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Complaint Review: American Hardwood Flooring - Las Vegas Internet

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A response that I have received from the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA):

"Yours is not the first complaint we have received concerning American Hardwood USA, and we sympathize with you. They are a relatively new internet distributor, a member who joined the WFCA for the first time in July 2004. It is our policy to allow members to use our logo and they immediately put the WFCA logo on their web site, along with that of the National Wood Flooring Association's, whom they had also joined. After receiving some complaints a few months back, we contacted NWFA (who had received similar complaints), we contacted American Hardwood USA, they assured us their intentions were entirely good, and that their problems were two-fold - first, they were not yet sufficiently administratively staffed to adequately handle the amount of business they had been surprised by, and secondly their primary supplier, in China, would not ship across the ocean until they had a fully-loaded ship (for cost efficiency). The good news is that, to our knowledge, they have eventually delivered the goods sold, however in most of the complaint cases it has been anywhere from 5 to 7 months which is not acceptable."

Clay
New Hope, Pennsylvania
U.S.A.

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#3 REBUTTAL Owner of company

Frank Rosso is not the owner of hardwoodflooringusa or American Hardwood Floors

AUTHOR: Frank - (Canada)

POSTED: Wednesday, March 02, 2005

This is in response to your posting 02/09/2005
My name is Frank Rosso and operate a hardwoodflooring.com I can be reached at 905 855 8900 I am informing you that I do not own manage or have any intrest in American Hardwood Flooring. I believe that you should researh information prior to posting articles on your site. I believe comments posted on your site are your responsability and not of those that post them. we have many letters of recomendation from many of our customers I will gladly email them to you. I wish to have that item removed or we will have no choice but to take legal action. we maunufacture a high quality Hardwood floors and provide very quick delivery and also back our products and service 100% we will provide you emails as proof from many happy customers.

Feel free to contact me at any time.

Yours truly,

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#2 Consumer Comment

American Hardwood appears owned by Canadian criminal, Frank Rosso

AUTHOR: Pa - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Saturday, February 05, 2005

Follow the trail with me:
From www.hardwoodflooringusa.com we have a message from "Rich Miller" General Manager

ManagementMessage
http://hardwoodflooringusa.com/management.php


I would like to thank you for taking the time to learn more about HardwoodFlooringUSA. Our experience in selling hardwood flooring dates back over 14 years and if I am not mistaken we are one of the first, if not the first, companies to sell hardwood flooring online. We have built our business by providing superior customer service and delivering quality products.
Our longstanding relationships with the hardwood mills along with the volume we sell every month allow us the ability to provide you with extremely low prices. We ship directly from mills and ports of entry throughout the US to provide you with timely deliveries and great service.
We have never felt low prices are enough, our professional sales and customer service representatives are available to speak with you directly over the web or by our toll free phone number to help you make the right flooring decision. We have invested in our business to make sure the investment you are making in your home is made easier.
We are also very aware that the order is not complete until your floors arrive at your door. To ensure that this process is handled properly and professionally our shipping staff has dedicated time for Live Chat while our Delivery Tracing site is available 24-7. We encourage you take advantage of our low prices and all of our superior services discovering, as thousands before you have, that HardwoodFlooringUSA gives the service and quality that makes it a leader in Hardwood flooring.
Bestwishes,
RichardMiller
General Manager

Rich Miller also is here for hardwoodflooringusa.com as the domain registrant, however, please note...rich gives his contact email as "hardwoodflooring.com":

WHOIS:

Registrant: American Hardwood Floors, Inc. 3225 S MCLEOD DR #110 Las Vegas, NV 89121 US 888-781-3383 Domain Name: HARDWOODFLOORINGUSA.COM Administrative Contact: Miller, Richard
richm@hardwoodflooring.com

Now who is hardwoodflooring.com?

