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09.10.2024

Public Protection: Notaries and Notary Bonds Explained

Notaries Public witness so many of our life-changing decisions, such as powers of attorney, estate, prenuptial agreements, real estate transactions and many other activities that enable our civil society to operate.  Given the seriousness of their…
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Public Protection: Notaries and Notary Bonds Explained
License & Permit Bonds 11.02.2021

Trending Now: Whiskey Business

  Across the country, more and more women are making it: whiskey. Science finds that women have a nuanced sense of smell—a big asset when assessing fermentation. Mentors are opening doors and entrepreneurial success stories…
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Trending Now: Whiskey Business
License & Permit Bonds 09.01.2021

Modernizing Business Processes: Notaries

Notaries providing remote online services transform business processes. Gone is the lag time associated with many routine tasks in finance, insurance and legal services. Experts point out that remote online notarization (RON) has additional benefits…
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Modernizing Business Processes: Notaries
License & Permit Bonds 03.25.2021

A Rapidly Changing Field: Notary Publics

  Enjoy civic-minded work? Hate paper? Love speed and efficiency?  The new era in the notary public profession was made for you. Business is booming for online and mobile notary public services.  There’s No Going…
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A Rapidly Changing Field: Notary Publics
License & Permit Bonds 09.08.2020

Atlanta Expected to Approve Home Alcohol Delivery

A novel bill from the Atlanta City Council Public Safety Panel will permit neighborhood stores and wineries to deliver alcoholic beverages to patron homes. The Governor of Atlanta, Brian Kemp, has supposedly set the stage for this…
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Atlanta Expected to Approve Home Alcohol Delivery
License & Permit Bonds 09.08.2020

North Carolina Real Estate Sees Spike During COVID-19 Pandemic

Throughout the United States, certain communities are seeing a large spike in real estate sales. In July of 2020, the urban community of Buncombe County, North Carolina, has experienced a 59% jump in pending real estate….
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North Carolina Real Estate Sees Spike During COVID-19 Pandemic
License & Permit Bonds 09.08.2020

IRS Offers Relief for Notarized Retirement Plan Elections and Consents 

The Internal Revenue Service is easing spousal notarization and plan representative witness prerequisites this year for retirement plan elections in IRS Notice 2020-42. The notice discusses the physical presence condition for notarization or witnessing specific plan…
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IRS Offers Relief for Notarized Retirement Plan Elections and Consents 
License & Permit Bonds 09.03.2020

What Duties Do Notary Publics Perform?

A notary public is an official of integrity selected by the state government to serve as an impartial witness in executing several official fraud-deterrent acts related to the signing of vital documents. These certified acts are called…
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What Duties Do Notary Publics Perform?
License & Permit Bonds 08.31.2020

Alcohol Regulators Relax Alcohol Rules in Texas

Great news for bustling bars and restaurants in the Lone Star State! A newfangled amendment was ratified this week by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, cementing a novel path for bars to disguise themselves as…
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Alcohol Regulators Relax Alcohol Rules in Texas