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Being that I am located in NC, what EXACTLY does my schedual A need to look like/ what must I include.
Is it as simple as the serial number?
When I submitted the first time, the only thing that I had written on the schedual A was "National Firearms Act (N.F.A.) Regulated Items"
Also, once adjusting the schedual A, do I need to have anything re-noterized?
I appreciate the help.

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Whatever worked the first time, should work the second time. I would send in the exact same schedule A from the first time as it seems to have worked to get your approval request. As I've mentioned before, all BATFE is looking for on the schedule A is at least one item to indicate that the trust is funded. I use a book, you could list an antique lamp, a $10 bill, or your favorite pair of Oakleys. It makes no difference what you put, they just want to see a schedule A with something on it. No need for serial numbers, or any other kind of ID other than a basic description. Like "1 copy of Tale of Two Cities" or "1 pair of blue Oakley Ranger sunglasses". They should have a list of what NFA items you already own, so there's no reason for them to require that you send this info in on subsequent approval requests. I don't like sending a list of my NFA weapons in the mail every time I request approval... it's a huge privacy breach if someone were to read my mail or whatever.

You do not have to get any changes to your trust notarized, (check state laws to make sure, but I'm not aware of any states that require this) although you can if you want. You are allowed to change your trust by simply hand writing those changes in the margin if you want. Just make sure you initial, sign, and maybe even date the changes. You can also have your main trustee sign as well, and even a witness. It all depends on how important the change is, how anal you are, and how carefully scrutinized the trust will be when you pass. If you are making drastic changes to the trust, or rewriting it completely, I would get it notarized. Generally, none of this stuff is an issue with an NFA trust. With a more complicated estate trust, I would always carefully type amendments and have them notarized with at least one other trustees signature.

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The grantor hereby transfers and assigns to the trustee certain property described and shown on the schedule A hereto incorporated by reference and made a part hereof, in trust for the beneficiaries and for the uses and trust hereinafter set out.

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In theory, if my schedule A for the trust which has ownership of my NFA items doesn't list my NFA items at all times, the trust no longer has ownership.  Without ownership and without a paid transfer, I am in violation of the NFA.

Right?

I worry a lot less about someone reading my mail ( really?) than running afoul of the BATFE.