201609.20
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WA SOS Annual Report filing interruptions.

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From 8:00 pm Tuesday, September 20th to 6:00 am Wednesday, September 21st the Department of Revenue/Business License Service will be performing maintenance on their system. Profit Corporation and LLC annual reports may not be available during that time.

201609.09
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United Kingdom Embassy Closures.

List of UK Embassy Closures dates for Eid. 9-12-16 ARAB BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 9-9-16 to 9-13-16 SAUDI ARABIA 9-12-16 to 9-16-16 LIBYA, IRAQ, YEMEN, UAE, QATAR, EGYPT 9-12-16 to 9-14-16 OMAN, TUNISIA, KUWAIT, JORDAN, SUDAN, ALGERIA 9-12-16 to 9-13-16 BAHRAIN, PAKISTAN, LEBANON Thank you.

201609.03
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DELAWARE Employee Recognition Luncheon.

On Thursday, September 8, 2016 an Employee Recognition Luncheon is planned for all the employees of the Delaware Secretary of State – Division of Corporations.  State services have been altered. All 30 Minute and One-Hour service filings must be received prior to 6:00 PM (ET) and Two-Hour service filings will need to be received prior to 5:00 PM (ET).  All other cut-off times…

201608.31
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Important Apostille & Legalization Update!

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Important Apostille & Legalization Update! Brazil, Chile, and Morocco have now joined the Hague Apostille Convention! This means that documents for these countries will no longer require full legalization from a consulate/embassy, and can now be completely processed through the Secretary of State (or equivalent) in each state. This change is already in effect for…

201608.30
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CA Secretary of State Computer System Down.

URGENT CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE UPDATE The California Secretary of State is currently experiencing technical difficulties. Their public website is down, as well as their internal processing systems. The scope of the issue has yet to be determined, but turnaround times for Corporate/UCC filings, Certificates, and document retrievals are being affected. Currently, no ETA has…

201608.08
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Important News!!! My DOR and Annual Report Filing.

DOR makes changes to annual report filing process The Department of Revenue heard your feedback and has made helpful revisions to My DOR. My DOR is Revenue’s new online business licensing system where users can securely register, set up and manage their business licensing accounts. With the streamlined process, registered agents are no longer required…

201606.06
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Upcoming Events and Alerts.

California – LLC Statement of Information. There is a new version of the Limited Liability Company Statement of Information from the California Secretary of State (Form LLC-12). Click HERE for more information on the new version. Click HERE to go directly to the form. Delaware – Secretary of State Employee Recognition Event. There will be…

201605.09
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BLS ONLINE REPORTING UNAVAILABLE MAY 25TH TO JUNE 6TH.

NOTICE! Online annual report filing for profit corporations and LLCs will be unavailable from May 25th to June 5th, 2016. Be sure to file you annual report before that time! Department of Revenue, Business License Service will be transitioning to their new filing system from May 25, 2016 to June 5, 2016. During that time…

201604.22
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SCAM ALERT!! POSTCARD STATING- “NOTICE OF POTENTIAL COMPLIANCE VIOLATION”.

This information is courtesy of Patrick Reed, Operations Manager for the Office of the Washington Secretary of State, Division of Corporations and Charities: http://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/CONSUMERALERT.aspx “This link  is an alert we posted regarding a new mailer. The attached pdf is a copy of the postcard. It appears to be a service company (out of Florida?) using…

201512.15
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OREGON TO IMPLEMENT NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR UCC FILING.

The new requirement goes into effect January 1, 2016 for new UCC-1 filings, or with the next continuation for existing valid UCC filings.   Effective January 1st, 2016, Oregon UCC-1 filings will need to match the debtor’s name on their Oregon driver’s license or Oregon-issued State ID card.   Existing valid UCC filings will remain…

201511.19
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DELAWARE TO ACCEPT ELECTRONIC UCC FILINGS ONLY!

Starting December 1st, 2015, The Delaware Department of State will no longer accept UCC filings over the counter, by mail, or by fax. Filers must use the Delaware E-UCC system via the Delaware Corporations website. Here at Fairchild we have been offering our clients online UCC filing in Delaware since it first became available. We…

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Washington State Raises District Courts Civil Case $$ Limit Starting 07/24/15.

The state legislature recently increased the civil jurisdictional limit for District Courts from $75,000 to $100,000. The effective date is July 24, 2015. Senate Bill 5125, which amends RCW 3.66.020, can be viewed at: http://app.leg.wa.gov/DLR/billsummary/default.aspx?Bill=5125&year=2015 Superior Court is the court of general jurisdiction with jurisdiction for felony matters, real property rights, domestic relations, estate, mental…