Formation Guide

Form a C-Corp
in California

California C-Corps benefit from proximity to Silicon Valley investors and talent. Required if you have California-based operations even if incorporated elsewhere.

Start Your California C-Corp, Free

$100

state filing fee

~10 minutes

on Beezsplit

documents included

Included

What you get

Articles of Incorporation

Bylaws

Stock Purchase Agreement

EIN Application

Statement of Information

Best for: Tech startups with CA operations, companies with CA employees

Compliance

California C-Corp requirements

•Annual franchise tax ($800 minimum)

•Statement of Information (annually)

•Registered agent required

Beezsplit tracks all deadlines automatically and sends reminders before they're due.

How It Works

Formation in ~10 minutes

✓ Entity type selected: C-Corp

✓ State: California (CA)

✓ Registered agent: assigned

✓ Articles of Incorporation: generated

✓ Bylaws: generated

✓ Stock Purchase Agreement: generated

✓ EIN Application: generated

⟳ Statement of Information: filing...

Filing fee: $100 (paid to California Secretary of State)

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Ready to form your California C-Corp?

~10 minutes from start to finish. No hidden fees.