California Limited Liability Companies Doing Business Out of State

Forming a California limited liability company doesn't mean your company must have all of its business offices located in California.  Your California LLC can have a principal business office anywhere in the world, and that address is the one you should enter for "Company Address, City, and State". If your Company does business in multiple locations, enter the address of the Company headquarters or where important Company paperwork should be sent.  California law does require, however, that you maintain at least one office inside the state for the purpose of keeping important Company papers available for inspection. Many small business owners use their resident agent address (see below) as their required in-state business address.

Keep in mind that the business office address may or may not be the same thing as the resident agent address. While your business offices address can be any address in the world (including a California residence) all California based limited liability companies must have a California address for their resident agent.