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N. Y. S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS AND STATE RECORDS ALBANY, NY 12231-0001
FILING RECEIPT
M=99.. -999
ENTITY NAME: SLK DESIGNS, LLC
DOCUMENT TYPE: ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION (DOM LLC) COUNTY: NEWY
FILED:05/31/2012 DURATION:********* CASH#:120531000137 FILM #:120531000129
FILER: EXIST DATE
DARREN K. INDYKE, ESQ. 05/31/2012
DARREN K. INDYKE, PLLC
575 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022
ADDRESS FOR PROCESS:
C/O CT CORPORATION SYSTEM
111 EIGHTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10011
REGISTERED AGENT:
C T CORPORATION SYSTEM
111 EIGHTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10011
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SERVICE COMPANY: CT CORPORATION SYSTEM - 07 SERVICE CODE: 07 *
FEES 260.00 PAYMENTS 260.00
FILING 200.00 CASH 0.00
TAX 0.00 CHECK 0.00
CERT 0.00 CHARGE 0.00
COPIES 10.00 DRAWDOWN 260.00
HANDLING 50.00 OPAL 0.00
REFUND 0.00
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8478174CC DOS-1025 (04/2007)
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STATE OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
I hereby certify that the annexed copy has been compared with the
original document in the custody of the Secretary of State and that the same
is a true copy of said original.
WITNESS my hand and official seal of
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' • ov NEW the Department of State, at the City of
Albany, on May 31, 2012.
Daniel E. Shapiro
First Deputy Secretary of State
Rev. 06/07
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CT-0T ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
OF
SLK DESIGNS, LLC
Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law
FIRST: The name of the limited liability company is: SLK Designs, LLC (the
"Company").
SECOND: The county within this state in which the office of the Company is to
be located is: New York County.
THIRD: The Secretary of State of the State of New York is designated as agent
of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address
within or without this state to which the Secretary of State of the State of New York shall
mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: do C T
CORPORATION SYSTEM, 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10011.
FOURTH: The name and street address within this state of the registered agent
of the Company upon whom and at which process against the Company can be served
is: C T CORPORATION SYSTEM, 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10011.
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Organizer (Print or Type Name)
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Articles of Organization
of
SLK DESIGNS, LLC
(EetitY Name)
Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law
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STATE OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
FILED MAY 3 1 2012
Filed by: IAX S
DARREN K. INDYKE, ESQ. BY: i t rr-$.;
(Name)
Darren K. Indyke, PLLC, 575 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor
(Mailing address)
New York, New York 10022
(City, State and ZIP code)
DRAWDOWN
120531 000 I3-1
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Form 33-4 Application for Employer Identification Number OMB No.7545-0003
(Rev. January 2010 (For use by employers, corporations, partnerships, trusts, estates, churches, EIN
government agencies, Indian tribal entities, certain individuals, and others.)
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File Form SS-4 if the applicant entity does not already have en EIN but is required to show an FIN on any return. statement,
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Note: The Instructions for Form SS-4 begin on the next page of
this document.
Attention
Limit of one (1) Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Issuance per Business Day
Effective May 21, 2012, to ensure fair and equitable treatment for all taxpayers,
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will limit Employer Identification Number
(EIN) issuance to one per responsible party per day. This limitation is applicable
to all requests for EINs whether online or by phone, fax or mail. We apologize for
any inconvenience this may cause.
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Department of the Treasury
Instructions for Form SS-4 Internal Revenue Service
(Rev. January 2011)
Application for Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Use with the January 2010 revision of Form SS-4
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless the number of businesses operated as a sole proprietorship or
otherwise noted trade names under which a business operates. However, if a
sole proprietorship incorporates or enters into a partnership, a
new EIN is required. Also, each corporation in an affiliated
What's New group must have its own EIN.
EIN applied for, but not received. If you do not have an EIN
EIN operations contact information. Contact information for by the time a return is due, write "Applied For" and the date you
EIN operations at the Philadelphia Internal Revenue Service applied in the space shown for the number. Do not show your
Center has changed. SSN as an EIN on returns.
• The phone number to use for Form SS-4 applicants outside If you do not have an EIN by the time a tax deposit is due.
of the United States has changed to 1-267.941.1099. See the send your payment to the Internal Revenue Service Center for
Note in the Telephone section under How to Apply, later. your filing area as shown in the instructions for the form that
• The ZIP code for EIN Operations at the Philadelphia Internal you are firing. Make your check or money order payable to the
Revenue Service Center now includes a ZIP+4 extension. The -United States Treasury" and show your name (as shown on
revised ZIP code is 19255-0525. Form SS-4), address, type of tax, period covered, and date you
• The Fax-TIN number for EIN Operations at the Philadelphia applied for an EIN.
