The office that holds your company record.
Not every state calls it the Secretary of State. Some route business filings through a Department of State, a Division of Corporations, or a Corporation Commission, and a few split the work across more than one office. These guides cover what that office is in each state and every filing it takes.
Every filing the office takes.
Each guide covers one filing or one function of the state business office, across all 51 jurisdictions, with a page per state underneath.
Articles of Amendment
Articles of amendment, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesBusiness license
Business license requirements, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesBusiness merger filing
Articles of Merger, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesEntity conversion
Entity conversion, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesFederal EIN
The federal EIN, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesForeign Qualification
Foreign qualification, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesLLC operating agreement
LLC operating agreements, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesLLC vs Corporation
LLC vs Corporation, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesProfessional LLC and PC
Professional LLC and PC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesRegistered agent
Registered agent rules, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesS-Corp Election
The S-Corp election, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesSales Tax Permit
Sales tax permits, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesSecretary of State
The Secretary of State, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesSecretary of State Certificate of Good Standing
Certificate of Good Standing, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesSecretary of State DBA
Secretary of State DBA, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesSecretary of State Forms
Secretary of State forms, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesSecretary of State Name Reservation
Name reservation, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesSecretary of State annual report
The annual report, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesSecretary of State business search
Secretary of State business search, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesSecretary of State dissolution
Secretary of State dissolution, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesSecretary of State filing fees
Filing fees, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesSecretary of State phone number
Secretary of State phone numbers, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesSecretary of State reinstatement
Reinstatement, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesSeries LLC
The series LLC, state by state
Open the hub →Or start from your state.
Every jurisdiction has a single page that gathers the filings a business does there, across all of these sections. If you know where you are before you know what you need, start here.
The rest of the by-state library.
Form a business
Forming a business, state by state
Open the section → SectionIndustry LLCs
Industry LLC guides, state by state
Open the section → SectionCompare and choose
Entity comparisons, state by state
Open the section → SectionWhat it costs
Business filing costs, state by state
Open the section → SectionRegistered agent and address
Registered agent and address, state by state
Open the section → SectionTax and registrations
Business tax registration, state by state
Open the section → SectionLicenses and permits
Licenses and permits, state by state
Open the section → SectionCompliance and annual filings
Compliance filings, state by state
Open the section → SectionChange or convert
Changing a business, state by state
Open the section → SectionClose or revive
Closing and reviving a business, state by state
Open the section → SectionMoney and operations
Banking, credit and hiring, state by state
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