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The Ultimate Annual Compliance Guide for California Corporations

 

Tired of vague reminders and incomplete checklists? This isn’t that.

This detailed, attorney-developed corporate maintenance checklist walks you through everything a California for-profit corporation should review each year to stay compliant, protect its legal status, and stay ready for audits, growth, or a sale.

 

Whether you’re a founder, office manager, paralegal, or in-house counsel, this is your one-stop annual review guide — complete with context, practical tips, legal explanations, and helpful prompts for real-life business scenarios.

 

✅ What’s Inside:

  • Clear explanations and real-world tips — not just sterile bullet points.

  • Filing deadlines and links for California Secretary of State, Franchise Tax Board, and IRS compliance.

  • Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) compliance steps explained in plain English.

  • Best practices for shareholder and board meetings, including templates you can plug into.

  • Special considerations for S-corps, close corporations, professional corporations, and benefit corporations.

  • Guidance on buy-sell agreements, insurance, contract renewals, employment compliance, and more.

  • A full section on spotting and planning for major events like mergers, asset sales, or entity conversions.

 

📎 Format:

  • Editable Microsoft Word (.docx)

  • Cleanly organized into 10 sections, with checkbox formatting and margin room for notes

  • Designed to be used annually and adapted over time as your business evolves

 

👩‍💼 Who This Is For:

  • Small business owners maintaining their own corporate records

  • Law firms or CPAs offering corporate compliance support

  • Startup teams or professional corporations doing annual legal hygiene

  • Any California corporation that wants to stay out of trouble — and ahead of the game

 

Don’t just stay compliant. Stay prepared, protected, and in control.


Instant download available after purchase.

Corporate Maintenance Checklist - Ultimate Guide

$29.00Price

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