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Beneficial Ownership Reporting

Learn all about Beneficial Ownership Reporting and the Corporate Transparency Act.

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50-State Architecture Licensing Compliance

Navigate nationwide requirements for licensing firms and individuals.

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50-State Engineering Licensing Compliance

Navigate nationwide requirements for licensing firms and individuals.

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Fundraising Compliance

Learn how to stay compliant with charitable solicitation laws.

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Maximize Your Business Potential: Master Multistate Compliance

Have recent trends led your business to expand into new states? Find out how to manage compliance as your footprint grows.

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Charitable Registration: What Does it Take to be Compliant?

Did you know that nonprofits must register to fundraise in more than 40 states? Learn what you need to know to run a compliant, successful campaign.

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Simplify Professional Licensing for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Firms

How can architecture, engineering, and construction firms manage professional licensing more effectively? We offer strategies to handle the complexity of multi-state licensing requirements specific to AEC firms.

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Annual Reports: The Ultimate Guide

This user-friendly quick reference details annual report requirements and deadlines in all 50 states.

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We hear there are 150,000+ licensing agencies in the US, and untold number of business and professional licenses. We're on a mission to catalog them all! Thus far we're up to 3,471 agencies, 12,210 licenses, and 24,088 license filings. We have two full-time license librarians, and you can contribute too.

General Licenses

General Business License - 1,332 Licenses

A business license gains authorization from a government agency to operate in their country, state, city, or other jurisdiction.

Industry Licenses

Employment Agency

Financial Services

Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals

Explore common documents and processes for incorporating and maintaining an LLC, corporation, nonprofit corporation, or other legal entity.

Starting Your Organization

Articles of Incorporation - 767 Filings

Articles of Organization - 767 Filings

Nonprofit Articles of Incorporation - 52 Filings

Business Structure Comparison Chart

Limited Partnership - 101 Filings

Running Your Organization

Amendment - 767 Filings

Annual / Biennial Report - 543 Filings

Certificate of Authority - 308 Filings

Change of Registered Agent - 411 Filings

DBA Name - 166 Licenses

Dissolution - 414 Filings

Initial Report - 91 Filings

Name Reservation - 55 Licenses

Reinstatement - 268 Filings

Registered Agent

Restructuring - 1,053 Filings

Withdrawal - 277 Filings

Document Retrieval

Apostille / Certification - 51 Filings

Certificate of Good Standing - 310 Filings

Certified Copies - 0 Filings

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Federal Tax Id (EIN)

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Sales Tax Exemption Renewal

Tax Clearance Certificate

Explore topics related to the structure of and processes involved in governing an organization.

Governance

Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting

Guide to Beneficial Ownership Reporting

Ultimate Beneficial Owner

Beneficial Ownership Definition

Common Beneficial Ownership Examples

FinCEN Beneficial Ownership FAQs

FinCEN Corporate Transparency Act

Corporate Transparency Act Exemptions

Who Is the Beneficial Owner of a Nonprofit Organization

Controlling Person vs. Beneficial Owner

Corporate Transparency Act Penalties

BOI Reporting Buying Guide

Corporate Governance by State

Nonprofit Governance by State

Nonprofit Governance

Nonprofit Board of Directors

Entity Records

Articles of Organization

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Directory of Secretaries of State

Find the corporations filing authority in your state. Read More

Directory of Departments of Revenue

Find the department of revenue or taxation filing authority in your state. Read More

Corporate Governance Requirements by State

Navigate the corporate governance requirements for directors, officers, and annual meetings by state. Read More

Company Suffix Requirements

Find company suffix requirements by state and business entity. Read More

Company Name Rules

Find company naming rules by state and business entity. Read More

Government Agency Search Tool

View contact information for 3,471 federal, state, and local departments. Read More

Business Entity Search

Access each state's corporate database to check business name availability or look up an existing business record. Read More

Entity Formation Fees by State

List of state fees and expedite options for forming an LLC, business corporation, or nonprofit corporation. Read More

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