FileBizOnlineWhat is a California Statement of Information?
The routine disclosure every California corporation has to keep current with the Secretary of State — and why it exists.
A Statement of Information is a form California corporations file with the Secretary of State to keep the state's public record of the company current. It reports who's running the company — your officers and directors — who can legally be served papers on the company's behalf — your registered agent — and where the company can be reached, by mail and in person.
It isn't a tax filing and it doesn't calculate anything you owe. It's closer to an address-book update that happens to be a legal requirement, and one the state checks before it considers a corporation to be in good standing.
Who has to file one
Every corporation registered in California, whether it was formed here or is a company from another state qualified to do business here, has to file a Statement of Information. It's required regardless of whether the company is actively operating, so a dormant or pre-revenue corporation isn't exempt.
What it asks for
The form covers your corporation's name and entity number, its principal, mailing, and California addresses, its Chief Executive Officer, Secretary, and Chief Financial Officer (or equivalents), any additional officers and directors, your registered agent for service of process, a brief description of the type of business, and a disclosure about certain labor judgments.