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All systems operational

Real-time status of File.Business platform components, state filing connections, and partner integrations. Updated automatically every 60 seconds. Historical incidents below.

All services running normally As of just now
$0
Free
formation service
51
Jurisdictions
filed in-house
220K+
Businesses
formed since launch
4.9★
Rating
8,200+ verified reviews
SOC 2 Type II · 2025 report 4.9 · 8,200+ reviews E&O Insured · carrier on request 51 Jurisdictions 220,000+ Formed
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Service status

Formation filing● OPERATIONAL

State filing across all 51 jurisdictions. Same-day in DE, WY, NV, FL, TX.

EIN issuance● OPERATIONAL

IRS online application (US founders) + international fax channel.

Banking partners● OPERATIONAL

Mercury, Relay, Chase, Brex pre-fill integrations.

Compliance dashboard● OPERATIONAL

Annual report tracking, BOI updates, S-Corp deadline reminders.

Document vault● OPERATIONAL

Article retrieval, OA storage, EIN letter delivery.

Email delivery● OPERATIONAL

SendGrid transactional + nurture sequences.

90-day uptime

Formation filing
99.98%
Last 90 days
EIN issuance
99.99%
Last 90 days
Compliance dashboard
99.97%
Last 90 days
API endpoints
99.96%
Last 90 days

Each bar represents one day. Green = full uptime. Yellow = degraded. Red = outage.

Recent incidents

Delaware filing connection brief delayMay 18, 2026 · 11 minutes

Delaware Division of Corporations response time exceeded 30s for 11 minutes. No filings dropped. All 23 affected filings completed within the next hour.

Dashboard load slownessApril 14, 2026 · 23 minutes

CDN edge cache invalidation caused dashboard p99 latency above 2.5s for ~23 minutes. No data lost. Resolved by edge cache rebuild.

Scheduled maintenance: EIN fax queue rebuildMarch 22, 2026 · 4 hours (scheduled)

Planned migration of international EIN fax queue to new vendor. Pre-announced 7 days prior. No active filings affected.

Full incident archive available at contact us.

Real-time filing status

Every filing, traceable from submission to state seal

The same status view your customers see in the dashboard. Five stages, color-coded, with timestamps. No "we'll let you know" black box.

Filing #FB-2026-04812 · Acme Holdings LLC · Delaware

Your filing is in progress

State of Delaware Division of Corporations · Expected acceptance: same business day

1
Drafted
2:14 PM ET
2
Reviewed
2:31 PM ET
3
Submitted
2:46 PM ET
4
State accepted
Pending
5
Documents delivered
Pending
Entity typeLLC
StateDelaware
State fee paid$110.00
Our service fee$0.00
Estimated acceptanceToday by 5 PM ET
EIN statusQueued (issues after state acceptance)
Built on the proof

The numbers behind a business operating system you can trust

Audited, accredited, encrypted, insured. The complete picture of what makes File.Business safe to run your business on.

SOC 2 Type II
Audited

Independent annual audit. Report available under NDA for enterprise customers.

BBB Accredited
A+

Better Business Bureau accredited business with public dispute resolution policy.

Businesses formed
220,000+

Across all 50 states + DC. Single-member LLCs to multi-entity holding structures.

Verified customer rating
4.9 ★

Customer rating from verified-formation customers, audited annually.

E&O insurance
$5M

Professional liability coverage. Penalty-free guarantee covers state late fees from our error.

Jurisdictional coverage
51

All 50 states plus DC. Filing direct with each Secretary of State; no middleman.

International founders
90+

Countries. Foreign founders without SSN supported via IRS fax-EIN channel.

Platform uptime
99.98%

Last 90 days, all services. Real-time status at /status.

$129/yr Compliance Annual Filings · penalty-free

On the $129/yr Compliance Annual Filings plan, we cover state late fees.

When you autofile your annual report through the $129/yr plan and we miss the deadline, we pay the state's late fee. The guarantee applies to that specific plan and the filings it includes. Other File.Business services are billed at the prices on this page.

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File.Business is a private business filing and compliance service. We are not a government agency and are not affiliated with any Secretary of State office. You may file directly with the appropriate state agency. SOC 2 Type II audited. 220,000+ businesses formed since 2017.