BizFilings' Filing Guarantee

BizFilings guarantees its services against filing defects caused by BizFilings for the life of your corporation or LLC.  Filing services covered by this warranty include:

• Articles of Incorporation (Certificate of Incorporation or charter).  The articles/certificate are the primary legal document of a corporation; they serve as the corporation's constitution.  The articles/certificate are filed with the state government to begin corporate existence.  The articles/certificate contain basic information on the corporation as required by state law.  BizFilings prepares and files the articles/certificate as part of its incorporation service.

• Articles of Organization (Certificate of Organization).  LLCs must file the articles/certificate with the proper state authorities to begin existence.  The articles/certificate for a LLC are very similar to a corporation's articles/certificate of incorporation.  BizFilings prepares and files the articles/certificate as part of its formation service.

• Amendments.  A certificate of amendment is a document filed with your state of incorporation/formation or a state in which your company has qualified to transact business in order to enact a specific change to your company's formation or foreign qualification documents. A certificate of amendment must be filed with the state in order to make a change to the majority of the information included in the formation and/or foreign qualification documents.

• DBAs.  A DBA, also called an assumed name, trade name or fictitious name is typically completed by making a filing at the county level where the business is located.  This filing does not change the official name of the company; however, it allows the company to use additional names.

• Foreign Qualifications.  If your company expects to transact business outside your state of formation, your company may be required to qualify as a "foreign corporation" or "foreign LLC."  BizFilings files the necessary paperwork to qualify your business as a foreign corporation or LLC in any of the 50 states.

• Name Reservations.  The name of a corporation or LLC must be distinguishable on the records of the state government. If this requirement is not met, the state will reject the articles/certificate.  A name can be reserved, usually for 120 days, by applying with the proper state authorities and paying a fee.