Registrant: Make this info private

Hardwood Floor Center Inc. (20584145O)

2427 Weston Road

Toronto, ON M9N 2A1

CA

Phone: 416-244-2100

Fax: 999-999-9999


Domain Name: HARDWOODFLOORING.COM

Administrative Contact :
Albert, Rene
(RAV173)
info@HARDWOODFLOORING.COM
2427 Weston Road
Toronto, Ont M9N 2A1,
CA
Phone: 416-244-2100

Technical Contact :
Network Solutions, LLC. (HOST-ORG)
customerservice@networksolutions.com
13200 Woodland Park Drive
Herndon, VA 20171-3025
US
Phone: 1-888-642-9675
Fax: 571-434-4620

Record expires on 19-Aug-2005
Record created on 20-Aug-1996
Database last updated on 01-Jul-2004

Domain servers in listed order: Manage DNS

NS1.EDENPRODUCTION.COM 149.99.39.37
NS2.EDENPRODUCTION.COM 149.99.39.36

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Current Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC.

IP Address: 149.99.39.50 (ARIN & RIPE IP search)

IP Location: CA(CANADA)-ONTARIO-TORONTO

Record Type:
Domain Name

Server Type:
IIS 5
Lock Status:
REGISTRAR-LOCK
Web Site Status:
Active
DMOZ
Data as of: 25-May-2004
RAV173 Albert, Rene (RAV173) info@HARDWOODFLOORING.COM Toronto, Ont M9N 2A1,
Phone: 416-244-2100

>>>So who is Hardwoodflooring.com??

http://www.melrosegatortuf.com/contact/about.htm

"Hardwood Flooring.com is owned and operated by the famed Hardwood Flooring Center. Based in Toronto, we have been providing the best quality products in pre-finished floors since 19XX. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff offers sound professional advice to both businesses and homeowners alike."

Who is Melrose Gator Turf owner?

Registrant: Rosso, Frank (RXQDCIGOLI) 2427 Weston Road Toronto, Ontario m9n2a1 CA Phone: 416-244-2100
Domain Name: MELROSEGATORTUF.COM Administrative Contact : Rosso, Frank (RXQDCIGOLI) frank@hardwoodflooring.com
2427 Weston Road Toronto, Ontario m9n2a1 CA Phone: 416-244-2100 Technical Contact : Network Solutions, LLC. (HOST-ORG) customerservice@networksolutions.com 13200 Record expires on 06-Feb-2013 Record created on 06-Feb-2003 Database last updated on 09-Jul-2004

This begs the question WHO IS "Frank Rosso" ?

Here is more interesting info, and about his recent CONVICTION for tax evasion in Ontario:

First the City Council meeting:

(Clause No. 5, Report No. 1)
http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/legdocs/2001/minutes/committees/yk/yk010116.pdf

2.7 2427 Weston Road Sign By-law Variance Application;
Kwality Signs Inc. for Melrose Property Development Inc.
(Ward 11, York South-Weston)
The South-West Community Council had before it the following report and
communications:
(i) (December 19, 2000) from the Director, Community Planning, West District and
the Director of Building and Deputy Chief Building Official, West District,
recommending that the application by Kwality Signs Inc. on behalf of Melrose
Property Development Inc. for an amendment to the provisions of By-law No.
3369-79, as amended, to permit an on-premise, ground sign, with a maximum
sign face area of 42.73 square metres at 2427 Weston Road be refused;
(ii) (January 16, 2001) from Mr. Christopher J. Broome, President, Ward Broome
Coating Ltd. advising that they have no objections to the sign to be erected by
Melrose Property Management; and
(iii) (November 17, 1999) from Ms. C.R. Sala, Corresponding Secretary, Weston
Residents and Ratepayers Association, to Hardwood Floor Centre Inc., advising
that the WRRA passed a motion that properties which have improved
significantly be sent a letter of commendation, and that the property at 2427
Weston Road falls into this category.
Minutes of the South-West Community Council Meeting
Tuesday, January 16, 2001
Mr. Frank Rosso, owner of Melrose Property Management Inc. appeared before the
Community Council in connection with the foregoing matter.
On motion by Councillor Nunziata, the Community Council:
(1) deferred consideration of the foregoing report to its February 13, 2001
meeting, for the local Councillor to meet with the area businesses and
representatives of the Weston Residents and Ratepayers Association; and
(2) received the foregoing communications.


