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Identity Privacy · File.Business

Keep your home address off the public internet.

Use our address on your state formation, your Registered Agent designation, your annual reports, your BOI, your WHOIS, and your business directories. Your home address never goes on a public record.

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What it is

Identity Privacy, plainly.

When you form an LLC or corporation, the state requires a principal business address and a Registered Agent address. Both go on the public state record. The principal address is searchable on the Secretary of State website. The Registered Agent address is searchable too. Your BOI report filed with FinCEN includes your home address (BOI itself is not public, but the same address often appears elsewhere).

For founders running businesses from home, this is a privacy issue. Your home address ends up in business directories, marketing data lists, and people-finder sites. It becomes the address that customers might show up at, that creditors might serve papers to, that strangers can look up.

Our identity privacy service replaces your home address with our address on every public record: state formation filings, Registered Agent designation, annual reports, business directory listings (Yelp, Google Business Profile, etc. set up through us), WHOIS records, and other places it would otherwise appear. Mail sent to our address is scanned and uploaded to your Document Vault same-day.

Who this is for

Common situations.

Home-based foundersMost new businesses operate from home. State records do not need to advertise where you live.
Personal-brand ownersCoaches, creators, consultants. Public visibility makes privacy more important.
Real estate investorsTenants and adjacent parties searching for the LLC behind a property.
Professionals at homeTherapists, lawyers, financial advisors working from home offices.
Creators and influencersStalking and doxxing risk. The fix is preventing the address from existing in public records.
International foundersNon-US founders forming US LLCs without a US address.
What we'll set up for you

A clean handoff, in four steps.

You give us the basics. We handle the state, the IRS, and the compliance clock so you can focus on the business.

01 · Name + Brand

A name that's actually available.

Real-time check against the state register, USPTO trademark database, and matching domains.

02 · State filing

Filed with the Secretary of State.

We submit your Articles, pay the state fee on your behalf, and return the stamped certificate.

03 · Federal IDs

EIN + the right tax setup.

Federal Employer ID with the IRS, plus state tax accounts when your business needs them.

04 · Stay compliant

Registered Agent + deadline tracking.

Your agent on file in every state, with every renewal and annual report tracked in one calendar.

How it works

Four steps. We handle the rest.

Step 1
ActivateAdd address privacy to your account. Choose states.
Step 2
Switch recordsWe update your state filings to our address (amendment if needed).
Step 3
Mail forwardedAll mail to our address is scanned same day to your vault.
Step 4
PrivateHome address no longer on public state records.
Side by side

How we compare.

PMB / UPS StoreStableNorthwest RAFile.Business
Per month$25-$50$15-$50tied to RA$9 / free with RA
State filings updatednonopartialincluded
Domain WHOIS privacynononoincluded
Mail scanned to vaultnoyesnoyes
Multi-statemanualyestheir RA statesyes

Based on publicly listed pricing and feature pages as of 2026. Competitor names are trademarks of their respective owners.

FAQ

Common questions.

Is this legal?
Yes. Commercial mail receiving agencies are licensed in most states. We comply with USPS Form 1583 requirements.
Does my mail still reach me?
Yes. Every piece scanned to your Document Vault within 24 hours. Optional physical forwarding (weekly or monthly).
Will the IRS or state agencies accept it?
For most filings and correspondence, yes. A few specific situations require a residential address (driver\u2019s license, voter registration, jury duty). We do not replace those.
What about my Registered Agent address?
We are your Registered Agent in every state included in your plan. Our RA address replaces a public-records address for that purpose.
What if my state already has my home address on file?
We file an amendment to change the principal office address to ours. State fee applies (typically $25 to $100).
Does this hide me from lawsuits?
No. Legal service of process still works (that is what Registered Agents are for; we accept service for you). Privacy is about marketing data and casual lookups, not legal accountability.
What if I receive a check by mail?
Scanned same day. We can deposit it for you (with photo proof) or forward physically.
How does WHOIS privacy work?
Domains registered through us get WHOIS privacy free. We replace your contact info in the public WHOIS database.
Multi-state coverage?
Yes. One subscription covers as many states as you operate in.

Get address privacy in about 5 minutes.

Tell us a few details. We do the rest. You get a single dashboard for everything.

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Why File.Business

Premium compliance, no service-fee markup.

Trust you can verify

SOC 2 Type II audited platform. 220,000+ businesses served. 60-day money-back on service fees. State fees passed through at cost with no hidden markup. Explicit AUP on restricted industries.

A compliance partner, not a transaction

Most providers go quiet after checkout. We auto-track every annual report, registered agent renewal, and license deadline across your entities. The Business OS dashboard keeps your compliance score visible year-round.

Premium experience competitors cannot match

Premium positioning, transparent pricing, no service-fee markup on state or federal filings. Premium positioning, transparent pricing, no service-fee markup on state filings.

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