In the mail I received a letter / notice (so-called Annual Minutes Compliance Notice or Annual Minutes Disclosure Statement) from a very official sounding source, am I required to pay the fee they are asking for?
A. No. Every year, we get many, many calls from our clients about this. These letters (self described notices or statements) are from private companies and NOT government entities. These companies, and others like them, are not affiliated in any way with the government or the State of California. You are under NO OBLIGATION to deal with them. The letter you received does indeed LOOK very official and governmental. That is the intent of the sender. They made it look that way, on purpose. Do not be deceived. Read the envelope. Most say “THIS IS NOT A GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT.” Read the fine print in the so-called notice. Most say, we are “NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE OFFICE OF THE CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE.” If your corporation is one of our Corporate Counsel Program clients, we will do your minutes for you each year as an included benefit of the program. Minutes are NOT filed with, or prepared by, any State for Federal government agency. Minutes are kept in your private business files. Here’s
A. No. Every year, we get many, many calls from our clients about this. These letters (self described notices or statements) are from private companies and NOT government entities. These companies, and others like them, are not affiliated in any way with the government or the State of California. You are under NO OBLIGATION to deal with them. The letter you received does indeed LOOK very official and governmental. That is the intent of the sender. They made it look that way, on purpose. Do not be deceived. Read the envelope. Most say “THIS IS NOT A GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT.” Read the fine print in the so-called notice. Most say, we are “NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE OFFICE OF THE CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE.” If your corporation is one of our Corporate Counsel Program clients, we will do your minutes for you each year as an included benefit of the program. Minutes are NOT filed with, or prepared by, any State for Federal government agency. Minutes are kept in your private business files. Here’s
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