NOw to Frank Rosso's conviction:
TORONTO COMPANY MUST PAY $390,000 IN FINES AND PENALTIES FOR PST OFFENCES
For Immediate Release
May 5, 2004
http://www.gov.on.ca/FIN/english/media/2004/nre-hardwood.htm


TORONTO - A Toronto company that failed to report and remit $325,202 in provincial sales tax (PST) to the Ontario government has been fined $325,000 in the Ontario Court of Justice in Scarborough.
On April 14, Justice of the Peace Richard Quon convicted Hardwood Floor Center Inc. of violating Ontario's Retail Sales Tax Act. The company pleaded guilty to a single charge of evading payment of sales tax. Corporate president Franco (Frank) Rosso pleaded guilty to one count of directing the company's failure to remit its sales tax.
Court heard that the company failed to file monthly sales tax returns between June 1996 and January 1999 and did not report or remit its provincial sales tax collections, as required by law. Charges were laid after an investigation by the Ministry of Finance's Special Investigations Branch confirmed the shortfall.
Quon ordered the company to pay the $325,000 fine immediately. He fined Rosso an additional $15,000 and gave him six months to pay. Rosso and the company must also pay the Ontario Victims' Justice Fund surcharges totaling $68,000, bringing the total court-imposed penalty to $408,000.
In addition to court fines and surcharges, businesses convicted of failing to remit provincial sales tax must repay the full amount of any tax owing, plus civil penalties and interest.
The Ontario Ministry of Finance operates a Voluntary Disclosure Program. Corporations and individuals may come forward and voluntarily report past violations of provincial tax laws, and pay amounts owing. Prosecution and imposition of civil penalties for negligence are waived in such cases. To qualify for immunity from prosecution and civil penalties a disclosure must be voluntary - it cannot be prompted by a request for access to a taxpayer's business records or other Ministry action.
- 30 -
Contact:
Ministry of Finance Information Centre
1-800-263-7965 Toll-Free (Canada/U.S.)

and last but not least, mr. Rosso, the man behind American Hardwood Floors Inc. has this testimonial about how the Internet helps him bilk hard working people:

"Well done Unlimited Search Engine Exposure !
http://www.unlimitedexposure.com/popupwindow/hardwood.asp

Your consultant at Unlimited Exposure have created unlimited sales transactions for us. I am very pleased with the level of services and the professionalism that your team has been providing to us.


Thanks once more for your excellent service, and I am so glad to choose your company as our Web Marketer Consultant.
Yours truly,
Frank Rosso
President
Hardwood Floor Center"

and here is a Canadian biz referral website

Hardwood Floor Center Ltd.
http://www.directory.bellzinc.ca/bellzinc/english/queries/c_profile.asp?mfgcode=50080510

2427 Weston Road
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
M9N 2A1
Phone: (416)244-9919 1(800)627-0698
Fax: (416)244-6112
Contact Name: Frank Rosso
This company on the Web
Site http://www.hardwoodflooring.com
Additional Information
Sector of Business: Manufacturer/Producer,
Retailer,
Wholesaler/Distributor,
Service Provider
Exportation: Current exporter

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american hardwood a NEVADA "strawman" corporation

AUTHOR: Pa - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Saturday, February 05, 2005

There is alot of speculation going on here in Ripoff posts as to the "real owners" of American Hardwood Floors, Inc., PLEASE READ this....the owners are hiding behind a strawman attorney !!!

It will likely take the FBI or Justice Department to root them out through bank records due to attorney client privilage, hopefully the UPS Store owner in Las vegas isn't an attorney... read further..

It was previously posted that these people:

Richard and Barbara Ferrante,THE UPS STORE 135
owners at 3540 West Sahara Ave., #E-6, Las Vegas, NV 89102 are also possibly owners of American Hardwood Floors, Inc. They aren't.

They are simply the newest designated registered agent for process service of American Hardwood in Nevada.

