If your company has operations in the United States, you need a Registered Agent. It's that simple.
A Registered Agent — also known as a Resident Agent or Statutory Agent — is required in every state in which you operate. The Registered Agent is authorized to receive important service of process documents such as correspondence from the federal and state governments, tax documents from the IRS and legal notices. A post office box won't do — it must be a physical address that is open and staffed during regular business hours.
Many Canadian companies use their outside legal counsel to handle these tasks. Do you know how much your company is paying each year for Registered Agent services?
Registered Agent requirements are increasingly complex
While appointing a Registered Agent can be a relatively simple process, the requirements vary at the state level and have become increasingly complex. You don't have the bandwidth to stay on top of state business laws and regulatory requirements in all the locations in which you operate. You need a Registered Agent partner to help you avoid default judgments and ensure you maintain good standing, while minimizing business risk and service interruption.
But not all Registered Agents are the same. The way you managed your state filings ten years ago is no longer adequate. Are you relying on an outdated and impersonal service model that unnecessarily introduces risk into your world? Your business deserves a better and more innovative Registered Agent — one who empowers you to spend more of your time on strategic initiatives.
What if you could:
- Know all your Registered Agent data was always up-to-date?
- Save hundreds of hours of manual processes and increase the accuracy of your data?
- Have your annual reports filed automatically to the Secretary of State on your behalf?
Your Registered Agent just got better
With Computershare Registered Agent services you'll get:
- Dedicated support
You'll work with a dedicated team of support resources managed by a single point of contact — a real, named person! This team of experts will help support all your Registered Agent services including annual reports, service of process and any on-demand needs. - Experts to manage your administrative tasks
As part of your dedicated support team, our managed administrative services group will take care of the time-consuming oversight, filing and updating of your Registered Agent data in your online portal. - Streamlined compliance procedures
Integrated service and technology make your Registered Agent services powered by Computershare different from other providers. With timely and accurate updates to data and documents, your portal becomes your single source of information allowing you to reduce the risk and complexities associated with compliance filings. - Simple, transparent pricing
Have confidence in what you are spending for Registered Agent services. Our refreshing approach to pricing provides clients with a clear understanding of costs and our standardized billing schedule eliminates unexpected invoices.
Switching to Computershare's Registered Agent services is simple. You provide the unit list, we'll take care of the rest (and we'll do it for free!).
Computershare will:
- Conduct a state audit of each unit to verify good standing
- Submit all change of agent forms
- Pay all state fees associated with transferring your provider
- Honour existing renewal dates
- Update Registered Agent data and documents in your dedicated portal.
To learn more about how Computershare can take care of your Registered Agent obligations, contact Greg Pepper, Sales Support Specialist at Greg.Pepper@computershare.com.
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