Internal Revenue Service Center has changed to
1.267.941.1040. See the Where to File or Fax table on page 2. Election to file Form 944. Eligible employers may now elect
to file Form 944 annually instead of Forms 941 quarterly. See
Federal tax deposits must be made by electronic funds Line f4. Do you want to file Form 944? on page 5 for details.
transfer. Beginning January 1. 2011. you must use electronic
funds transfer to make all federal tax deposits (such as deposits Electronic filing and payment. Businesses can file and pay
of employment tax, excise tax, and corporate income tax). federal taxes electronically. Use e-file and the Electronic
Forms 8109 and 8109-B, Federal Tax Deposit Coupon, cannot Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS).
be used after December 31, 2010. Generally, electronic fund • For additional information about e-file, visit IRS.gov.
transfers are made using the Electronic Federal Tax Payment • For additional information about EFTPS. visit vnyw.eltps.gov
System (EFTPS). If you do not want to use EFTPS, you can or call EFTPS Customer Service at 1.800.555-4477,
arrange for your tax professional, financial institution, payroll 1.800.733.4829 (TDD), or 1.800.244.4829 (Spanish).
service, or other trusted third party to make deposits on your Federal tax deposits. New employers that have a federal tax
behalf. You also may arrange for your financial Institution to obligation will be pre-enrolled in EFTPS. EFTPS allows you to
initiate a same-day wire on your behalf. EFTPS is a free service make all of your federal tax payments online at ywnyeftpsgov
provided by the Department of Treasury. Services provided by or by telephone. Shortly alter we have assigned you your EIN,
your tax professional, financial institution, payroll service, or you will receive instructions by mail for activating your EFTPS
other third pony may have a fee. enrollment. You will also receive an EFTPS Personal
To get more information about EFTPS or to enroll in EFTPS, Identification Number (PIN) that you will use when making your
visit www.eltps.gov or call 1.800.555.4477. Additional payments, as well as instructions for obtaining an online
information about EFTPS is also available in Publication 966, password.
The Secure Way to Pay Your Federal Taxes. For more Information on federal tax deposits, see Pub. 15
(Circular E). Employers Tax Guide.
General Instructions How To Apply
Use these instructions to complete Form SS-4, Application for
You can apply for an EIN online, by telephone, by fax, or by
Employer Identification Number (EIN). Also see Do I Need an
FIN? on page 2 of Form SS-4. mail, depending on how soon you need to use the EIN. Use
only one method for each entity so you do not receive more
Purpose of Form than one EIN for an entity.
Use Form SS-4 to apply for an EIN. An EIN is a nine-digit Online. Taxpayers and authorized third party designees
number (for example, 12-3456789) assigned to sole proprietors. located within the United States and U.S. possessions can
corporations, partnerships, estates, trusts, and other entities for receive an EIN online and use it immediately to file a return or
lax filing and reporting purposes. The information you provide make a payment. Go to the IRS website at vnwrirs.gov/
on this form will establish your business tax account. businesses and click on Employer ID Numbers.
An EINis for use in connection with your business Taxpayers who apply online have an option to view,
activities only. Do not use your EIN in place of your print, and save their EIN assignment notice at the end of
social security number (SSN). the session. (Authorized third party designees will
receive the EIN, however, the EIN assignment notice will be
mailed to the applicant.)
Reminders
Apply online. Generally, you can apply for and receive an EIN
on IRS.gov. See How To Apply, later. A Applicants who are not located within the United States
or U.S. possessions cannot use the online apphcation to
obtain an FIN. Please use one of the other methods to
This Is a free service offered by the Internal Revenue apply.
Service at IRS.gov. Telephone. You can receive your ON by telephone and use it
immediately to file a return or make a payment. Call the IR
File only one Form SS-4. Generally, a sole proprietor should 1-800-82,2;4,933 Boll free). The hours of operation are 7:00
file only one Form SS-4 and needs only one EIN, regardless of 'A 10:00 M. local time (Pacific time for Alaska and Hawaii .
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The person making the call must be authorized to sign the form To order Pub. 1798, IRS Tax Products DVD, call
or be an authorized designee. See Third Party Designee and 1-877-233-6767 or go to www.irS.qovicdorders.
Signature on page 6. Also see the first TIP on page 2.