Previous to the Ferrante's becoming the registered agent, AHF was using another registered agent service, namely "ACORN CORPORATE SERVICES, INC of Las Vegas Nevada, who according the the Nevada Sec of State's website has, to date, served as a registered agent for 18746 companies since the early 1990's.

It gets deeper folks......

Although the Nevada Sec of State's website shows an "A T Mathis as President of American Hardwood Floors", this "A T Mathis" is merely a strawman attorney protecting a "business client".

A T Mathis" is actually a Washington State attorney,
Andrew Tobin Mathis WSBA Bar #7090
of Anderson Law Group PLLC
Admit Date 10/13/1997
20819 72nd Ave S Ste 110
Kent, WA
98032-2387 Status Active
Phone (253) 981-6005
Fax (253) 238-0003
Email tmathis@alglaw.com

Mathis, and another Washington State attorney,Coons, are affiliated with yet another Nevada "business service" known as Business Office Suite Services, Inc. also out of Las Vegas.

Domain Contact person for BOSS is"Toby Mathis" alglaw.com tmathis@alglaw.com Business Office Suite Services, Inc at 3885 S. Decatur, Suite 2010 Las Vegas, NV 89103 US Phone: (206) 431-3555 This info is from the domain registry record. Domain Record expires on 16-Dec-2005 Record created on 15-Dec-1997

www.alglaw.com is the website for the Anderson Law Group in SEattle, Wa.

Toby Mathis AKA alglaw.com

Business Office Suite Services, Inc. and Acorn Corporate Services, Inc websites link to each other, The following free legal advice and offers of assistance is offered at the websites, as relates to Nevada Law:

"How can the principals of a corporation maintain anonymity as owners if they are also officers? Don't their names have to be listed on the Annual List of Officers and Directors?"

If complete anonymity is desired by a corporate officer or director, that person should be appointed as a vice president of the corporation. The Annual List of Officers and Directors does not require the listing of any vice presidents, and any number of Directors may be listed on the form.

http://www.acorncorp.com/co-form.htm

Employer Identification Number (EIN) Application: $45 per entity Virtually all companies, whether corporations, limited liability companies or limited partnerships, should have an Employer Identification Number. This is a number issued to a company by the Internal Revenue Service for federal taxation purposes. Also, all banks and financial institutions require an EIN to open a business account of any kind.

Our EIN service allows principals of your corporation to maintain another level of anonymity by providing a temporary officer to use his name and social security number for the limited purpose of obtaining the EIN.

http://www.bossoffice.com/nominee_officers.htm

Our nominee service provides your new corporation with nominee directors and officers for filing with the Secretary of State.

This service provides you with privacy protection. Because certain directors' and officers' names must be filed with the Secretary of State - names that become public record - use of a nominee service means that your name does not appear on your corporation's paperwork and is not public record.


This powerful service permits you to achieve corporate privacy, if that is your goal.

Your name will not be associated with the corporation's Employee Identification Number (EIN) or with the >>>IRS.
Your name will also be absent from the business license.

The nominee can sign the list of officers and directors for the corporation. He/she can also sign certain licenses and resolutions on behalf of the corporation with some limitations.

Limitations of the Nominee Service:
The purpose of this service is to provide corporate privacy, since the List of Officers is public record. The nominee officer will sign the Annual List of Officers, Directors, and Agent only.

If you are a BOSS client and opening a bank account with Wells Fargo, the Nominee Officer will sign the bank resolution authorizing the bank account.

The Nominee Officer will not sign on the signature card and will not be a signer on the corporation's bank account, nor will the nominee officer be a signer on the corporation's federal or state tax returns.

THE FOLLOWING MUST BE COMPLETED FOR NOMINEE SERVICE!
I appoint >> A T Mathis
End of website quote. NOTE "A T Mathis", who is really Andrew Tobin Mathis of Anderson Law Group in Seattle becomes the strawman for customers in the form provided, which is why his initils and last name show as President in nevada for American Hardwood Floors, Inc.

