Effective June 18, SB 838 makes conforming and clarifying changes to the Business Corporation Act. Updates include the ability for the Department of State to direct interrogatories to a corporation to determine if the entity is in compliance with this
Colorado – Business Corporation Act
Amendments to the Colorado Business Corporation Act and the Colorado Corporations and Associations Act are in effect as of July 1, 2020. Updates relate to definitions, mergers, conversions, dissolutions, names, and director liabilities, among other updates. https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2019a_086_signed.pdf
Rhode Island – Good Standing Certificate Requirement
Effective July 1, a certificate of good standing from the division of taxation is no longer required when filing a dissolution, merger, conversion, or withdrawal filing. http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText17/HouseText17/H5646B.pdf
State Closings
Several governors have temporarily closed state office buildings in their state due to unrest. Staff that can work remotely will do so and online services will be available where offered. Update for June 5, 2020 AZ SOS closing at 3pm
California – All Expedited Service Suspended
Update: 24hr Expedited Filings are now being accepted. Effective April 20, all expedited services have been suspended by the CA Secretary of State’s office. This includes 24 Hour Expedited Service. Any expedited document submitted before April 20 will be
Montana – Late Fees Waived
Business Registrations due by April 15 will no longer be assessed a late fee through July 15.
Colorado – Charitable Solicitations Act Temporary Changes
Colorado Charitable Solicitations law has been temporarily amended to include a new rule. New Rule 5.7 Notwithstanding the deadlines outlined in rules 5.1.2 and 5.3.3, all registration reports and filings that were or are due to the Secretary of State
Arkansas – Franchise Tax Penalty Waiver
The Arkansas Secretary of State has waived late fees and interest charges on business franchise tax until July 15th. The filing deadline for the annual franchise tax is due May 1st. Failure to file by May 1 typically incurs a
California – Good Standing Requests
Effective immediately, California’s turnaround time for good standing requests is no longer a 24-48hrs. The California Secretary of State’s office is limiting staff. Therefore, good standing requests will have a turnaround time of 5-7 business days. RASi will provide further
National – Spam Solicitations
Several state offices, including Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama, have alerted business owners regarding spam solicitations offering to obtain a certificate of good standing. These spam mailers are not authorized by the state and are taking advantage of business owners trying