BUSINESS LICENSING SERVICE TO CHARGE NEW CONVENIENCE FEE…..On September 20, 2014 Business Licensing Service (BLS) will begin charging an average 2.5% convenience fee for credit and debit transactions. This fee will apply to all transactions with BLS including annual reports for profit corporations and limited liability companies. To avoid this fee, customers can take advantage…

E.A.W. ANNUAL CONFERENCE- “ESCROW SURVIVOR” – SEE YOU THERE! We hope to see you this Saturday, Sept.13th in Everett, WA for the Escrow Association of Washington’s  2014 Annual Education Conference titled “Escrow Survivor”. The event will be held at the Holiday Inn in downtown Everett at 3105 Pine Street. Jacob will be there to share…

Effective June 12, 2014, the Washington State Legislature has adopted META for purposes of converting entity status without loss of original UBI number or date of filing although conversion date will be shown. Although there is no codifying RCW at present, additional information can be found at apps.leg.wa.gov, Bill No. SB5999 – 2013-14.

To view or download the latest Quarterly Newsletter from the Corporations and Charities Division, please follow the link below. This issue has information on fee changes, consumer warning about storefront solicitor scams, legislative updates, and the expedited Apostille service.  http://www.sos.wa.gov/_assets/corps/_news/DISHFromtheDolliverOctober2013.pdf

For the first time in over 20 years, the Business Licensing Service is announcing a fee increase, but don’t expect any notification other than what is posted on the BLS website! Application fee from $15 to $19 Renewal fee from      $9   to $11   (Effective with renewals that expire in October) The Legislature provided the…

Effective October 1st, 2013 Front Counter Service for Apostilles will be subject to the current $50.00 Expedite fee. Expedited Apostille requests can be processed the same day if received in person at the front counter, or within 2 business days if received by mail. Non-Expedited Apostille requests, either dropped off at the counter or received…

The following has been passed on to us via Tina Bonovich of NRAI Services, LLC in Delaware.  Thanks Tina! Effective August 1, 2013, the State of Delaware has adopted legislation providing for Public Benefit Corporations.  A synopsis follows. New Subchapter XV, for which Sections 8 and 9 of this legislation provide, authorizes the creation of public…

UCC Revised Article 9 Amendments will take effect in most states on July 1, 2013. The predominant reason for the revision is to define “What is a debtor name?” The Uniform Law Commission attempts to clarify this issue with this most recent amendment, posing Alternatives A and B. The majority of states have enacted Alternative…

In our ongoing effort to have a smaller environmental impact, we will be sending monthly statements by request only. If you wish to continue receiving a monthly statement via email or regular mail, please contact Kathy Staloch at 800-547-7007, or email kathy@recordsearch.com. Thank you.