On Monday, April 16th, all District of Columbia government offices will be closed in observance of emancipation day. Business license services, corporate filings, document retrievals, UCC filings and apostille/authentication services will not be available this day. DC offices will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, April 17th. Please feel free to reach out to our…
DE/CA Upcoming Closure Notice: On Friday, 3/30/18, both the Delaware and California Secretary of State offices will be closed. Delaware will close to observe Good Friday, and California will be observing Cesar Chavez Day.
Delaware/Washington, DC Closure Update: Another round of winter storms are currently underway in the Northeastern US, causing multiple closures. Federal offices in Washington, DC are closed today, 3/21/18. The Delaware Secretary of State’s office will be closing at 12:00 PM ET. Jurisdictions are tentatively planning to reopen Thursday, 3/22/18. Further updates will be posted here…
Delaware Jurisdiction Update: On Friday, March 23, 2018, the Delaware Secretary of state has planned an employee recognition luncheon for all employees. Filing services will be altered this day. All One-Hour filing must be submitted before 6PM ET, and all Two-Hour filings must be submitted prior to 5PM ET. All other cutoff times will remain…
The Massachusetts Secretary of State office is closed again today, 3/16/18, due to water pipe issues. Currently, they anticipate re-opening on Monday, 3/19/18. Further updates will be posted here if they develop.
Due to the frequent power outages and closures caused by the recent round of winter weather, the MA Secretary of State has extended the filing deadline for annual report filings due March 15th – the deadline has now been extended to Monday, March 19th by midnight.
State of MA Closure Notice: Another Nor’easter is bringing more snow to the state of Massachusetts and other parts of the New England area. The MA Secretary of State’s office is closed today, and they currently plan to reopen Wednesday, 3/14. We will post further updates here should anything change in MA, or if any…
My DOR, Including the Business Licensing and Partner Portal will be unavailable for planned downtime starting at 5 PM on Friday March 16th, lasting until 12:00 PM Monday, March 19th. A link to the Dept of Revenue’s page for the official statement is below. http://bls.dor.wa.gov/index.aspx
This bill, and its 3 previous versions did not pass through legislation! Click the link below to read the full statement from Patrick Reed of the Washington Secretary of State. See below quote from Patrick Reed: “Congratulations! HB2989 and its three previous versions did not pass through the legislature this session. It made it as…
State of MA Closure Notice: Due to a winter snow storm, the MA Secretary of State’s office is closed today, Thursday March 8th. It is currently anticipated that their office will reopen tomorrow, March 9th. We will post further updates here should anything change in MA, or if any other states experience closures.
Washington Annual Report Filing Changes: With the launch of the Washington SOS’s new CCFS system, they have returned to being the filing office for business entity annual reports. As of January 1st 2018, the Washington Dept. of Revenue no longer processes these annual reports. With this filing office change, some other changes have also occurred…
HB 2986 Update: From Patrick Reed of the Washington Secretary of State’s Office: There is now a 3rd version that has been submitted under yet another bill number. This bill is slightly different, and contains many drafting errors, but is listed as emergency and can be heard with limited notice. It’s possible it could be…
They heard your calls and read your emails. This evening they cancelled the public hearing again last minute! Secretary Kim Wyman and Former Secretary Ralph Monroe were on deck to testify, but now we do not know the status of the bill. That being said, they did not remove the Executive Session scheduled for Monday…
WA Legislation update from Patrick Reed of the Washington SOS: HB2929 still removes corporation and LLC annual reports from CCFS and places them with Department of Revenue/MyDOR for an increased cost of more than $5,000,000 per year to the business community. This attempted move is not necessary and detrimental to customer service. We believe we…
Patrick Reed of the Washington Secretary of State’s office would like to thank everyone for their support. Many people came forward with e-mails, phone calls, and plans to testify. As of Wednesday evening, 1/24/18, the planned hearing for HB 2781 has been cancelled. However, there is a new bill; HB 2929, similar to HB 2781,…
