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Don’t Let Your DBA Expire: Understanding California’s 5-Year Rule

If you are operating a business under a trade name in the state of California, you should know what the business law requirements are for your Fictitious Business Name (FBN) – or DBA (Doing Business As). According to California Business & Professions Code §17920,...

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A Guide to Establishing Accounting Corporations in California, Part 4

By: Serge Filatov & Jack W. Easterbrook, Esq. An accountancy corporation must have at least one shareholder with an active California CPA/PA license. Generally, each director, shareholder, and officer must hold a valid license to practice public accountancy, but non-licensees may be shareholders or...
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A Guide to Establishing Accounting Corporations in California, Part 3

By: Serge Filatov & Jack W. Easterbrook, Esq. Accountancy corporations must renew their licenses every two years to retain practice rights and good standing in California. The CBA will mail renewal forms with instructions approximately two months before the license expiration date. Failure to...
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A Guide to Establishing Accounting Corporations in California, Part 2

By: Serge Filatov & Jack W. Easterbrook, Esq. Your firm’s name must meet the requirements set forth in the California Business and Professions Code [https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=5060] and California Code of Regulations [https://www.dca.ca.gov/cba/about/regulations.shtml#75.5]....
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A Guide to Establishing Accounting Corporations in California, Part 1

By: Serge Filatov & Jack W. Easterbrook, Esq. Before practicing or holding out to the public as an accountancy corporation, the corporation must be approved for licensure by the CBA. The application packet, available on the Firm Applicants page, includes a Check Sheet to...
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BREAKING NEWS – CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT TO BE RESTRICTED TO FOREIGN REPORTING COMPANIES

The BOIR requirement has been canceled for domestic businesses FinCEN announced on February 27, 2025, that it will pause enforcement actions and not issue fines or penalties against companies for failing to file or update beneficial ownership information reports (“BOIR”s): FinCEN Not Issuing Fines...

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