Legal Question in Business Law in California

In approximately 2001, I established an S Corp. Then after about 2003, I no longer used it or filed tax returns. I don't think I ever officially dissolved it, but I'm not sure. Can I reactivate that S Corp? I believe the Corp was set up in NY State, but I have since moved to California. What would be best to do to restart this corp?


Asked on 2/08/17, 11:14 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

You'd be best off asking this as a New York question insofar as reviving the NY corporation; LawGuru's NY lawyers would be better equipped to express opinions. However, I'd speculate that you'll be better off starting anew rather than (probably) having to pay years of annual fees and filing years of tax returns to catch up. I've started about a half dozen corporations (in CA and NV) for my own business projects over the last 30 years or so, and have simply abandoned them when the business concepts never came to fruition.

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Answered on 2/08/17, 11:28 am

The only reason I might disagree with Mr. Whipple is if you put any assets in the corporation that you still need in order to resume doing business. You don't want the tax authorities of the 2001 corporation's state to get wind of you resuming business and try to reach the new business' assets. If the old corporation really just evaporated, though, I agree that revival would serve no purpose and you are better off forming a new corporation here.

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Answered on 2/08/17, 11:45 am


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