Part of a 2017 amendment to Delaware’s unclaimed property law has left many people confused. According to Del. Code Ann. tit. 12, § 1170(b), if the state feels that a report is inaccurate or incomplete the company may be selected for a compliance review. There is not a clear definition to which the policy applies in […]
Being Partially Compliant is Better Than Not Being Compliant At All Every single company is required to not only file unclaimed property reports to the state, but also follow the law when it comes to conducting due diligence in attempting to locate lost owners, documenting those attempts, and not reporting the property as unclaimed until the […]
We have found that many companies who think they are in compliance when it comes to unclaimed property laws and regulations are not fully compliant. It isn’t until they are audited and fined that they find out what they determined to be compliance, wasn’t full compliance in the eyes of the law. The following notions […]