FAQs
Q. What is an Article of Amendment?
A. An Article of Amendment is a document filed with your state of formation, or if applicable with any states in which your company has foreign qualified to transact business, to enact a specific change to the information included in your company’s formation or qualification documents.
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Q. Can you help me file a purpose amendment if I didn’t for my company with BizFilings?
A. Even if you didn’t place your original formation order with BizFilings, we can prepare and file the necessary purpose amendment documents for your business in any state.
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Q. What information do I need to have before I place my order to file a purpose amendment?
A. When ordering your purpose amendment with BizFilings, please have the following general information ready:
- The new detailed business purpose language
- State of formation
- Entity type
- Company name
- Formation date
- Current business purpose
- Company contact information
- Director(s) name(s) & address(es) (for corporations)
- Officer(s) name(s) & address(es) (for corporations)
- Member(s) or Manager(s) name(s) & address(es) (for LLCs)
- Partner(s) name(s) & address(es) (for LPs and LLPs)
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Q. What is a general-purpose clause? Can I change my purpose if I have this listed?
A. The majority of the states allow for a general-purpose clause, such as “all lawful business,” to be used within formation and foreign qualification documents, and there are a few states that do not require any business type to be listed. In cases where a specific business purpose was included, listing the type of business your company would undertake, and you want to change the type, this can be done through an Article of Amendment. If the general-purpose was listed, or no specific type listed, you can change the purpose of the business with out notifying the state office.
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Q. When do companies need to file a purpose amendment?
A. A company would file a purpose amendment when a specific business purpose was included in your formation document, listing the type of business your company would undertake, and you want to change the type.
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