jfslicer
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How do you go about determining who owns a business? (Whether it's government run or otherwise?)
How do you go about determining who owns a business? (Whether it's government run or otherwise?)
How do you go about determining who owns a business? (Whether it's government run or otherwise?)
Only works if he business owns the property. Many just lease.you can typically lookup the address location and get a tax parcel number and look up who has the deed/ownership of the property.
That's how I do it. My county tax rolls are on line, quick and easy to use, but I would look to who paid the most recent property tax.
generally, the sec. of state's for states maintain business records. Gov't corporations? Usually a given.
If it's a WA entity, the corporations search at the secretary of state's web site can be very helpful. If it turns up, be sure to click on the "View Additional Information" link.
Only works if he business owns the property. Many just lease.
Same as above but often the "tax payer" is the Mortgage Company
for corporations you'll often only see their "Registered Agent" which can be in many cases the same person for a host of companies. They're merely the person that gets served when the company is sued or receives any communications from the State to the corporation.
There are more than a few Businesses that have owners that go out of their way to be anonymous. Even tracing the ownership can lead one from one "Corporation" to another, often never really leading to the actual owner. That is unless you are actually "the Government" looking for that info.
Welcome to the wonderful world of "hide the ball." We attorneys get to play it every day.