Form your business in any state.
Choose where to incorporate, see the current state filing fee, and start your formation. We handle the paperwork, file with the Secretary of State, and keep you in good standing every year.
Live state filing fees
Pick a state to see the exact pricing and processing time.
Which state should you form in?
For most operating businesses, the simplest answer is the state where you live and do business. Delaware, Wyoming, and Nevada have specific advantages for certain situations. Here is how operators commonly choose.
Form in your home state
Best for most small businesses. You avoid the cost of foreign qualification, dual annual reports, and a separate Registered Agent. If you operate in one state, form in one state.
Delaware
The standard choice for venture-backed startups and companies issuing equity. Predictable corporate law, the specialized Chancery Court, and decades of case law. Best matched to C-Corps raising outside capital.
Wyoming, Nevada, New Mexico
Common choices for holding companies and asset protection. Privacy provisions, no state corporate income tax (Wyoming and Nevada), and lower ongoing costs. Best matched to single-member LLCs and family entities.
The File.Business Promise
If we miss a filing deadline on a service you pay us to manage, we pay the state penalty. If you change your mind in the first 60 days, we refund our service fee in full. Your data stays yours, always.
Pick your state. Start your business.
Filings complete in 24 hours in most states. Expedited and same-day processing available in 27 states.
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.
Four steps from request to delivery
File.Business runs your filing on a single concierge workflow. You provide what we need; we handle the rest.
Tell us what you need
2-minute intake. We confirm the filing type, jurisdiction, and any supporting documents required.
We prepare the filing
Our specialists draft the document, validate against state requirements, and queue for your review where required.
We submit to the state
Filed through the state portal. We pay the state fee, track the submission, and resolve any state correspondence.
Confirmation in your vault
state-required document delivered to your SOC 2 encrypted document vault, with deadline tracking for the next filing.