Previously in California (CA), if you were looking to register a business in the state and the CA Secretary of State (SOS) determined that your company name was too similar to that of an existing Entity the existing laws allowed
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State Office Openings Impacted by Protests
Due to the current situation resulting in protests throughout the US, many state offices, that were scheduled to open, will now remain closed. While electronic services remain available, paper filings cannot be submitted when the offices are closed. It should
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COVID-19 JURISDICTION UPDATES: Status of Closings & Filing Processes
With the constantly changing situation, due to Covid-19, causing Federal, State and County mandates and guidelines to be issued, to help slow the spread, we wanted to give our clients a resource for the closings and procedural changes within these
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UPDATE: New York Department of Education, Office of Professions – Office closings & Consents
As many may have realized, with the current environment, due to Covid-19, many state offices have been affected much as regular businesses with the need to close. The NY Department of Education has had to close their doors; however, that
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UPDATE: IRS NOT Providing Phone Assistance at this Time! How Could this Affect Obtaining an EIN?
At this time the IRS is not taking any phone calls for assistance with your EIN application or otherwise. They state that they are “unable to provide live assistance due to reduced staff levels. The good news is that their self-service tools are still available.
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California SOS Suspends All Expedited Services
On Friday, April 17, 2020 The California Secretary of State office issued a letter stating that, all expedited services are being suspended effective April 20th, until further notice! Filing documents submitted with requests for 24-hour expedited services on Friday April 17, 2020 will be honored, however, they will be mailed back
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FLORIDA Annual Report filing deadline extended until June 30!
The time requirements for business entities to file Florida annual reports have been suspended and adjusted from the standard May 1st and “tolled until June 30, 2020.” This is pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-52 and Florida Department of State Emergency Order, signed March 27, 2020.
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UPDATE: NYS Department of State Office Closures
With the latest changes due to the Covid-19 situation, the NY Department of State (DOS) Divisions of Corporations, State Records and UCC Customer service counter has closed for all in person service until further notice. It should be noted, the
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