PLEASE NOTE:  In Connecticut a Good Standing Certificate is called a Certificate of Legal Existence.  This sometimes causes confusion when the requesting party, commonly the Secretary of State in another state besides Connecticut, requests a "Good Standing Certificate".  In these cases a Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence will fulfill the requirements for a Connecticut Good Standing Certificate.

A Connecticut Good Standing Certificate is issued by the Connecticut Secretary of State and is often required for loans, to renew business licenses, or for tax or other business purposes in the state of Connecticut or in any other state.

A Connecticut Certificate of Good Standing is evidence that your Connecticut business franchise - your Connecticut Corporation, LLC or LP - is in Existence, is authorized to transact business in the state of Connecticut, and complies with all state of Connecticut business requirements and therefore is in "Good Standing" in the state of Connecticut.

Also known as a Connecticut Certificate of Existence, a Connecticut Certificate of Status or a Connecticut Certificate of Authority, a Connecticut Good Standing Certificate is a one page document which looks like a letter and bears the seal of the state of Connecticut Secretary of State. A Connecticut Good Standing Certificate is provided by the Connecticut Secretary of State and is conclusive evidence of the existence of your Connecticut business franchise. In most cases a Connecticut Certificate of Good Standing can be valid up to a year depending on the requirements of the Good Standing Certificate requester.

To obtain a Connecticut Good Standing Certificate, your company must be registered as a legal entity with the Connecticut Secretary of State, i.e., your company is in existence in the state of Connecticut, and cannot be in default of Connecticut corporate rules, or suspended by the state of Connecticut.

Total cost for a Connecticut Good Standing Certificate depends on the type of company - Corporation, LLC, LLP, LP - and how fast you need the Certificate. Choose your options in the Good Standing Certificate Cost Calculator below to determine exactly how much your Connecticut Good Standing Certificate will cost.

• The Connecticut company must be registered as a legal entity with the Connecticut Secretary of State as a Corporation, LLC or LP.
• The Connecticut company cannot be in default or suspended as defined by the laws of the state of Connecticut.
• The Connecticut company must have filed all reports required by the Connecticut Secretary of State or any other state of Connecticut agency.

Along with the issuance date and signature of the Connecticut Secretary of State, a Connecticut Good Standing Certificate includes the following information:

A Corporation, LP or LLC that is registered in the state of Connecticut may require a Connecticut Good Standing Certificate to qualify as a "Foreign Corporation" in a state other than Connecticut.  A Foreign Corporation is a Corporation that is registered with a state agency, usually the Secretary of State, in one state and has the Authority to do business in another state. 

For example, a Corporation registered in the state of California that plans to do business in the state of Connecticut is a "Domestic Corporation" in California and a "Foreign Corporation" in the state of Connecticut.

All states require you to register as a Foreign Corporation with a state agency, usually the Secretary of State, in order to do business in their state.  In order to register as a Foreign Corporation in any state you must provide evidence that you are registered and are in Good Standing in another state as a Domestic Corporation or LLC.  This evidence is a Certificate of Good Standing from the state in which your Corporation or LLC was originally formed.

A Connecticut Good Standing Certificate is legal and official proof of Good Standing from the Connecticut Secretary of State.

If your Corporation, LLC or LP falls out of Good Standing with the CT Secretary of State it is technically illegal for your company to do business in the state of Connecticut or any other state. This could lead to the piercing of the corporate veil and make the owners of the Connecticut business liable for penalties and law suits.

In order to get back into Good Standing you will have to pay a Reinstatement Fee.

The cost to Reinstate a Connecticut Company depends on the exactly why the Corporation, LLC or LP is not in Good Standing. In some cases the fees for reinstatement of a Connecticut Company may be more expensive that those for walking away from the business and then creating an entirely new company.

A Connecticut Good Standing Certificate is issued by the Connecticut Secretary of State for business entities that have registered with the state of Connecticut.  A Sole Proprietorship or DBA is not normally registered with the Connecticut Secretary of State so a Connecticut Certificate of Good Standing cannot be issued for them.

If you own a Connecticut business and have not registered as a Corporation, LLC, LP or other legal entity with the Connecticut Secretary of State, then you are a Sole Proprietor by default.  Nothing needs to be filed with the Connecticut Secretary of State to create a Sole Proprietorship.  If you plan to use a name different from your first and last name then you would register in the Connecticut county in which you do business with your first and last name "Doing Business As" (DBA) the name of your business (for example: Sue Smith, DBA Sue's Connecticut Business).

In Connecticut a Good Standing Certificate is called a Certificate of Legal Existence.   A Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence may be referred to by another name.

Yes. Each Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence includes a unique Certificate Number which may be used to verify the Certificate with the Connecticut Secretary of State.

Yes.  A Connecticut Good Standing Certificate includes the Date of Incorporation for a Connecticut Corporation or the Date of Organization for a Connecticut LLC.

If you place your order for a Connecticut Good Standing Certificate before 1 PM Connecticut time we can get your Connecticut Good Standing Certificate as fast as 2-3 hours. We will send you a scanned copy of your Connecticut Good Standing Certificate by email and put a paper copy of your Certificate in the mail as soon as we get it from the CT Secretary of State.

The Connecticut Secretary of State reserves the right to extend expedite periods in time of extreme volume, staff shortage or equipment malfunction.  We are dependent on, and have no control over, the staff and systems of the Connecticut Secretary of State.  In our experience the time specified is the time it usually takes the Connecticut Secretary of State to process Good Standing Certificate orders.  We get your Connecticut Good Standing Certificate request to the CT Secretary of State ASAP.  Once it is at the state we have very little or no control over the Connecticut Good Standing Certificate process.

A valid expiration date is not written on a Connecticut Good Standing Certificate.  The validity of a Connecticut Certificate of Good Standing is usually determined by the intended recipient of the Good Standing Certificate.

Some institutions may request that a Connecticut Good Standing Certificate be less than a certain number of days old.  Generally the information included on a Connecticut Certificate of Good Standing is implied to be valid for 60-90 days but it really depends on the nature of the business for which the Connecticut Good Standing Certificate is being used.

Each Connecticut Good Standing Certificate comes with a Certificate Number.  A Connecticut Certificate of Good Standing may be verified using the Certificate Number on the Connecticut Secretary of State web site.

We can email you a copy of your Connecticut Good Standing Certificate the same day, usually within 2-3 hours after we get your order.  If the recipient of your Connecticut Certificate of Good Standing requires official validation, they can go to the Connecticut Secretary of State web site for quick verification.  The web address to verify a Connecticut Certificate of Good Standing on the Connecticut Secretary of State web site is printed on each Connecticut Good Standing Certificate.

If you need to verify that all outstanding tax liabilities for a Connecticut Corporation or Connecticut LLC have been paid then you need a Connecticut Tax Status Compliance Certificate.

In Connecticut a Tax Status Compliance Certificate is called a Business Taxes Status Letter. A Connecticut Business Taxes Status Letter is issued by the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services and is sometimes called a Tax Clearance Certificate or an Entity Status Letter or a Certificate of Account Status.

If you need a Good Standing Certificate from the highest Court in the state of Connecticut for a Connecticut Attorney we can help.

If you are ready to order a Connecticut Good Standing Certificate now, simply fill in the Good Standing Certificate Order Form below and press the Place Order button. If you have any questions you can call us at 855-771-2477 or email us.