CORPORATIONS, LLC'S & FILING INFORMATION

If your business is a corporation or a limited liability company (LLC), you might be receiving official looking third party solicitations to file a Statement of Information form or to terminate your business. They usually request exorbitant fees for them to file these documents with the Secretary of State on your behalf. These documents look very official.

No business has to go through a third party (attorney or otherwise) to file these forms. The forms can be found on the Secretary of States website along with all of the filing fee information and how to file. Please note, you can use a third party to file these forms for you if you want to or are unsure how to do it yourself, but it is not mandatory.

If you receive on of these deceptive letters and would like to complain, you can send the letter along with a written complaint to the California Attorney General's office. Please include all documents received including the envelope the letter was received in and any return envelopes, if applicable. You can print a complaint form from their website at www.ag.ca.gov/consumers/general.php. The address is:

California Attorney General
Public Inquiry Unit
P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

For more information about these letters and more, you can visit www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/alert-misleading-solicitations.htm