美国公司存续证明和状态证书各州叫法及用法
美国的公司存续证明(Certificate of Good Standing)或公司状态证明(Certificate of Status、Certificate of Existence)在各州的官方称呼略有差异。总体来说,这类文件的功能一致,即证明该企业在该州的法律存续状态良好、符合法定要求且无未决问题。以下为各州常用的称呼(有些州可能根据实体类型略有不同称呼):
- Alabama:Certificate of Compliance(部分实体也称Certificate of Existence)
- Alaska:Certificate of Compliance或Certificate of Good Standing
- Arizona:Certificate of Good Standing
- Arkansas:Certificate of Good Standing
- California:Certificate of Status
- Colorado:Certificate of Good Standing
- Connecticut:Certificate of Legal Existence
- Delaware:Certificate of Good Standing
- District of Columbia (华盛顿DC/哥伦比亚特区):Certificate of Good Standing
- Florida:Certificate of Status
- Georgia:Certificate of Existence
- Hawaii:Certificate of Good Standing
- Idaho:Certificate of Existence
- Illinois:Certificate of Good Standing
- Indiana:Certificate of Existence
- Iowa:Certificate of Existence
- Kansas:Certificate of Good Standing
- Kentucky:Certificate of Existence
- Louisiana:Certificate of Good Standing
- Maine:Certificate of Good Standing或Certificate of Existence
- Maryland:Certificate of Status
- Massachusetts:Certificate of Good Standing或Certificate of Status
- Michigan:Certificate of Good Standing
- Minnesota:Certificate of Good Standing
- Mississippi:Certificate of Good Standing
- Missouri:Certificate of Good Standing
- Montana:Certificate of Good Standing
- Nebraska:Certificate of Good Standing
- Nevada:Certificate of Good Standing
- New Hampshire:Certificate of Good Standing
- New Jersey:Certificate of Standing
- New Mexico:Certificate of Good Standing
- New York:Certificate of Status
- North Carolina:Certificate of Existence
- North Dakota:Certificate of Good Standing
- Ohio:Certificate of Good Standing(有时也称Certificate of Existence)
- Oklahoma:Certificate of Good Standing
- Oregon:Certificate of Existence
- Pennsylvania:Subsistence Certificate(对于本州公司)或Good Standing Certificate(对于外州公司)
- Rhode Island:Letter of Good Standing
- South Carolina:Certificate of Existence
- South Dakota:Certificate of Good Standing
- Tennessee:Certificate of Existence
- Texas:Certificate of Fact – Status
- Utah:Certificate of Existence
- Vermont:Certificate of Good Standing
- Virginia:Certificate of Good Standing
- Washington:Certificate of Existence
- West Virginia:Certificate of Existence
- Wisconsin:Certificate of Status
- Wyoming:Certificate of Good Standing
总结来说,不同州对公司存续(良好状态)的官方文件称呼有所不同,最常见的英文名称包括:
- Certificate of Good Standing
- Certificate of Status
- Certificate of Existence
- (少数使用)Certificate of Compliance、Certificate of Legal Existence、Certificate of Fact – Status、Letter of Good Standing、Subsistence Certificate等。
使用时需根据目标州的官方要求和该州务卿办公室(Secretary of State)的网站或登记处信息为准。
这些证书(不论是叫Certificate of Good Standing、Certificate of Status、Certificate of Existence,或是其他类似名称)作用大体相同,都是用来证明公司在该州的法律及合规方面处于良好状态。通常,这些文件会显示企业:
- 已按规定在该州完成注册,并仍处于合法存续状态(即公司没有被解散、撤销或暂停注册)。
- 在申报与纳税、年报提交及其他法定义务方面没有明显的违约或未决问题。
简言之,这些证书的功能都是对外证明公司在该州”存续且运营良好”的法律地位,有助于在商业往来、投标、融资、银行开户及签订合同等活动中提供正式背书。
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