the original will be certified upon request and the payment of the $8.00 (per copy) certification fee.
Fill in the items as follows:
Item 1.
Enter the name of the registered limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership. The name of the limited liability
partnership shall contain the words “Limited Liability Partnership,” “Registered Limited Liability Partnership,” or one of the
abbreviations “L.L.P.,” ”LLP,” “R.L.L.P.,” or “RLLP” (California Corporations Code Section 16952).
Item 2.
Check if the registering limited liability partnership is Domestic (California) or Foreign (not in California). If it is a foreign limited
liability partnership, attach an original certificate of good standing from an authorized public official of the jurisdiction under which
the foreign limited liability partnership was formed. If issuance of such a certificate is not permissible in that jurisdiction, then
attach a statement by the foreign limited liability partnership indicating such.
Item 3.
Enter the jurisdiction of formation of the foreign limited liability partnership.
Item 4.
Enter the complete address, including the zip code, of the principal office. Do not abbreviate the name of the city.
Item 5.
Enter the name and address of agent for service of process in this state. The agent for service of process must be an individual
residing in California or a corporation which has filed a certificate pursuant to California Corporations Code Section 1505. Check
the appropriate provision.
Item 6.
If an individual is designated as the agent for service of process, enter an address in California. Do not enter “in care of” (c/o) or
abbreviate the name of the city. DO NOT enter an address if a corporation is designated as the agent for service of process.
Item 7.
Check the appropriate provision indicating whether the limited liability partnership shall engage in the practice of architecture,
the practice of public accountancy, the practice of law, or a related activity as provided in Section 16101(6)(A).
The inclusion of the practice of architecture as a professional limited liability partnership service permitted by Section
16101 commenced January 1, 1999 and shall extend only until January 1, 2012.
Item 8.
Upon registering as a registered limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership, and while transacting
intrastate business, the limited liability partnership shall provide security for claims against it. C heck the appropriate provision
indicating whether the limited liability partnership is complying with the alternative security provisions. If the limited liability
partnership is complying with such alternative security provisions, attach the Alternative Security Provision using form LLP-3
(California Corporations Code Section 16956[c]).
If the limited liability partnership is not utilizing the Alternative Security Provisions, information regarding the security for claims
against the limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership is not required to be filed with the Secretary of State.
Item 9.
Enter the future effective date of the Registered Limited Liability Partnership Registration (LLP-1), if any. If none is indicated, the
Registration shall be effective upon filing with the California Secretary of State.
Item 10. The Registered Limited Liability Partnership Registration (LLP-1) may include other matters that the person filing the
Registration determines to include. If other matters are to be included, attach one or more pages setting forth the other matters.
Enter the number of pages attached, if any. All attachments should be 8½” x 11”, one-sided and legible.
Item 11. The Registered Limited Liability Partnership Registration (LLP-1) must be executed with the original signatures of one or more
partners authorized to execute a registration, if a domestic limited liability partnership, or by an authorized person if a foreign
limited liability partnership.
Execution of this document confirms the following statement, which has been preprinted on this form and may not be altered.
“BY FILING THIS REGISTERED LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP REGISTRATION (LLP-1) WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE,
THE PARTNERSHIP NAMED ABOVE IS REGISTERING AS A DOMESTIC REGISTERED LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP OR
FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP.”
Item 12. Enter the name and address of the individual or firm to whom a copy of the filing is to be returned.
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File #_________________________
State of California
Secretary of State
REGISTERED LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP REGISTRATION
A $70.00 filing fee must accompany this form.
IMPORTANT – Read instructions before completing this form.
This Space For Filing Use Only
1.
Name of the registered limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership:
(End the name with the word “Registered Limited Liability Partnership” or “Limited Liability Partnership” or one of the abbreviations “L.L.P.”, “LLP”,
“R.L.L.P.”, or “RLLP.”)
2.
Domestic (California)
OR
Foreign (Not in California)
City
3. Jurisdiction
4.
Address of the principal office:
State
5.
Zip Code
Name the agent for service of process in this state and check the appropriate provision below:
which is
[ ] an individual residing in California. Proceed to item 6.
[ ] a corporation which has filed a certificate pursuant to California Corporations Code Section 1505. Proceed to item 7.
6.
7.
If an individual, California address of the agent for service of process:
Address
City
State CA
Zip Code
Indicate the business in which the limited liability partnership shall engage: (check one)
Practice of Architecture
Practice of Public Accountancy
Practice of Law
Related:______________________________________
8.
Indicate whether the limited liability partnership is complying with the alternative security provisions (California Corporations
Code 16956[c]):
Yes. Attach Alternative Security Provision (LLP-3)
No
9.
Future Effective Date, if any
Month
Day
Year
10. Other matters to be included in this registration may be set forth on separate attached pages and are made a part of this
registration. Total number of pages attached, if any:
11. Declaration: By filing this Registered Limited Liability Partnership (LLP-1) with the Secretary of State, the partnership
named above is registering as a domestic registered limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership. (DO
NOT ALTER THIS STATEMENT) Further, I declare that I am the person who executed this instrument, which execution is
my act and deed.
Signature of Authorized Partner/Person
Type or Print Name of Authorized Partner/Person
Date
12. RETURN TO:
NAME
FIRM
ADDRESS
CITY/STATE
ZIP CODE
SEC/STATE (REV. 01/2007)
FORM LLP-1 – FILI NG FEE $70
Approved by Secretary of State
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