Clinton Matthew Coons is also a Director of
WSBA Bar # 27246
Law Firm
Anderson Law group
Admit Date
11/5/1997
Address
20819 72nd Ave S Ste 110

Kent, WA
98032-2393
Active
Phone
(253) 981-6001 Fax (253) 238-0003
Email ccoons@alglaw.com

Another connected entity toAnderson Law Group is Anderson BusinesAdvisors.
About ABA
https://fortress.wa.gov/dor/brd/Results.aspx?RequestType=1&Criteria=anderson+business+advisors&City=
according to the ABA website:

Anderson Business Advisors provides high quality professional services and superior educational tools to small business owners, private individuals, legal professionals and financial planners. ABA offers cutting-edge financial strategies to clients to maximize their income and protect their assets. ABA also provides individuals or their professionals the necessary tools to implement creative financial strategies. ABA's intent is to be recognized as the nation's premier entity provider.
Who We Are
Anderson Business Advisors is a Seattle based law firm with a focus on providing high quality services and resources to small business owners, small businesses, other legal professionals and other financial planners. Our attorneys and planners travel nationwide to speak at conferences and seminars on subject matters ranging from maximizing stock trading profits to creating the most effective retirement plan. We have taught tens of thousands of people how to make better business decisions and properly prepare to meet their goals and we have worked with thousands of clients to help them obtain their financial goals.

In front of a legislative committee in Nevada another player of ACORN spoke:

John T. Olive, Acorn Corporate Services/Nevada Association of Listed Resident Agents
John T. Olive, Acorn Corporate Services/Nevada Association of Listed Resident Agents, Las Vegas, spoke in favor of S.B. 19. Mr. Olive commented that the primary reason to require corporations to have a resident agent is to facilitate service of process. Many corporations that are organized under the auspices of the laws of Nevada have principals living outside the state. He noted that currently corporate filings account for $30 million in state revenues, in major part due to the fact that there is a resident agency industry within Nevada. In Mr. Olive's opinion, requiring resident agents to maintain a physical address within Nevada will raise their level of responsibility and improve compliance with the corporate laws of Nevada.
Senator Care inquired whether Mr. Olive is aware of the number of articles and certificates of acceptance filed annually in Nevada; and if so, the percentage of those lacking a street address as defined in S.B. 19.
Mr. Olive replied that in 1998, there were in excess of 40,000 corporations filed in the state of Nevada. He is unaware of the percentage of filings without street addresses.
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Mr. Mathis, the person who appears to be President of American Hardwood Floors, Inc, but isn't really writes this article about how he can help people hide from others by using his service:

Nominee Basics
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:9A2AdnP33gYJ:www.nevadacorpreview.com/news-nombasic.htm++%22By+Toby+Mathis,+Esq%22&hl=en

