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Foreign Qualification Guide
Learn how to expand operations by obtaining a certificate of authority.

50-State Architecture Licensing Compliance
Navigate nationwide requirements for licensing firms and individuals.

50-State Engineering Licensing Compliance
Navigate nationwide requirements for licensing firms and individuals.

Fundraising Compliance
Learn how to stay compliant with charitable solicitation laws.

Business Compliance
Learn how to maintain corporate good standing and preserve limited liability protection for your business.

Start a Nonprofit
Learn how to start a nonprofit corporation and obtain 501(c)(3) tax exemption.

Start a Business
Learn how to start an LLC, corporation, or other for-profit enterprise.

LLC Startup Guide
Learn how to start your LLC including organizing, registering for taxes, and starting records.

Nonprofit Compliance Guide
Learn how to maintain your nonprofit's fundraising licenses, annual reports, and more.

Sales Tax Compliance Guide
Learn how to register your business for sales and use tax.
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License Library™
We hear there are 150,000+ licensing agencies in the US, and untold number of business and professional licenses. We're on a mission to catalog them all! Thus far we're up to 3,235 agencies, 10,665 licenses, and 20,991 license filings. We have two full-time license librarians, and you can contribute too.Industry Licenses
Secretary of State Filing
Explore common documents and processes for incorporating and maintaining an LLC, corporation, nonprofit corporation, or other legal entity.Starting Your Organization
Articles of Incorporation - 767 Filings
Articles of Organization - 767 Filings
Nonprofit Articles of Incorporation - 52 Filings
Running Your Organization
Amendment - 767 Filings
Annual / Biennial Report - 478 Filings
Certificate of Authority - 305 Filings
Change of Registered Agent - 416 Filings
DBA Name - 152 Licenses
Dissolution - 413 Filings
Initial Report - 90 Filings
Name Reservation - 55 Licenses
Reinstatement - 271 Filings
Restructuring - 1,053 Filings
Withdrawal - 283 Filings
Document Retrieval
Apostille / Certification - 51 Filings
Certificate of Good Standing - 321 Filings
Certified Copies - 0 Filings
Tax Registration and Exemption
Explore obtaining tax licenses.Corporate Records & Compliance
Explore topics related to the structure of and processes involved in governing an organization.Governance
Entity Records
Organizational Meetings
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