The Washington Secretary of State’s office will be closed Friday, September 18th, from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM, for their annual staff meeting/luncheon. During this time, no filings or copy requests will be completed by their staff. You may send us your requests as normal, and we will process them upon the state’s return to…
-The information below is courtesy of Amanda Contreras, Incorporating Services, Ltd.- Thank you Amanda The Delaware Division of Corporations (the Division) has been operating under modified hours since undergoing a major system conversion at the beginning of September. For the week of September 28th through October 2nd, hours for the Division will be modified as…
UCC Paper Filings No Longer Accepted by New Jersey Secretary of State Effective July 1, 2015 Effective July 1, 2015, the state of New Jersey will no longer allow for UCC paper filings and electronic filings will be required. In addition to this change, it is important to note that establishing priority will be an issue…
Courtesy of Washington State Department of Licensing
The Washington Secretary of State website has provided an Information Center page for those looking to Start a Business, Manage a Business, Close a Business, Order Copies of Documents and Certificates and more. Just click on Information Center above to link to this great resource. Courtesy of the Washington Secretary of State
Fairchild Record Search has partnered with Registered Agent Solutions (RASi) to offer Complimentary online tools to help you manage your out-of-state and international registered agent services. These online tools are available free of charge to all of our clients through our website. The primary components of our online compliance package are: Compliance Task Calendar-…
Please be aware that (updated 10/21/2014) ANNUAL BUSINESS SERVICES or COMPLIANCE SERVICES or CORPORATE RECORDS SERVICE (not to be confused with the Washington corporation, Compliance Services, Inc) are mailing notices to business entities requesting that “Annual Minutes” and a fee of $125.00 be sent to them for filing. These notices are NOT from the Washington…
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…
