On about July 21, 2010, Governor Crist issued Executive Order 10-169, which authorizes the Property Appraiser’s offices in counties affected by the Deepwater Horizon spill, which includes the coastal counties of the Tampa Bay area, to provide taxpayers with an interim assessment for claims purposes only.
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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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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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The office of the State of Florida Chief Financial Officer has published a special bulletin on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Included in the bulletin is information on filing claims with BP, including suggested documentation to assemble in support of a claim, an overview of covered claims,
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Robert W. Bivins of Bivins & Hemenway, P.A., was interviewed by AM 540 WFLA Orlando‘s Bud Hedinger regarding the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil disaster and its legal liability ramifications.
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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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