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Business name search
Type a name, pick a state, see if it is available before you file.
Try above ↑ Live, 50 statesState filing fee lookup
Exact LLC and Corp filing fees plus processing time for every state.
Open the lookup → 2-min checkBOI eligibility check
Find out if your business needs to file a FinCEN BOI report, and when.
Check now → 5-min decisionEntity type guide
LLC vs S-Corp vs C-Corp vs Sole Proprietorship: which fits your situation.
Read the guide → Tax savings estimatorS-Corp election calculator
Estimate self-employment tax savings from electing S-Corp status.
Run the math → By stateSales tax nexus checker
Where you have nexus and need to collect sales tax.
Check nexus → Free PDFCompliance calendar PDF
12 months of federal, state, and local deadlines. Updated quarterly.
Open the calendar → Decision treeState selection helper
Which state to form in: home state vs Delaware vs Wyoming.
Run the helper → 200+ templatesContract templates
NDAs, MSAs, contractor agreements. Attorney-reviewed, free preview.
Browse templates →Ready to put the tools to work?
Form your business with $0 service fee. State fee at cost. 5 minutes to start.
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.