PENSACOLA — The Better Business Bureau has received reports that misleading mailings from Compliance Services are showing up in northwest Florida businesses' mailboxes.
For a $125 fee, Compliance Services claims to prepare documents “to satisfy the annual minutes requirement for your corporation.” There is no requirement that you submit the information requested, or any annual minutes, to the State of Florida.
Compliance Services is not associated with the State of Florida or the Florida Department of State Division of Corporations.
Do not confuse these notices with the messages sent by the Division of Corporations reminding each business entity to file its Annual Report by May 1, the BBB states. Reports can be filed electronically the Florida Department of State Division of Corporations at sunbiz.org.
Any business owner affected by this scam should call the Florida Attorney General’s Fraud Hotline, 866-966-7226.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: BBB warns of misleading 'Annual Minutes Requirement' mailings