Know what you owe,
and the day it’s due.

Every business structure, in all fifty states. Tell us what you’re setting up and we build the checklist and the deadline calendar — every figure carrying the government page it was read from and the date we read it.

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What this is

We tell you what to do.
You file it yourself.

No state offers an API to file on your behalf, and filing for you would make this an operational business rather than software. So we hand you the exact government link, the exact form number, and the exact date — and get out of the way. We report what statutes require. We never tell you which choice to make.

  • 01

    The exact page

    A direct link to the agency that takes this filing — not a search result, and not a reseller.

  • 02

    The exact form

    The form number and the fee, read off a government page, with the date we read it.

  • 03

    The exact date

    Computed from your formation date, including the day a state starts accepting it.

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Seven structures, covered

Sole proprietorship through nonprofit — pick the one you're actually running.

All fifty states

Each with its own agencies, fees and deadlines — and its own quirks. Search for yours.

Three questions. One clear plan.

What you're forming, where, and when — that's all it takes.

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  1. 1Business type
  2. 2State & date
  3. 3Your plan

What are you setting up?

Pick the structure that matches your business. You can change this later.

How this works

What each structure actually is, how the deadlines are computed, and what we mean by "verified."

The seven structures

Plain-language descriptions — not legal advice, just what each one is.

Why order matters

One example, to show what "the right order" actually prevents.

Forming before applying for an EIN

The IRS is explicit: form your entity with your state first, or your EIN application may be delayed. It's a small thing to get backwards and a genuine holdup once you have. Every plan this tool builds puts formation before the EIN step for exactly that reason.

Filing a compliance report before its window opens

Some states — New York's biennial statement is the clearest example — will not accept a filing before the month it's due, even if you're trying to get ahead of it. Filing early isn't filing on time. Your calendar shows the earliest accepted date separately from the due date so this doesn't catch you out.

What "verified" means

Every figure on this site carries one of two labels.

Confirmed on a .gov page

Read directly off a government fee schedule, form, or statute, with the date we read it.

Widely reported, not yet on a .gov page

Consistent across independent sources, but we haven't read it off the government page ourselves yet.

A third state: not shown at all

If we can't confirm a figure either way, we leave it out rather than publish a guess. You'll see a note pointing at the state's own page instead of a number.

Frequently asked

Who to actually call

The government agencies that handle formation and compliance in each state — direct, with phone numbers and hours.

Federal

The two federal agencies that show up regardless of state.

Privacy

What we collect, and what we don't.

This page is a draft, not a reviewed legal document

It describes the site honestly as of today, but it has not been reviewed by a lawyer. Get that review done before relying on it for a live product handling real user data.

What this site collects today

Nothing, from us directly. Every calculation — the checklist, the deadline calendar — runs in your browser against a static data file. We don't run accounts, don't set cookies, and don't have a server that stores anything you type in. Your hosting provider (and ours) logs standard web-server data like IP address and user agent, the same as any website you visit.

If that changes

If we ever add analytics, accounts, or payment processing, this page will be rewritten first to say exactly what's collected and why, before that feature ships — not after.

Affiliate links

Where a checklist step includes a marked "Affiliate link," clicking it takes you to a third party's site under their own privacy policy, and we may earn a commission if you use their service. See Terms for the full disclosure.

Questions

There is no contact address yet — this is an unlisted beta and the business entity behind it is not set up. One will be published here before the site takes a single real user. For the agencies themselves, the Contact page lists direct phone numbers and hours for all fifty states.

Terms

The short version of what this is and isn't.

This page is a draft, not a reviewed legal document

It needs a real lawyer's review before this site takes on paying users.

Beta status

This is an early, unlisted testing release, not a finished product. It is provided free, may change or be taken down without notice, and should not be your only source for a time-sensitive or money-sensitive decision. Nothing on this site is a substitute for checking the linked government page yourself, or for advice from a licensed professional.

What this is

Software that reports what state and federal agencies require for forming and maintaining a business, with a citation and a checked-on date for every figure. It computes a checklist and a deadline calendar from public information you give it — your state, structure, and dates.

What this isn't

Not a filing service — we never submit anything to a government agency on your behalf. Not legal or tax advice — we describe what a statute requires; we never tell you which entity type, election, or jurisdiction to choose. That's a decision for you and your own adviser.

Accuracy

We verify every figure against a government source before displaying it, and show the date we last checked. States change fees and deadlines, sometimes without much notice. Confirm anything time- or money-sensitive against the agency's own page — linked on every figure — before you rely on it.

Affiliate disclosure

Some checklist steps include an optional link to a paid third-party service (for example, a registered agent or a business bank account), clearly marked "Affiliate link." We may earn a commission if you use one, at no extra cost to you. It's always offered alongside the free government link, never in place of it, and we don't accept payment to change what a statute says.

No warranty

Provided "as is" and "as available," during a beta period, without warranty of any kind, express or implied — including accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose, or that any figure, deadline, or link is current. To the fullest extent the law allows, we disclaim liability for any loss arising from use of this site.