Tax help for your business Is available at wwwirs.gov/
Note. International applicants must call 1-267-941-1099 (not businesses/.
toll free).
II you are applying by telephone, it will be helpful to complete
Form SS-4 before contacting the IRS. An IRS representative
will use the information from the Form SS-4 to establish your
Related Forms and Publications
account and assign you an EIN. Write the number you are The following forms and instructions may be useful to filers of
given on the upper right corner of the form and sign and date it. Form SS-4.
Keep this copy for your records. • Form 11-C, Occupational Tax and Registration Return for
Wagering.
If requested by an IRS representative, mail or fax the signed • Form 637, Application for Registration (For Certain Excise
Form SS-4 (including any third party designee authorization) Tax Activities).
within 24 hours to the IRS address provided by the IRS • Form 720, Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Return.
representative. • Form 730, Monthly Tax Return for Wagers.
Taxpayer representatives can apply for an EIN on behalf • Form 941, Employers QUARTERLY Federal Tax Return.
of their client and request that the EIN be faxed to their • Form 944, Employer's ANNUAL Federal Tax Return.
client on the same day. Note. By using this procedure, • Form 990-T, Exempt Organization Business Income Tax
you are authorizing the IRS to fax the EIN without a cover Return.
sheet • Instructions for Form 990-T.
Fax. Under the Fax-TIN program. you can receive your EIN by • Form 1023. Application for Recognition of Exemption Under
fax within 4 business days. Complete and fax Form SS-4 to the Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
IRS using the appropriate Fax-TIN number listed below. A • Form 1024, Application for Recognition of Exemption Under
long-distance charge to callers outside of the local caling area Section 501(a).
will apply. Fax-TIN numbers can only be used to apply for an • Schedule C (Form 1040), Profit or Loss From Business (Sole
EIN. The numbers may change without notice. Fax-TIN is Proprietorship).
available 24 hours a day. 7 days a week. • Schedule F (Form 1040), Profit or Loss From Farming.
• Instructions for Form 1041 and Schedules A, B. G. J, and
Be sure to provide your fax number so the IRS can fax the K-1, U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts.
EIN back to you. • Form 1042, Annual Withholding Tax Return for U.S. Source
Mall. Complete Form SS-4 at least 4 to 5 weeks before you Income of Foreign Persons.
will need an EIN. Sign and date the application and mail it to the • Instructions for Form 1065, U.S. Return of Partnership
service center address for your state. You will receive your EIN Income.
in the mail in approximately 4 weeks. Also see Third Party • Instructions for Form 1066, U.S. Real Estate Mortgage
Designee on page 6. Investment Conduit (REMIC) Income Tax Return.
Call 1-800-829-4933 to verify a number or to ask about the • Instructions for Forms 1120.
status of an application by mail. • Form 2290, Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return.
• Form 2553, Election by a Small Business Corporation.
Form SS-4 downloaded from IRS.gov is a fill-in form. • Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of
and when completed, is suitable for faxing or mailing to Representative.
the IRS. • Form 8821, Tax Information Authorization.
• Form 8832, Entity Classification Election.
• Form 8849, Claim for Refund of Excise Taxes.
Where to File or Fax For more information about filing Form SS-4 and related
ssues,see:
If your principal business, File or fax with the 'Internal Pub. 15 (Circular E), Employers Tax Guide;
office or agency, or legal Revenue Service Center" Pub. 51 (Circular A), Agricultural Employers Tax Guide:
residence In the case of an at: Pub. 538, Accounting Poriods and Methods:
individual, Is located in: Pub. 542, Corporations;
Pub. 557, Tax-Exempt Status for Your Organization;
Attn: EIN Operation Pub. 583, Starting a Business and Keeping Records;
One of the 50 states or the Cincinnati, OH 45999 Pub. 966, The Secure Way to Pay Your Federal Taxes for
District of Columbia Business and Individual Taxpayers;
Fax-TIN: 859.669.5760 Pub. 1635, Understanding Your EIN.
If you have no legal Attn: EIN Operation
residence, principal place of Philadelphia, PA
business, or principal office
or agency in any state or the
19255.0525 Specific Instructions
Follow the instructions for each line to expedite processing and
District of Columbia: Fax-TIN: 267.941.1040
to avoid unnecessary IRS requests for additional information.
Enter "N/A* on the lines that do not apply.
How To Get Forms and Publications Lino 1. Legal name of entity (or Individual) for whom the
EIN Is being requested. Enter the legal name of the entity (or
Internet. You can download, view, and order tax forms, individual) applying for the EIN exactly as it appears on the
instructions. and publications at IRS.gov. social security card, charter, or other applicable legal document.
