Annual Compliance
State reports, franchise taxes, registered-agent records, licenses, and federal and state tax returns are separate obligations. Build the calendar around each entity, state, and tax account.
State approval is not the end of compliance. Formation states, operating states, state tax agencies, and the IRS may impose different deadlines. We rebuild the calendar from government accounts and prior filings, then identify required reports, payments, updates, closures, or catch-up work rather than applying one template to every company.
Start a service requestConfirm status, formation and operating states, ownership, and every tax account.
Extract actual deadlines from state records, tax accounts, IRS notices, and prior filings.
Prepare the agreed reports, returns, payments, or updates for client confirmation.
Retain government receipts and record the next cycle and any unresolved license or tax items.
FAQ
Often, entity-maintenance requirements do not depend on revenue. State corporate-law filings, fees, and zero-return obligations must be checked separately from operating activity.
No. An annual report generally goes to the state filing office, while income-tax returns go to the IRS or state tax agency. The forms, deadlines, and information differ.
Consequences vary by state and length of delay. Penalties, loss of good standing, or administrative dissolution may follow. Current status and reinstatement requirements should be checked first.
No. As of July 2026, FinCEN states that entities created in the United States and their beneficial owners are exempt from federal BOI reporting. Current rules primarily cover certain foreign-created entities registered to do business in the United States. Check current FinCEN guidance for changes and other exemptions.
ABS INTAKE
Start with the state, entity type, tax year, sales channels, deadline, and bookkeeping status. Do not email tax IDs, identity documents, bank details, or full tax returns through ordinary email.