An Amendment Filing (also known as Articles of Amendment or Certificate of Amendment) is the official document used to update key information about your business entity with the relevant state's Secretary of State or equivalent authority. This ensures your public record accurately reflects your current operations and remains compliant.
What is an Amendment Filing?
Your business's formation documents (e.g., Articles of Incorporation for Corporations, Articles of Organization for LLCs) contain fundamental information about your entity. When this information changes, an amendment is typically required to officially update the state's records. Common reasons to file an amendment include:
- Business Name Change: Changing the legal name of your LLC, Corporation, or Non-Profit.
- Principal Office Address Change: Updating your primary business address (different from Registered Agent address).
- Business Purpose Change: Modifying or expanding the stated purpose of your business.
- Changes to Authorized Shares/Stock: For Corporations, amending details related to stock structure.
- Changes to Management/Ownership: Updating names of members, managers, directors, or officers (though some states may handle these via annual reports or other specific forms).
- Duration of Entity: If your entity had a limited lifespan and you wish to extend it.
Filing amendments promptly is crucial to avoid discrepancies in state records, maintain your entity's good standing, and ensure smooth operations when dealing with banks, investors, or other official bodies.
Amendment Filing
Navigating the specific amendment requirements, forms, and filing fees that vary from state to state can be a complex and time-consuming task. Our Amendment Filing Service simplifies this process, offering you:
- Nationwide Expertise: We handle amendment filings for all types of business entities (LLCs, Corporations, Non-Profits, Partnerships) in all 50 U.S. states. Regardless of where your business is formed, we have the knowledge to ensure your amendment is filed correctly.
- Accuracy & Compliance: We meticulously prepare your amendment document to meet the precise requirements of your specific state and entity type, minimizing the risk of rejection and ensuring compliance.
- Time-Saving Convenience: Forget researching state-specific forms, understanding complex instructions, and waiting on hold with government agencies. We handle the entire process from start to finish, freeing up your valuable time.
- Peace of Mind: Rest assured that your crucial business changes are officially recorded with the state, maintaining your entity's good standing and legal integrity.
- Streamlined Process: We make it easy for you to provide the necessary information, and we take care of the rest, from drafting to submission.
At Business Money Guru, we are dedicated to accurate and efficient amendment filings. Please review our refund policy for this service carefully.
1. Our Service Fee: Refund Eligibility
- Before Submission to State: If you choose to cancel your Amendment Filing service request before we have prepared and submitted your amendment document to the relevant state authority, you are eligible for a full refund of our service fee. To cancel and request a refund, you must notify us in writing via email at info@businessmoneyguru.com.
- After Submission to State: Once your amendment document has been prepared and submitted to the state on your behalf, our service fee becomes non-refundable. This is because our service has been rendered at that point, having completed the work of preparing and submitting your compliance filing.
2. State Filing Fees: Non-Refundable
- All government filing fees (state fees) are strictly non-refundable once they have been paid or submitted to the state. These fees are collected by the respective government agencies, not by Business Money Guru, and are non-recoverable once paid.
- Should an amendment filing be rejected by the state due to incorrect or incomplete information provided by you, or for reasons beyond our control (e.g., state system errors), you will be responsible for any new state filing fees for re-submission. Our service fee will generally not be charged again for re-submission if the error was ours; however, if the error was due to incorrect or insufficient information provided by you, an additional service fee may apply for the re-submission process.
3. Client Responsibility:
- You are responsible for providing us with accurate, complete, and up-to-date information required for your amendment filing.
- You are also responsible for obtaining any necessary internal approvals (e.g., from members, directors, or shareholders) before requesting our service to file the amendment.
4. Our Responsibility & Limitations:
- Our service is limited to the accurate preparation and submission of your amendment based on the information you provide.
- We cannot control the processing times of state agencies. Refunds will not be issued due to state processing delays.
- We do not provide legal or tax advice related to the implications of your amendment. We recommend consulting with a qualified attorney or tax professional for specific guidance.
Contact Us:
If you have any questions about our Amendment Filing Service or this Refund Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@businessmoneyguru.com.