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They're different. The annual report is a state filing about the entity itself. almost every state requires one. BOI is a federal filing with FinCEN about who owns and controls the entity. Under the 2025 Interim Final Rule, most US-formed entities are now exempt from BOI, but state annual reports are still required regardless.

Amendment changes details about an existing entity (name, purpose, member list). Conversion changes the entity type itself. LLC to Corporation, for example, without forming a new entity. Merger combines two entities into one. Pick Amendment if the entity stays the same; Conversion if the legal form changes; Merger if two entities become one.

If you ever plan to use the entity again, run banking through it, or sell it: reinstate, then dissolve voluntarily. Banks, lenders, and acquirers expect to see voluntary dissolution on the record, not administrative. If you're sure you'll never touch it again: you can let the administrative dissolution stand, but you still need to file final tax returns and close the EIN.

Generally yes, if you have a physical presence (office, warehouse, employee), do substantial business, or solicit local customers in a state where you're not formed. Selling online to occasional customers usually doesn't trigger it. Each state defines "doing business" slightly differently. When in doubt, talk to a specialist before the state catches you. penalties for unregistered foreign activity can include back-taxes and fines.

We file Form 2553 within 1 business day. IRS acknowledgment typically arrives in 60 days. There's a strict deadline: the election must be made within 2 months 15 days after the start of the tax year for it to apply that year. Missing that deadline pushes the election to next year unless we qualify for late-election relief under Rev. Proc. 2013-30. which we can usually obtain if there was a reasonable-cause reason.

No. State fees are passed through at cost and shown separately in your order summary before checkout. We don't mark them up. The price you see on each filing card is the File.Business service fee; the state fee depends on the jurisdiction and is added at checkout once you've selected your state.

If the rejection is on our end (preparation error, missed acceptance criteria), we refund our service fee in full and re-submit at no cost. If it's caused by something we couldn't have known (data the state had wrong on your record, a closed entity status we weren't told about), we work with you to resolve it without charging again. Our first-pass acceptance rate is 99.8% across all filings.

Yes. Non-US founders can form US entities, get an EIN (Form SS-4 takes 4–6 weeks instead of same-day), and use Registered Agent service to satisfy the physical-presence requirement. We've onboarded founders from 60+ countries. Common path: Delaware or Wyoming LLC plus EIN plus RA service.