Phone. Call 1.800-TAX-FORM (1.800.829.3676) to order An entry is required.
forms, instructions, and publications. You should receive your
order or notification of its status within 10 workdays. Individuals. Enter your first name. middle initial, and last
name. II you are a sole proprietor, enter your individual name,
DVD for Tax Products. For small businesses, return not your business name. Enter your business name on line 2.
preparers. or others who may frequently need tax forms or Do not use abbreviations or nicknames on line 1.
publications, a DVD containing over 2,000 tax products
(inducing many prior year forms) can be purchased from the Trusts. Enter the name of the trust as it appears on the
National Technical Information Service (NTIS). trust instrument.
Instr. for Form SS-4 (2011)
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Estate of a decedent. Enter the name of the estate. For an necessary, complete Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual
estate that has no legal name, enter the name of the decedent Taxpayer Identification Number, to obtain an ITIN.
followed by "Estate.- You must enter an SSN, ITIN. or EIN on line 7b unless the
Partnerships. Enter the legal name of the partnership as it only reason you are applying for an EIN is to make an entity
appears in the partnership agreement. classification election (see Regulations sections 301.7701.1
Corporations. Enter the corporate name as it appears in through 301.7701-3) and you are a nonresident alien or other
the corporate charter or other legal document creating it. foreign entity with no effectively connected income from
Plan administrators. Enter the name of the plan sources within the United States.
administrator. A plan administrator who already has an EIN Lines 8a—c. Limited liability company (LLC) Information.
should use that number. An LW is an entity organized under the laws of a state or
Line 2. Trade name of business. Enter the trade name of the foreign country as a limited liability company. For federal tax
business if different from the legal name. The trade name is the purposes, an LLC may be treated as a partnership or
-doing business as" (DBA) name. corporation or be disregarded as an entity separate from its
owner.
Use the lull legal name shown on line f on all tax By default, a domestic LLC with only one member is
returns filed for the entity. (However, if you enter a trade disregarded as an entity separate from its owner and must
name on lino 2 and choose to use the trade name include all of its income and expenses on the owner's tax return
instead of the legal name, enter the trade name on all returns (for example. Schedule C (Form 1040)). Also by default, a
you file.) To prevent processing delays and errors, use onty the domestic LLC with two or more members Is treated as a
legal name (or the trade name) on all tax returns. partnership. A domestic LLC may file Form 8832 to avoid either
Line 3. Executor, administrator, trustee, "care of" name. default classification and elect to be classified as an association
For trusts, enter the name of the trustee. For estates, enter the taxable as a corporation. For more information on entity
name of the executor, administrator, or other fiduciary. If the classifications (including the rules for foreign entities), see the
entity applying has a designated person to receive tax instructions for Form 8832.
information, enter that person's name as the "care or person. It the answer to line 8a Is 'Yes; enter the number of LLC
Enter the individual's first name, middle initial, and last name. members. If the LLC is owned solely by a husband and wife in a
Lines 4a-b. Mailing address. Enter the mailing address for community properly state and the husband and wile choose to
the entity's correspondence. If the entity's address is outside beat the entity as a disregarded entity. enter "1" on line 8b.
the United States or its possessions, you must enter the city,
province or state, postal code, and the name of the country. Do Do not file Form 883211 the LLC accepts the default
not abbreviate the country name. II line 3 is completed, enter classifications above. If the LW is eligible to be treated
the address for the executor, trustee or "care or person. as a corporation that meets certain tests andit will be
Generally, this address will be used on all tax returns. electing S corporation status, it must timely file Form 2553. The
LLC will be treatedas a corporation as of the effective date of
If the entity is filing the Form SS-4 only to obtain an EIN for the S corporation election and does not need to file Form 8832.
the Form 8832, use the same address where you would like to See the Instructions for Form 2553.
have the acceptance or nonacceptance letter sent.
Line 9a. Type of entity. Check the box that best describes the
File Form 8822, Change of Address, to report any type of entity applying for the EIN. If you are an alien individual
subsequent changes to the entity's mailing address. with an ITIN previously assigned to you, enter the ITIN in place
of a requested SSN.
Lines 5a-b. Street address. Provide the entity's physical This is not an election for a tax dassrfication of an entity.
address only if differe m its mailing address shown in lines See Disregarded entities on page 4.
