James Gilmer, Author at Blog | Harbor Compliance Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Shauna DeWolf Joins Harbor Compliance as Nonprofit Compliance Specialist https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/shauna-dewolf-joins-harbor-compliance-as-nonprofit-compliance-specialist/ Fri, 22 Oct 2021 17:03:59 +0000 https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/?p=5512

LANCASTER, Pa. October 22, 2021.

Harbor Compliance has announced the hiring of Shauna DeWolf as a Nonprofit Compliance Specialist. Ms. DeWolf brings three decades of experience in nonprofit compliance and education, most recently as a Program and Compliance Specialist with … Read more

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]]> Harbor Compliance Announces Acquisition of Labyrinth, Inc. https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/harbor-compliance-announces-acquisition-of-labyrinth/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 11:18:35 +0000 https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/?p=5453

LANCASTER, Pa. October 6, 2021.

Harbor Compliance announces the acquisition of Labyrinth, Inc., a leading provider of charitable solicitation registration services for the last 32 years. Labyrinth manages state registrations for nonprofits and fundraisers so that they can solicit and … Read more

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]]> 2015 Corporate Filing Changes in Connecticut https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/2015-corporate-filing-changes-in-connecticut/ https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/2015-corporate-filing-changes-in-connecticut/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:09:48 +0000 https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/?p=1781 Effective January 1, 2015, there are a number of corporate filing changes in Connecticut, per Public Act 14-154.

First, it is now mandatory for entities to provide an email address on ALL formation documents and annual report forms.

Second, new … Read more

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The following notice was posted on the Corporations Division website:

“As of January 1, 2015, the Corporations Division … Read more

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]]> https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/massachusetts-is-no-longer-accepting-fein/feed/ 2 New York Repeals Organizational Tax on Corporations https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/new-york-repeals-organizational-tax-on-corporations/ https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/new-york-repeals-organizational-tax-on-corporations/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2014 15:32:56 +0000 https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/?p=1754 Effective January 1, 2015, New York will no longer collect a tax on shares of newly formed corporations. Additionally, the state will no longer collect a tax when filing an amendment to the Articles to increase or to change the number of … Read more

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The new website will include

Ability to file annual reinstatements online.
• User-friendly homepage design to better guide visitors.
• Search feature… Read more

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]]> https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/minnesota-launches-new-business-services-website/feed/ 3 Where Should I Register An Online Business? https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/register-an-online-business/ Tue, 02 Dec 2014 20:48:23 +0000 https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/?p=1695 Updated January 2019

We get many inquiries regarding where to register an online business. Having no tangible presence (i.e. a storefront) understandably leads to some confusion, including whether registration is necessary, and if so, in which state to register or incorporate. … Read more

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]]> How Are You Spending Your Free Time? https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/how-are-you-spending-your-free-time/ https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/how-are-you-spending-your-free-time/#respond Wed, 03 Sep 2014 19:39:38 +0000 https://www.harborcompliance.com/blog/?p=1444 This morning, I got a phone call.

It was a gentleman interested in starting a public charity, in order to raise money to build a local skate park. The skate park, he said, is a huge need in his community.… Read more

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The Secretary of State’s office is unsure when all systems will be running normal once … Read more

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If you take one point away from this article, let it be … Read more

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