Quote Originally Posted by jackthewall81 View Post
So form 4's are acquired and filled through the company that the trustee purchases NFA products from? Or is the form 4 filled independently by the trustee individually?
Yes. The Form 4 is to transfer from a class III dealer to an individual/trust/LLC. The form is completed by the dealer and then signed by the dealer and the trustee of the trust. Once completed in duplicate, they are attached to a full copy of the trust and the item is added to the Schedule A and reflecting 'pending' as a status. A $200 check is done and the whole thing is mailed off. OR… You find someone who e-files. In that case the info is electronically filed, an electronic copy of the trust is attached, the trustee electronically signs and the $200 is done via credit card. The form 4 has to be done to transfer the item.

How difficult the process is for the customer really comes down to the dealer. Some make the customer feel like it's their problem. Well, it's really the dealers responsibility. I personally went through a pretty shitty initial endeavor into NFA items. I got very little guidance from the dealer, bad information in one instance, charged $50 for changing from an individual to a trust form 4 (ya, they charged me extra to do something required, assholes) and has to self educate to get everything done. I will not let that happen to anyone that I sell NFA items to. Some places sign the form 4 and hand it to you and "see ya!". I do your stuff, you sign and date the form 4s and fill out a check for the ATF if you want it mailed. I do the rest to include mail the package. If you want to e-file, then we e-file the form 4 right there with your credit card and I even scan in your trust.