COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL ADVICE SETS CREATIVE VISION LEGAL APART IN BUSINESS FORMATIONS

Non-lawyer legal service websites merely take care of the initial paperwork involved in a business formation, and can’t offer comprehensive legal advice. In contrast, Creative Vision Legal helps you before forming your business by including a 30-minute consultation with a licensed practicing attorney in all its business formation packages. During your consultation, the firm will explain the types of business formations available in California and will help you determine which one is the best fit for your situation. The firm will not only answer your questions, it will ask the right questions to help you decide on the best entity for your situation.

FORM A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION

A corporation is the traditional type of business formation entity for registering a new business. If you want to form a California corporation, Creative Vision Legal will take care of the steps to incorporate your business and provide legal advice throughout the process. Additionally, the firm offers some features that other online business incorporation services don’t.
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FORM AN LLC IN CALIFORNIA

An LLC (“limited liability company”) is a type of business formation that has gained favor among entrepreneurs in states across the U.S., including California. LLCs offer (1) limited liability, (2) flexible management options, (3) flexible income taxation options, and (4) easy set up. The firm’s package for forming an LLC in California most notably offers individualized legal advice during the process.
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FORM A PARTNERSHIP WITH A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

A general partnership is comprised of two or more persons acting as co-owners in a business for profit, whether that business is a coffee shop or a band. Although there are no filing requirements to form a general partnership in California, having a well-written general partnership agreement or band partnership agreement is crucial in order to clearly define partners’ rights and responsibilities. Read More…

A WORD ABOUT INCORPORATION/LLC “DELUXE KITS”

Regarding the “Deluxe Kits” offered by other online legal service providers, California law does not require businesses to have fancy binders or seals. Indeed, selling gold-trimmed binders and seals is merely a way for these companies to cash in by making entrepreneurs feel their new business is somehow “official.” Your business will not be more legitimate by squandering start-up funds on a customized binder and seal kit.

As far as seals go, under California law “a corporate or official seal may be affixed” to documents (emphasis added). However, as of 1872 (yes, 1872!), “all distinctions between sealed and unsealed instruments” were abolished.  Therefore, seals are not required under California law.

Moreover, while the various records of LLCs and corporations must be open for inspection by any shareholder, director, or member, California law doesn’t mandate how those records must be stored. Further, the law certainly doesn’t require businesses to buy fancy binders with their names in gold lettering.