DOCUMENT RETRIEVAL

When you need to retrieve documents, odds are you need to do it quickly. You may need to protect a particular client’s information, wrap up a financial transaction, or speed up multiparty litigation. With CSC, you can easily retrieve your important business documents when you need them. It’s the smart way to protect your reputation and ensure compliance with legal regulations.

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Let CSC deal with multiple jurisdiction offices.

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CSC secures your documents securely so you can access and review them easily.

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You’ll have access to dedicated account experts. They’ll provide live, personalized service during extended business hours.

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CSC can retrieve your entity’s official documents filed with states, counties, and other jurisdictions and agencies.

Our document retrieval specialists can retrieve:

Short- and long-form good standing certificates
Certificate of status
Certificate of existence
Certificate of fact
Tax status certificates
Certified copies
Formation documents

Restated articles of incorporation
Bring-down certificates
Apostilles, authentications, and legalizations
Copies of all documents on file
Copies of amendments, annual reports, qualifications, reinstatements, and withdrawals
Copies of assumed names, doing business as (DBA) names, and fictitious names
Certificate reciting conversion or merger

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CSCNavigator^®—our unified legal and compliance portfolio management system—powers our corporate compliance solutions. Corporate legal departments, compliance professionals, and business owners use this platform to securely manage their entities, annual reports, corporate filings, service of process (SOP), litigation, deals, business licenses, contracts, and many other business needs.

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What are tax status certificates?
You obtain tax status certificates (or letters) from the Department of Taxation or Department of Revenue. They affirm that an entity is current with its filing requirements or, if applicable, give delinquent status.

You will typically need tax status certificates:
- Financial closings and other transactions
- Due diligence searches
What types of formation documents can be retrieved?
Formation documents vary according to entity type:
- Corporations: certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation
- Limited liability companies: articles of organization, certificates of formation
- Limited partnerships: certificates of formation
Learn more about CSC’s Entity Formation services.
What are bring-down certificates?
You obtain a bring-down certificate from a jurisdiction to provide written confirmation of your entity’s status at a certain date and time. You can receive it in the form of real-time online search results on CSC letterhead or as a verbal report. You will typically need a bring-down for:
- Financial closings
- Due diligence searches
- Property transactions
- Reconfirming a document filing
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Sales of assets
- Refinancing
When do I need an apostille or authentication and legalization?

Learn more about CSC’s Apostille, Authentication, and Legalization services.

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DOCUMENT RETRIEVAL

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Save time and stress

Get documents faster

Enjoy unmatched customer support

SERVICES

CSC can retrieve your entity’s official documents filed with states, counties, and other jurisdictions and agencies.

TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

CSCNavigator

FAQs

What are tax status certificates?

What types of formation documents can be retrieved?

What are bring-down certificates?

When do I need an apostille or authentication and legalization?

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Annual Report Filing Details

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