How to Move Your Business Out of California While Keeping Your EIN and Contracts
What Redomestication Does
Redomestication is the legal process of transferring a company out of California to another state while maintaining the existing federal employer identification number (FEIN), contracts, bank accounts, and in most cases the company name. Cummings & Cummings Law describes this as changing the state of domicile without changing the identity of the business itself, which means you avoid the disruption and cost of dissolving and re-forming the company from scratch.
The process is handled entirely online. A dually licensed attorney and CPA manage the legal and tax work. You provide business information and signatures, and the firm handles document preparation and filing. Documents are delivered for electronic signature within 48 hours of submitting your information.
Who Redomestication Suits
Redomestication works for business owners who want to relocate their company's legal domicile to reduce costs, simplify compliance, or move to a state with more favorable tax treatment, without losing continuity with existing contracts, banking relationships, or their EIN. This approach avoids the complexity of dissolution and reformation, which would otherwise require notifying creditors, renegotiating contracts, and potentially losing the employer identification number.
The process is designed to have no downtime, meaning your company continues operating under its existing legal and financial identity during the transfer.
How to Start the Redomestication Process
You can see the exact price and begin the process in under five minutes by entering your business name on the firm's page. The timeline moves quickly: submit your information in less than five minutes, receive documents for electronic signature within 48 hours, and proceed to closing. A consultation is available if you prefer to speak with counsel before starting.
The firm states that if the redomestication process does not fit your company, it will tell you, meaning not every business situation qualifies for this approach.
What Happens After Redomestication
Once complete, you receive a Redomestication Closing and Tax Continuity Packet. The specific contents and what you can expect to do with your company immediately after are not described on the page. The firm handles the process on a flat-fee basis with no sales call required, and the work is completed 100 percent online.
Evaluating Redomestication as Your Approach
Before choosing redomestication, consider what you want to preserve. If maintaining your EIN, existing contracts, and bank accounts without interruption matters to you, redomestication avoids the friction of dissolution and reformation. If you need to understand tax implications for your specific destination state, that is a question to raise with counsel during a consultation.
The firm's page notes seven questions you should demand answers to before hiring anyone to redomesticate your company, though the specific questions are not listed on the page itself. This suggests it is worth asking detailed questions about the firm's approach and what is included in the closing packet before committing.
FAQ
How to choose move business out of California
Redomestication is one legal path to move a California company to another state. It preserves your EIN, contracts, and bank accounts by transferring your company's domicile rather than dissolving and reforming it. Cummings & Cummings Law handles this process entirely online with a dually licensed attorney and CPA. You enter your business information, receive documents for e-signature within 48 hours, and proceed to closing. The firm notes that if redomestication does not fit your company, it will tell you, so a consultation can clarify whether this approach suits your situation. Exact pricing is available after you submit your business name.
How long does the entire redomestication process take from start to finish, and when can I expect my documents to be finalized?
The process begins in under five minutes when you enter your business name and see the exact price. Documents are delivered for your electronic signature within 48 hours of submitting your information. The page does not specify how long the closing and finalization steps take after you sign, so that timeline should be confirmed during a consultation or when you receive your documents. The firm emphasizes no downtime, meaning your company continues operating during the transfer.
If I redomesticate my California company to Texas versus Nevada, what are the key differences in the process and final outcome?
The redomestication process itself, as described on the page, focuses on the legal mechanics of transferring domicile and preserving your EIN and contracts. Specific differences between moving to Texas versus Nevada, such as tax implications, regulatory requirements, or filing procedures unique to each state, are not detailed on the page. These differences are important and should be discussed with counsel during a consultation before you decide which state to choose. Cummings & Cummings Law offers state-by-state redomestication guides, which suggests destination-specific information is available, but the page does not spell out what those differences are.