A fraudulent company, “Pennsylvania Business Name Publishing,” is contacting recently formed businesses or those with recently filed fictitious names and requiring money for business name publications. The fraudulent company says this is to prevent being fined for improper publication of
Pennsylvania – Changes to Entity Provisions
Effective February 21, 2017, House Bill 1398 makes changes to both Title 15 and Title 54 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statues by amending laws regarding limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and general partnerships. The bill also makes conforming changes to
Pennsylvania – New Business Guide
The Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations (BCCO) has revised the business guide to help entrepreneurs find information. It is available for the first time in digital format. http://www.dos.pa.gov/BusinessCharities/Business/Documents/Business%20Guide.pdf
Pennsylvania – Amended Bill 1398
House Bill 1398, effective February 21, 2017, makes conforming changes with respect to limited liability companies, limited partnerships, general partnerships and limited liability partnerships. To view the bill, click on the link below. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2015&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1398&pn=4062
Pennsylvania – Title Amendment
Effective July 15, 2015, House Bill 2234 extensively amends the Corporations & Unincorporated Associations title. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?elq_mid=4536&elq_cid=1250712&txtType=PDF&sessYr=2013&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2234&pn=3746&elq=9ca5b974a4524e03bd8f58053803e181&elqCampaignId=1857&elqaid=4536&elqat=1&elqTrackId=19cbff491a8e40bca027c1e5b201c552
Pennsylvania – Legislation Modernizes the Law on Corporations
House Bill 2234 (Act No. 2014-172) signed by the governor October 22 and effective July 1, 2015 modernizes the law on corporations and unincorporated associations by adding provisions on names, mergers, interest exchanges, conversions, divisions, domestications and registration of foreign
Pennsylvania – HB 1574 (Act 96) allows HMOs to be structured as LLCs
House Bill 1574 (Act 96) signed by the governor July 2 and effective September 2 amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act to allow HMOs to be structured as LLCs. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2013&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1574&pn=2502
Pennsylvania – Expedited Filing Service
A new service being offered by the Pennsylvania Secretary of Commonwealth office allows business to process documents as quickly as one hour. Here’s the expedited filing service price breakdown: $1,000 plus filing fee for one-hour service, $300 plus filing fee
Pennsylvania – Corporate Tax Lien Certificates Available Again
The Pennsylvania Bureau of Compliance has announced that Corporate Tax Lien Certificates can now be printed again. Certificates were not being printed throughout the month of February because the corporation tax system was being replaced. Since the system was offline
Pennsylvania – Dept. of Revenue Tax System Shut Down in February
The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue will be replacing their corporation tax computer system during the entire month of February. From February 1st through March 1st, the department will be extremely limited in providing Corporate Tax Lien Certificates, and certificates may