The Editorial Team · 6 editors · 171 articles

Six editors. Compliance writing from the people who do the filings.

Every File.Business article is written by an editor who has worked directly with state filing portals, registered agent obligations, and corporate compliance. Browse each editor's published articles below.

All articles 734

Topics 10

Formation248 Tax9 AI & Business OS6 Annual Reports65 Registered Agent111 Amendments & Changes54 Reinstatement57 Dissolution55 Foreign Qualification109 Compliance News20

States 51

Authors 6

David Park310 Sarah Whitfield158 Michael Thompson143 Emily Brennan76 Orhan Mutlu19 James Carter12

Tax & State Filing Editor

David Park

Covers state franchise tax, annual reports, and the no-tax-due thresholds that catch growing LLCs. Former state tax auditor turned compliance writer. Specializes in Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois filing systems.

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66 articles

Sarah Whitfield

Writes about California, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada filing rules. Former paralegal at a San Francisco corporate firm. Covers LLC franchise tax, multi-state foreign qualification, and the operational quirks of West Coast formation.

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38 articles

Michael Thompson

Writes about Delaware C-corps, franchise tax strategy, bylaws, corporate governance, and the formation choices that matter when companies prepare to raise capital. Previously a Big Four tax associate focused on entity-structure planning.

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29 articles

Emily Brennan

Covers registered agent obligations, business privacy, and the public-record implications of formation choices. Background in entity governance and corporate secretarial work at a Boston law firm. Specializes in Protect a Business topics.

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21 articles

Orhan Mutlu

Covers foreign-founder formation, EIN for non-US owners, BOI reporting for foreign-formed entities, and the multi-jurisdiction compliance work that catches international founders. Based between Istanbul and Wilmington.

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10 articles

James Carter

Writes about AI-powered compliance, filing automation, the BosAI engine, and the operational shifts happening across the entity-management industry. Background in product management at compliance software companies.

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7 articles