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Texas House Bill 3609: Effective September 1st, 2019 Amends the Assumed Business or Professional Name section (Title 5, Chapter 71) of Texas Business and Commerce Code to remove county filing requirements. Assumed Name Requirements Entities required to file Certificates of Assumed Name if regularly doing business under an assumed name: • Domestic Business Corporations • Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) • Limited Liability… >> READ MORE

Texas House Bill 1159 Relates to acknowledgment of written instruments on behalf of limited liability companies. Senate Bill 1258 Provides for prosecution under the Penal Code of LLCs and other entities governed by the Business Organizations Code. House Bill 3609 Provides for business entities to file assumed name certificates only in the office of the Secretary of State and repeals the requirement to also file in county clerk… >> READ MORE

Want to talk to a live person…need to talk to a live person? How many are you required to speak with, and repeat your story, before you finally get want you want and need (hopefully)? Perhaps you can login to a website and hunt answers to your questions, utilizing help desks and live chats, very useful depending on the issues’ complexities, or lack thereof. But even for login credential relationships, the true value of Customer… >> READ MORE

Many agreements, such as contract and loan agreements, require the appointment of a Registered Agent to receive Service of Process or a notice from one party to another, and to deliver the documents to the various parties as soon as possible. Service of Process under a loan agreement and other legal contracts are critical correspondence that should be handled by a professional Registered Agent to ensure the documents are expeditiously delivered… >> READ MORE

As the 2011 nears its end, First Corporate Solutions recognizes that many of you are evaluating your expenses and looking for ways to reduce due diligence costs in the upcoming year. To lend a hand, we offer the following suggestions for decreasing your costs for lien searches - without jeopardizing priority or increasing your risk. Don’t Over-Search One of the simplest ways to keep lien searching costs down is to be careful not to… >> READ MORE

Year end is here.  Lightning speed transactions require entity Formations and Registrations in several states.  Below, we have listed some reminders to help you through the year-end rush. Delaware Direct Access. Delaware by far is the state where the majority of year-end transactions occur.  Working with a service company (Online Agent) that has direct Delaware Corporate Database access will provide you speed and answers when needed.… >> READ MORE

This week on the blog we share some important news from state filing offices. Please note the following issues may impact your ability to file and retrieve UCC and Corporate documents. Kentucky Kentucky state offices will take the final mandatory furlough day for this fiscal year on Friday, May 27. All Kentucky state offices will be closed for business on this date. Online services will remain available during the office closures. South… >> READ MORE

Across the nation, state and county-level governments face overwhelming budget shortfalls, dramatically impacting their ability to deliver public services. We learned this week that things are particularly bad in the state of Minnesota. Due to a statewide budget crisis, the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office is facing a potential closure. The Minnesota State Legislature adjourned last month without appropriating money to fund state… >> READ MORE

Due diligence service providers often field phone calls from frantic customers who are in desperate need of a certificate of status, copy of a corporate charter or other corporate documents. Sadly, as much as we’d love to be able to provide these documents to our customers on a same day basis, it is usually not in our power to do so. Here’s why. State filing offices typically provide two categories of service for corporate documents:… >> READ MORE

This week we begin a brand new blog series where we will debunk five of the most common misconceptions relating to UCC and corporate due diligence. Over the next few weeks, we will clear up common areas of confusion on corporate filings, lien searching and more! Our customer service account managers regularly receive phone calls from prospective customers who would like to retrieve a copy of a corporation’s bylaws (or operating agreement… >> READ MORE