Clients Can Now Pay a Single Invoice Online Without Registering

We are pleased to announce that NCR now offers clients the ability to pay a single invoice online without obtaining a password. To utilize this payment method, click here and then click the link to "Continue as a Guest". Those clients who want to check the payment status or view and pay multiple invoices online can do so by logging in (if registered) or by choosing "Sign Up for My Invoices" from this page.



State Holiday Closings Through September 2010
Updated July 28 2010

To assist you in planning closing dates and avoiding surprises, National Corporate Research has surveyed state filing offices to determine which days they will be closed.

Registered clients can access the list of state holiday closings for June and July 2010, by clicking here . For August and September 2010, by clicking here .

If you are a client and would like to register, click here to apply for a password.

Please note that some states declare holidays at the last minute, so if a particular filing date is important to you, contact your NCR service specialist and we will double check at that time to ensure the state will be open on the date you are interested in.





New Look for NY Apostilles and Authentications Effective April 15th
Posted April 9, 2010

Effective April 15, 2010, the New York Department of State will be revising their method of producing apostilles and authentications to reduce operating costs without increasing their fees. As a result, you will notice that these documents will look different than what you have become accustomed to.


Revised Seal:
The Great Seal of the State of New York will no longer be used on apostilles and authentications. Instead, the New York State Department of State Seal will be used.

Revised Method for Affixing Seal:
Apostilles and authentications will be produced with a black and white laser printed facsimile of the New York State Department of State Seal. (Previously, The Great Seal of the State of New York was embossed either directly on the apostille/authentication or on a gold foil wafer placed on the document.)

To view the Department of State's memo about this change, which includes a sample of what the new apostilles will look like, click here. (As indicated above, this change will also affect authentications although that is not mentioned in this memo.)




How to Make Sure Good Standing Issues Won't Delay Your Closings

Have you ever been surprised to learn on the date your transaction is scheduled to close that one or more of the entities involved are not in good standing? While you may have obtained Good Standing certificates a week (or even a few days) before the closing, it's possible that annual reports or franchise taxes came due between the date of your certificates and the closing date. We've also seen instances where a state's online records indicate annual reports have been filed when they have not, resulting in the entity not being in good standing.

While in the past, many lenders would allow good standing issues to be cured after the closing, in today's tough economic environment, some lenders will not fund until all entities involved in the transaction are in good standing. So the last thing you need is a surprise when receiving bring down status reports the day of closing!

Order National Corporate Research's (NCR's) Closing Monitoring Package in advance and you can avoid unpleasant surprises regarding your entities' good standing status on the day of your closing.

NCR's Closing Monitoring Package includes:

• Entity Compliance Audit: NCR will concisely identify in a Master Report the key data you need to assess entity status and pending due dates along with information you may need to update in a state's records.

• Good Standing Certificates: NCR will obtain long or short form Good Standing certificates for any entity that is party to your transaction.

• Certified Copies of Charter Documents (as amended) for any entity that is a party to your transaction.

• Bring Down Status Report: NCR will confirm with each domestic and foreign state that the entity is in good standing as of the date of your closing.

When these services are ordered in the package, NCR offers a discount of over 25% off our standard pricing. And NCR statutory representation clients enjoy the added benefit of FREE automatic updates to Entity Central® each time an Entity Compliance Audit is requested.

Contact us for more information about NCR's Closing Monitoring services and close your next deal ON TIME, without stress!