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My LLC's taxes are due soon and I want to pay the $800 annual tax here in California. I'm a little confused about something I'm supposed to write on the check: the "Calfirnia SOS file number". Google was no help; it returned results that are the FTB 3522 form, other forms, and non-CA SOS posts about John Kerry...

What does the California SOS file number mean and where can I find it?

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Where to File

Using black or blue ink, make a check or money order payable to the "Franchise Tax Board." Write the California SOS file number, FEIN, and "2013 FTB 3522" on the check or money order. Detach the payment voucher from the...

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SOS is Secretary of State. SOS number is the number the Secretary of State office assigned to your entity.

You can find it on the LLC application form that you submitted (assuming you kept the copy of your application returned to you), or by searching for your entity on the SOS site here (the first column, "entity number", is what you're looking for).

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The 7 digit corporation number can be found through a business entity search on the CA SOS website (specifically, http://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/)

If you have a 7-digit corporation number, then you do not have a 12-digit file number. (A call to the Secretary of State's office revealed that they provide either a 7 digit corporation number or a 12 digit file number - not both.)

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