By Toby Mathis, Esq., Anderson Law Group
NOMINEE BASICS
By Toby Mathis, Esq., Anderson Law Group
Most of you are probably familiar with the general concept of a nominee; however, as nominee for many of you, I feel that a detailed analysis of how the nominee program works as well as its purpose is in order. There are several myths that exist about nominee services and what they are designed to do. In a nutshell, the use of a nominee is a convenient way of preserving the anonymity of certain assets that you control. The less other people know about your affairs. the less involved they can become.
For most of my clients, the option to use the nominee service in the first place arises because they chose to use the business?friendly jurisdiction of Nevada. Nevada does not require its businesses to disclose information about its business owners or the dealings of its businesses, so the nominee service becomes possible. I will explain.
Nevada's Secretary of State Offices are responsible for approval of businesses and handling the year-to?year administrative matters of businesses in Nevada. The Secretary of State looks to the Nevada Revised Code for guidance to determine what information it must collect for the businesses to remain in compliance with the minimum disclosure requirements. These requirements allow businesses to claim a certain business status (i.e. so that a corporation is treated as a corporation). The only public information generally available is the information maintained by the Secretary of State, because Nevada does not charge a State corporate income tax.
What information is necessary?
For corporations, there is an annual requirement that the corporation submit a list of the current directors and officers for each corporation. The registered agent must also be contained on this "Annual List." The list must be signed by an officer of the corporation an d accompanied by a draft of $85. Once this information is filed, there is no other required information.
How does the nominee fit in?
The nominee is simply elected by the shareholders of the corporation to perform a very limited service; namely, to file the necessary documents with the Nevada Secretary of State to keep the corporation in compliance. Because the nominee is given temporary control of the corporation to perform this task, the nominee is listed as the director and officer of the corporation.
What about updating the information?
As far as the annual list is concerned, updated information is not necessary. Thus, even though a nominee may be temporary, as far as the sparse public records are concerned, the nominee is still sitting, on the board and running the businesses.
Why is this important?
This is important because the only available public information relating to the corporation lists the nominee's information, not yours. You now have control over who has this information. This is a very effective way to keep your affairs private.
What about the IRS?
The IRS is sometimes an unintended beneficiary of States that require corporate tax returns and extensive business owner information. Nevada simply does not require such information. So long as a Federal corporate tax return is filed each year, the IRS is happy.
What about banks?
Some people worry that the bank will disclose your information. Banks need some information from you for internal security reasons. This information is not made public and does not show up on an asset search. Banks simply do not provide this information to the public unless required to do so by a court order. What is- listed is the Employer Identification Number (EIN) of the corporation. If a creditor learns this number, they would be able to see the accounts. Thus, as a nominee, I obtain the EINs on behalf of my clients' businesses. This means that creditors will have no idea there is a link between your corporation and you unless you tell them. As far as public records are concerned, your name and social security number are not linked to the business.
What if a Limited Partnership or Limited Liability Company is involved?
Nevada law only requires that the General Partner information is disclosed (the corporation" s annual list) for limited partnerships and, if the limited liability company is manager managed by a corporation, then the limited liability company need only disclose the manager's information (the corporation's annual list). So the protection is the same so long as the corporation is managing the other businesses and the businesses are Nevada businesses.
Why use a nominee?
The nominee service is beneficial for those people who either want to keep their business affairs private or who are concerned that if the public knew of their assets, lawsuits, solicitations, or other nuisances may arise. For many, the use of the nominee is an easy and effective way to keep your information private and to make you look like an unattractive target for lawsuits or other nuisances. You are not hiding anything: rather, just keeping the public's access to your information to the minimum allowed.
Will the nominee service prevent lawsuits?
While certain lawsuits are inevitable (i.e. you run someone over in a car), the use of a nominee will greatly reduce your attractiveness as a potential defendant. In other words. when the plaintiff's lawyers run an asset search on you to see what assets you may have to satisfy a potential judgment, they will not see the business assets. This is a very effective tool to either keep lawyers from taking cases against you or to allow for a favorable settlement negotiation. Remember your financial condition is typically irrelevant in a lawsuit, so you do not have to disclose your financial situation (i.e. what does your account balance have to do with whether or not you were negligent when operating a vehicle?). Lawyers generally work on a contingency, so the risk of recovering nothing is more than most lawyers are willing to take.
How does the nominee service work?
Each year, your business will have the opportunity to hire a nominee officer to handle the annual State paperwork. As a shareholder, you simply replace your board with the nominee for a very brief period of time. The nominee only accepts the position for the limited purpose of handling the paperwork with the State. Once the State filings are completed, you can then elect a new board and officers. You do not have to worry about the nominee having any authority to transact business.
Who handles the nominee service?
Acorn Corporate Services, your resident agent, handles the annual nominee paperwork. The nominee is an attorney, usually myself, so an extra layer of protection is in place. If you have questions, contact Acorn.
In conclusion, the nominee service is not about hiding things from others. It is really about keeping your private business matters private. If you want people to know what your financial picture is, then tell them. Otherwise, use the nominee service to keep spying eyes out of your affairs.

President of ACORN explains the relationship betwen ACORN and BOSS:

Acorn Corporate Services, Inc.
J. Scott Scheuerman
3885 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite 2010, Las Vegas, NV 89103
Telephone: (800) 266-1296 or (702) 310-9910
Fax: (702) 310-9911

ACORN vs B.O.S.S. What's the difference?

