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Corporate Dissolution

Often when a corporation ends business its principals simply stop filing annual reports with the Division of Corporations and allow the corporation to be administratively dissolved.  One important consideration often overlooked is the continuing liability under an administratively dissolved corporation.  While administratively dissolved, shareholders, officers, and directors may bear personal liability for acts they take on behalf of the corporation while they know the corporation to be administratively dissolved (F.S.

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Corporation Annual Meetings

As we move into the 3rd quarter, now is a good time to ensure that your corporation has conducted its annual shareholder and director meetings.  For many this involves merely election of directors and officers, but often there are important actions that need to be ratified from the prior year or authorized for the current year,

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Annual Reports

All Florida business entities must file an annual report with the Division of Corporations by May 1st of each year.  The deadline for 2010 has of course passed, so late filings are now subject to a late fee of $400.00 in addition to the regular filing fee, which is currently $150.00 for corporations and $138.75 for limited liability companies. 

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