4a-b. Do not enter a box number here. If the entity's
address is outside the nited States or its possessions, you
must enter the city, province or state, postal code, and the Sole proprietor. Check this box if you file Schedule C. or
name of the country. Do not abbreviate the country name. Schedule F (Form 1040) and have a qualified plan, or are
Line 6. County and state where principal business is required to file excise, employment, alcohol, tobacco, or
located. Enter the entity's primary physical location. firearms returns. Or are a payer of gambling winnings. Enter
your SSN (or ITIN) in the space provided. If you are a
Lines la —b. Name of responsible party. Enter the full name nonresident alien with no effectively connected income from
(first name, middle initial, last name, if applicable) and SSN, sources within the United States, you do not need lo enter an
ITIN (individual taxpayer identification number), or EIN of the SSN or ITIN.
entity's responsible party as defined below.
Corporation. This box is for any corporation other than a
Responsible party defined. For entities with shares or personal service corporation. If you check this box, enter the
interests traded on a public exchange, or which are registered income tax form number to be filed by the entity in the space
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, "responsible provided.
party is (a) the principal officer, if the business is a corporation,
(b) a general partner, if a partnership, (c) the owner of an entity If you entered "1120Se after the 'Corporation"checkbox,
that is disregarded as separate from its owner (disregarded the corporation must file Form 2553 no later than the
entitles owned by a corporation enter the corporation's name 15th day of the 3rd month of the tax year the election is
and EIN), or (d) a grantor, owner, or trustor, if a trust. to take effect. Until Form 2553 has been received and
For all other entities, "responsible party" is the person who approved, you will be considered a Form 1120 filer. See the
has a level of control over, or entitlement to, the funds or assets Instructions for Form 2553.
in the entity that, as a practical matter, enables the individual, Personal service corporation. Check this box if the entity
directly or indirectly, to control, manage, or direct the entity and is a personal service corporation. An entity is a personal service
the disposition of Its funds and assets. The ability to fund the corporation for a tax year only il:
entity or the entitlement to the property of the entity alone. • The principal activity of the entity during the testing period
however, without any corresponding authority to control, (prior tax year) for the tax year is the performance 01 personal
manage, or direct the entity (such as in the case of a minor services substantially by employee-owners, and
child beneficiary), does not cause the individual to be a • The employee-owners own at least 10% of the fair market
responsible party. value of the outstanding stock in the entity on the last day of the
If the person in question Is an alien individual with a testing period.
previously assigned ITN, enter the ITIN in the space provided Personal services include performance of services in such
and submit a copy of an official Identifying document. II fields as health, law, accounting, or consulting. For mere
Instr. for Form SS-4 (2011)
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information about personal service corporations. soo the For wages paid on or alter January I. 2009, the disregarded
Instructions for Form 1120 and Pub. 542. entity is required to use its name and EIN for reporting and
payment of employment taxes. A disregarded entity is also
If the corporation is recently formed, the testing period required to use its name and EIN to register for excise tax
begins on the first day of its lax year and ends on the activities on Form 637, pay and report excise taxes reported on
earlier of the last day of Its tax year, or the last day of Forms 720, 730, 2290, arid 11-C, and claim any refunds,
the calendar year in which its tax year begins. credits, and payments on Form 8849. See the instructions for
Other nonprofit organization. Check this box if the the employment and excise tax returns for more information.
nonprofit organization is other than a church or Complete Form SS-4 for disregarded entities as follows.
church-controlled organization and specify the type of nonprofit • If a disregarded entity is filing Form SS-4 to obtain an EIN
organization (for example. an educational organization). because it is required to report and pay employment and excise
If the organization also seeks tax-exempt status, you taxes (see above) or for non-federal purposes such as a state
must file either Form 1023 or Form 1024. See Pub. 557 requirement, check the 'Other" box for lino 9a and write
for more information. "disregarded entity (or "disregarded entity-sole proprietorship"
if the owner of the disregarded entity is en individual).
If the organization is covered by a group exemption letter, • If the disregarded entity is requesting an EIN for purposes of
enter the four-digit group exemption number (GEN) in the last filing Form 8832 to elect classification as an association taxable
entry. (Do not confuse the GEN with the nine-digit EIN.) If you as a corporation, or Form 2553 to elect S corporation status,
do not know the GEN, contact the parent organization. See check the "Corporation" box for line 9a and write
Pub. 557 for more information about group exemption letters. •single-member and the form number of the return that wig be
If the organization is a section 527 political organization, filed (Form 1120 or 1120S).
check the box for Other nonprofit organization and specify
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