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:03zvkqWui54J:www.nevadacorpreview.com/news-diff.htm++%22J.+Scott+Scheuerman%22&hl=en
By J. Scott Scheuerman, President Acorn Corporate Services, Inc.

J. Scott Scheuerman, Covington, WA

This is a question we hear repeatedly, and it's a very good question. I can understand there being confusion on this issue, especially since Acorn and B.O.S.S. share the same street address.
Acorn Corporate Services, Inc.
Acorn Corporate Services, Inc., is the Resident Agent for your Corporation and/or Limited Partnership. Every Corporation or L.P is REQUIRED by law (NRS 78.090) to have a Resident Agent. Why? In the event your Corporation is involved in some sort of litigation or other legal action there must be someone to accept service of process. The state (for that matter, every state) must have a physical location for process to be served. The reason this is done through the Resident Agent is two-fold: first, this gives you a layer of privacy between you and whomever is having the papers served, and second, the state doesn't have to keep a constantly changing database of addresses. Let's face it, America is on the move and they would have to constantly be updating their database if they maintained a record of each individual entity's address.
In addition, as the Resident Agent, we are required to maintain certain records in our office for the benefit of shareholders of your corporation. Granted, I know that most of you have privately held corporations; nonetheless, this is a requirement for ALL corporations. If you want to know what items are to be maintained please refer to the Autumn 1998 issue of the Nevada Corporate Review. (reprints of this article will be forthcoming in future issues.)
Another function of the Resident Agent is to forward correspondence to you from the Secretary of State's office. Normally this will be the annual list of officers for a Corporation, or an annual list of general partners for a Limited Partnership. This will also include notices of revocation or forfeiture.
Acorn will also assist you when you need an amendment, a certificate of good standing, or any other type of document that can be obtained from the Secretary of State's office.
Whenever you have a question about the status of your Corporation with the state simply give Acorn a call and we look this up for you. Acorn has access to the Secretary of State's database so we can get most of the information you may need about your Corporation's status. We can also calculate the fees that will be due should your Corporation become revoked and you desire to reinstate it.
Business Office Suite Services, Inc. (B.O.S.S.)
Business Office Suite Services, Inc. is designed to offer your Corporation a place to call home. This service gives your Corporation a headquarters in the state of Nevada. There can be many reasons for this. For tax reasons, you may not need to qualify your Corporation in your home state depending on the type of business you are doing, or some similar situation. Each one of you are using your Corporation differently and may or may not need the benefits of a Nevada headquarters. If you have the right situation and can benefit by Nevada's pro-business tax and corporate laws, then B.O.S.S. provides you with the bona fide presence you need to take full advantage of that situation.
You also need a bona fide presence if you want to open a Nevada bank account. The banks will not open an account unless you have a legitimate street address within the boundaries of Nevada. If you want a Nevada-based telephone number with a local phone bill proving your presence in Nevada, B.O.S.S. provides this. If you want an office to work in while traveling to Nevada, or a place to hold your annual meetings (combined with a pleasure trip), B.O.S.S. provides the conference room to do this. As long as you do some business on your trip, many of the expenses can legally be written off as business expenses, especially since this is your corporate headquarters. And now B.O.S.S. is rolling out the Corporate Assistance Program (C.A.P.) This is a program designed to take care of your initial and/or annual minutes, bylaws, resolutions, etc.
You, like most clients want services above and beyond the minimally required services of the resident agent, then you need the services provided by B.O.S.S.
You can gather more information about these services by going to our web sites at www.acorncorp.com or www.bossoffice.com.

Resume of A young man named Jeremy gives further insight into the operation:

http://www.jerdill.com/MCSEI.html

The Dorothy Bunker mentioned by Jeremy is likely related to "D Craig Bunker", who is listed as a "Treasurer" in many incoporations done by BOSS

ACORN and Bunker are discussed here:

http://216.239.63.104/search?q=cache:-_qbNvJkVbYJ:www.cooberpedynews.com.au/+%22D+Craig+Bunker%22&hl=en

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