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    Is Your Association's Corporate Status Suspended? 

    Written by: Michael Gartzke
    Posted by:
    Tyler Coffin
    Published on January 24, 2012 01:30 PM
    Categories:
    1. Taxes
    2. Disclosures
    3. Liability
    4. Records

    What is Corporate Suspension?
    Every corporation formed in California, whether a mutual benefit corporation such as a homeowners association, a professional corporation or a major corporation, is registered with the California Secretary of State’s office. Upon incorporation, the corporation is assigned a corporate number and is required to file a Statement of Information (SI-100) on a biennial basis with the Secretary of State and to file tax returns with the Franchise Tax Board and pay taxes as required on an annual basis. ...
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    Transfer Fees and Disclosures - New Law! 

    Written by: Beth A. Grimm, Esq.
    Posted by:
    Tyler Coffin
    Published on January 4, 2012 05:31 PM
    Categories:
    1. Disclosures
    2. New Laws
    Article Preview

    Assembly Bill 771 (Assemblyman Betsy Butler) was sponsored by the California Association of Realtors. For obvious reasons, CAR believes that full disclosure should be made about costs in a real estate transaction. HOAs are not exactly consistent in the charges made for providing disclosures in a sales transaction. The bill identifies fees that may be charged to purchasers by sellers for providing documents upon sale or transfer of a property in a common interest development, changing the language to incorporate processes for providing electronic documents. ...
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    2012 ECHO Seminar Schedule 

    Published on December 1, 2011 12:34 PM
    Article Preview

    Pull out your calendars! ECHO's 2012 calendar is set, the rooms are booked, and we're looking forward to another year of educating the HOA community. Take a look at the list of ECHO Seminars below, and be sure to reserve the dates of those events that you want to attend. We will release more information about individual seminars as it becomes available. ...
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    Tyler Coffin-

    Poll: What Is Your Association's Corporate Status?

    Not sure? Read our recent articles about Corporate Status, how to find out if your association is suspended, and why an

    Categories: Taxes  Liability  Records 
    Tyler Coffin January 25, 2012 07:00 PM Go to last post
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    Important Corporate Status Forms

    Maintaining an active corporate status is an important responsibility of California associations. Boards of directors should understand how to maintain their corporate status, monitor that status, and fix any problems.

    Categories: Taxes  Liability  Records 
    Tyler Coffin January 24, 2012 07:00 PM Go to last post
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    Is Your Association's Corporate Status Suspended?

    What is Corporate Suspension?
    Every corporation formed in California, whether a mutual benefit corporation such as a homeowners association, a professional corporation or a major corporation, is registered with the California Secretary of State’s office. Upon incorporation, the corporation is assigned a corporate number and is required to file a Statement of Information (SI-100) on a biennial basis with the Secretary of State and to file tax returns with the Franchise Tax Board and pay taxes as required on an annual basis.

    Categories: Taxes  Disclosures  Liability  Records 
    Tyler Coffin January 24, 2012 07:00 PM Go to last post
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    Update - Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

    In 2011 the Legislature passed Senate Bill 209 - legislation that compels associations to permit owners to install electric vehicle charging stations in the common area. The development of this bill was convoluted, and ECHO supported the bill after receiving assurances that the problem of common area encroachment would be addressed.

    Categories: Current Legislation 
    Tyler Coffin January 12, 2012 07:00 PM Go to last post