What this site is
Every state keeps its own register of LLCs and corporations, with its own search, its own fees, its own deadlines, and its own words for the same things. If you deal with more than one state, or you deal with your own state once every few years, you end up relearning it each time. RegistryWise exists so that you do not have to.
For each state we document where the official search is, how it works, what the status terms mean, what it costs to form an LLC there, what the state wants every year afterward, and how to get a certificate of good standing. Each fee and deadline is stored with its official source and the date we checked it, and every page shows that date.
What this site is not
It is not a government website, and it does not pretend to be. Every page that links to a state portal says so under the button. We do not hold business records, we do not run a nationwide search, and nothing you do here files anything with any state. The official portals do that, and we link to them.
It is also not legal or tax advice. We explain what the rules are and where to find them. Whether they apply to you, and what you should do about it, is a question for a professional who knows your situation.
How it is funded
Two ways. Some links on the site, marked "sponsored", go to LLC formation and registered agent services that pay us a commission if you buy. And some pages carry display advertising. Neither affects what we write or how we rank providers; the ranking method is published on the methodology page, and the full disclosure is on the affiliate disclosure page.
Who makes it
Every page is written and fact-checked by the RegistryWise Editorial Team. We check state facts against the agencies' own websites and provider prices against the providers' own pricing pages, and we put the date on every page. Full guides cover twelve states so far, and our fee tables cover every state and DC except New Mexico, which we're still confirming.
If something on the site is wrong, we want to know. The corrections page explains how to tell us and what we do when you do. You can also write to hello@registrywise.com.