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State of US Business Compliance 2026.

The definitive annual report. 220,000+ customer data points. 51 jurisdictions. S-Corp shifts. RA market.

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What is it?

The definitive annual State of Compliance report covering all 51 jurisdictions.

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CPAs, attorneys, investors, founders, journalists, anyone tracking US business compliance.

Why does it matter?

No one else publishes this kind of analysis at this depth.

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51 jurisdictions

Every state, DC, PR.

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220,000+ customer base.

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51 jurisdictions

Every state, DC, PR.

Data-backed

220,000+ customer sample.

Annual

Year-over-year trends.

Cited

Suitable for press use.

Free

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Report · 2026, measured.

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100+ pages.

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220,000+ customer base.

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Inside the 2026 edition

What the flagship actually covers.

Where businesses form

Formation volume and entity mix across all 51 jurisdictions, and how the famous states compare with the home-state default in practice.

The deadline map

How report cadences differ by state, which deadline styles get missed most, and the calendar patterns behind lost good standing.

The cost landscape

Formation fees against ongoing carry: why the recurring line dominates the one-time line, state by state.

Standing, lost and recovered

The path from missed filing to administrative dissolution, and what reinstatement looks like where it is available.

Method, in the open: findings are drawn from anonymized aggregate platform activity and public state data. No client is identifiable, exclusions are stated, and the living annexes stay current between editions: the verified fee table and the deadline brief are maintained year-round as the report's data backbone. Cite freely with a link; for a specific cut of a published finding, ask the research team.

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