How to file the articles of conversion in California

Learn here to:

• Changing Company Domicile to California
• Company Domestication in California
• Convert Company in California from one entity to another

Can you file articles of conversion to move California LLC or Corporation to another state or a foreign state corporation or LLC in California?

• You cannot file articles of conversion for a profit corporation in the state of California, if you are moving company to another state from the state of California, because the CA secretary of state does not allow corporations to move to another state. For example; you cannot move California corporation to Washington, you must create a new entity in the state of Washington to start business. But,
• The state of California does allow to the LLC to move from California to another state.
• The state of California allows LLC and Corporation to move from foreign state to California, if the foreign state allows. For example; New York LLC or a Corporation can be moved to California by filing a California article of conversion.

Can a California domestic stock corporation convert into an other business entity structure?

Following business entities can be transferred from California profit corporation.

1. Convert from California corporation to a California Limited Liability Company( LLC)
2. Convert from California corporation to California Limited Partnership (LP)
3. Convert from California corporation to California General Partnership (GP)

Following Business Entities can be converted to a California Limited Liability Company (LLC):

• California Corporation
• California LP (Limited Partnership)
• California GP (General Partnership)
• California Foreign Corporation
• California foreign LLC (Limited Liability Company)
• California foreign LP (Limited Partnership)
• California GP (General Partnership)  or
• California other business entities

How to convert a California Limited Liability Company?

• Filing articles of organization-Conversion
• Form LLC-1A

Following Business Entities can be converted to a California Limited Partnership (LP):

California Corporation |  California LLC |  California GP | California Foreign Corporation , California LLC | California  LP | California  GP | and California ther Business Entities.

How to convert a California  Limited Partnership?

• Filing a Certificate of Limited Partnership – Conversion Form LP-1A

Following Business Entities can be converted to a California Registered General Partnership (GP):

California Stock Corporations, California Limited Liability Companies or California Limited Partnerships; or California Foreign Corporations, California Limited Liability Companies, California Limited Partnerships or Other California Business Entities

How to convert a California  Registered General Partnership?

• Filing a Statement of Partnership Authority – Conversion and Form GP-1A

Following Business Entities can be converted to a California Non Registered General Partnership (GP):

California Corp, LLC,  LP, Registered Foreign Corporation, LLC, LP or Other California Business Entity,

How to convert a California Non Registered General Partnership?

• Filing a Certificate of Conversion form CON-1A

Following Business Entities can be converted to a California Foreign Entity:

• The converting entities must be California LLC, LP or Registered California GP

How to convert a California Foreign Entity?

• Filing  a Certificate of Conversion form CONV-1A

Other General Instructions to follow either to move company into California or vice versa, and convert from one business structure to another.

• You may need to obtain a certificate of status or certified copies of the original entities in order to file a conversion in the state of California.
• The existing entity must be in good standing and generally good standing should not be 30 days old before it delivers to incorporate.
• The home state entity must be dissolved after domestication in California.

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