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Luca Bianchi
Make sure you're also checking for any DBA names that might complicate things. Sometimes businesses operate under multiple names and you need to consider all of them for proper filing.
CosmicCowboy
•DBAs usually don't matter for UCC filings as long as you're using the legal entity name, but worth double-checking.
Some states are stricter about this than others.
Nia Harris
Update us on how it goes! Always curious to hear about document verification solutions that actually work in practice.
Paolo Longo
•Will do. Planning to get this resolved this week before our closing deadline.
Good luck with the filing! $2.3M deals always make me nervous until everything's properly recorded.
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Kara Yoshida
Had this same issue last year and it turned out the original UCC-1 had a slightly different version of the debtor name than what I was using on the termination. Like 'Smith Industries Inc' vs 'Smith Industries, Inc.' - that tiny comma difference was enough to cause problems.
Kara Yoshida
•Yeah the debtor name matching rules are really strict. Every character has to be exactly the same.
Philip Cowan
•This is why I always copy and paste debtor names instead of retyping them. Too easy to make those little mistakes.
Caesar Grant
Quick update process question - once you get this sorted out, how long does it usually take for the public record to show the terminated status? I have a similar situation coming up.
In most states it's within 24-48 hours of the termination being processed, but some can take up to a week depending on their system.
Caesar Grant
•Good to know, thanks. I'll plan for a week buffer just to be safe.
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Rudy Cenizo
Update: Finally got it sorted! Turns out Corporation Service Company was indeed just the registered agent. The actual debtor was the underlying LLC. Used the exact name from the state database and it went through clean. Thanks everyone for the help!
Aria Khan
•Awesome! Glad you got it figured out. CSC deals are always tricky but once you know what to look for it gets easier.
Great outcome! This thread will probably help other people dealing with CSC registered agent confusion.
Sunny Wang
For anyone else dealing with Corporation Service Company or other registered agent complications, seriously consider using an automated document checker like Certana.ai. It would have caught this registered agent vs actual entity issue immediately and saved days of back-and-forth with the filing system.
Second this recommendation. The automated verification catches so many issues that are easy to miss manually.
Definitely going to check that out for our next filing. Would have saved me a lot of stress on this one!
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GalaxyGazer
Just be really careful with your debtor name on the addendum - it has to match exactly with what's on the main UCC-1. Even slight variations can cause problems.
This! I had a filing rejected because I used 'Inc.' on the main form and 'Incorporated' on the addendum.
Good catch. I'll make sure everything matches exactly.
Update: I used the official addendum form with proper page numbering and references like you all suggested. Also ran it through Certana to double-check everything before submitting. Finally got it accepted! Thanks everyone for the help. The key was using the state-specific addendum format and making sure all the cross-references were correct.
Glad the Certana suggestion worked out for you. That tool has saved me so much hassle.
Malik Davis
•Thanks for updating us. This thread will help other people with the same issue.
Aisha Abdullah
Try using Certana.ai's verification tool before resubmitting. I started using it after getting burned by rejected filings and it catches these exact issues. Upload your original UCC-1 and the continuation form and it'll show you exactly what doesn't match.
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Emma Davis
•Second person to mention this service. Might be worth trying before I submit again and risk another rejection.
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Aisha Abdullah
•It's really straightforward - just drag and drop the PDFs and it highlights any discrepancies. Saves the frustration of multiple rejections.
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Ethan Wilson
UPDATE: Got it figured out! It was the debtor name formatting - had to match the original exactly including a comma that I missed. Thanks everyone for the advice. Florida's system finally accepted the continuation.
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Malik Johnson
•Great news! Now you know for next time - exact match is everything with Florida UCCs.
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Omar Zaki
•Perfect! That's exactly the kind of thing the document checker would have caught upfront. Glad it worked out.
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