On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 10:33 AM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote:

> 1. I suspect that statement from DOR that you cited is in error because it
> appears to me from the information that I linked that a trade name
> registration is also required for orgs that do business under their
> Secretary of State registered name. I believe that the page that you cited
> is intended as a resource for those who intend to register *additional*
> trade names, which we do not.
>
That would be highly unusual, in my experience; a trade name, by
definition, is a name *other* than the legally registered one.  I suggest
you reach out to DOR and verify whether you are required to file a trade
name registration if you'll be operating under your legally registered name.

I would also suggest inquiring whether you are required to file the normal
business license form, the charitable organization registration form (
http://www.sos.wa.gov/_assets/charities/Charity-CFD-Reg-Renewal-Form.pdf),
or both.  Note that the charitable organization form appears to have a
different fee schedule from the normal business license one.

> 3. I have not yet had time to investigate registered agent services
> further.
>
I would suggest you do so and roll the associated costs into this grant
request.  You will not be able to legally operate without having a
registered agent, and I suspect that DOR will reject any license
application you submit if you don't have one.

Thanks,
Kirill

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Kirill Lokshin
Secretary, Wikimedia District of Columbia
http://wikimediadc.org
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