Author: Frank Orlando

Florida now allows reinstatements to be filed online for companies that have been administratively dissolved for up to ten years for failure to file the annual report. In the past online filing was only available if the company had been
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Beginning in 2012 The District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) has changed its Two-Year Report filing requirement and procedures. The changes include the following: All entity types will be required to file reports the year after
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Change in Initial/Annual List filings when claiming State Business License Exemption As of August 6th 2011, the Declaration of Eligibility for State Business License Form is required to be filed for all Corporations, LLCs and other Title 7 entities at
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Effective April 15, 2001, the District of Columbia Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) has stopped providing pre-printed forms for the required two-year report filings.  The DCRA will continue to notify the company’s registered agent of the required filings.
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Additionally, as of June 13th, DCRA began implementing expedite services and fees for documents submitted or retrieved over the counter. The following types of DCRA expedite services will be available for document filings and retrievals: “One Day” Expedite (same or
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The Pennsylvania Corporation Bureau recently made changes to the way it handles fictitious name registrations. Prior to April 25, 2011, an entity was able to register a fictitious name that was the same as the corporate name, without the corporate
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As of April, 2011 the South Carolina Secretary of State Division of Business Filings will no longer accept documents with fax or e-mail signatures. As such any document for which a signature is required must have an original signature. There
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Effective April 30, 2011, the Virginia State Corporation Commission implemented a new regulation regarding the due date of yearly registration fees for LLCs. Yearly LLC fees are now due by the last day of the LLC's anniversary month of formation/registration.
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