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Current Developments
March 2008
IN THIS ISSUE:
+ News From Across The Nation
+ State Holiday Closings
NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NATION
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California |
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The document retrieval section of the Secretary of State's office has been experiencing some delays in processing copy requests. Certified copy requests take 6-9 days (as opposed to 3-5), with Certificates of Good Standing taking 48 hours or more.
Certificates of Good Standing (for corporations only) may be obtained from the satellite offices of the Secretary of State on a same-day basis.
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Delaware |
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Effective January 1, 2008, all corporations ending their corporate existence (via merger, dissolution, conversion etc.) must file all applicable annual reports prior to or at the time of submission of the filing which is ending their existence. This annual report requirement only applies to corporations.
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Annual reports for corporations must be filed online by March 1, 2008, via the Delaware Division of Corporations website at http://ecorp.state.de.us. To calculate the amount due, utilize one of the two methods described on the Secretary of State's website www.state.de.us/corp/frtaxcalc.shtml. Payment options are ACH, Visa, MasterCard, or Discover.
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Nevada |
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Foreign corporations are required by Section 80.190 of the Nevada Revised Statutes to publish a statement each year (typically no later than March) containing the following information:
>> The name of the corporation;
>> The name and title of the corporate officer submitting the statement;
>> The mailing or street address of the corporation's principal office;
>> The mailing or street address of the corporation's office in Nevada, if one exists; and
>> The total assets and liabilities of the corporation at the end of the year.
The statement must be published in 2 issues of a Nevada newspaper with a total weekly circulation of 1,000 or more.
For additional information please see the Nevada Secretary of State's website at http://www.nvsos.gov/business/comm_rec/faq-foreign.asp.
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STATE HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
Listed below are some government office closings for Spring 2008. This information was provided by the jurisdictions and is subject to change; some states may close with little or no advance notice during the Christmas and New Years holiday period.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008: Town Meeting Day - Vermont
Friday, March 21, 2008: Good Friday - Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky (closes at noon), Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, and Tennessee
Wednesday, March 26, 2008: Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day - Hawaii
Monday, March 31, 2008: Seward's Day / Cesar Chavez Day - Alaska (Seward's Day), California (Cesar Chavez Day)
Monday, April 21, 2008: Patriots Day - Maine, Massachusetts
Friday, April 25, 2008: Arbor Day - Nebraska
Monday, April 28, 2008: Confederate Memorial Day - Alabama, Georgia
Tuesday, May 6, 2008: Primary Election Day - Indiana
Thursday, May 8, 2008: Truman Day - Missouri
Tuesday, May 13, 2008: Primary Election Day - West Virginia
Monday, May 26, 2008: Memorial Day - All states and Federal government
*** The offices of Capitol Services will be closed on Monday, May 26, 2008 in observance of Memorial Day.
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