Formed your US company online? The formation was the easy part.
An online service can file your LLC in an afternoon. What it rarely files are the obligations that come next — the annual federal return, the state report, the registered agent, the sales-tax questions. They don't send reminders; they accrue penalties quietly. A free compliance check tells you where you actually stand.
Forming the company took an afternoon. The obligations it created don't announce themselves — they just accrue.
Online formation services are good at one thing: filing your LLC. What they rarely do is tell you what happens next — the annual federal filing, the state report, the registered agent that has to stay active, and the sales-tax questions that depend on how you sell.
Those obligations don't send a reminder. They accumulate in the background, and the first sign of trouble is often a penalty letter or a stalled marketplace account. A compliance check finds the gaps while they're still cheap to fix — or confirms there aren't any.
Five places obligations hide after an online formation
Each one is silent until it isn't. We look at all five and tell you which are handled and which aren't.
Form 5472 & pro-forma Form 1120
The annual federal filing every foreign-owned single-member LLC owes — even with zero activity. We confirm whether yours has been filed for each year the company has existed and flag any that are missing. This is the one that carries a $25,000 penalty.
State annual reports
Most states require an annual or biennial report to keep your LLC in good standing. We check whether yours are filed and current, so your company isn't quietly drifting toward administrative dissolution.
Registered agent standing
Your state requires a registered agent at all times. If the one your formation service provided lapsed or was never renewed, official mail — including penalty notices — may never reach you. We confirm it's active.
Sales-tax registrations
Depending on where and how you sell, you may owe sales-tax registration in one or more states — or you may owe none because a marketplace handles it. We check that your registrations match your actual footprint, neither missing nor over-registered.
EIN & records consistency for marketplace KYC
Amazon and other marketplaces verify that your entity name, EIN, and address match across every record. We check your details for the inconsistencies that stall or suspend seller accounts under INFORM Act-era KYC.
Three steps to a clear answer
No paperwork to assemble, no commitment to make. Just a straight read on where your company stands.
Tell us your company basics
A few details: the state you formed in, roughly when, your entity type, and where you sell if you sell online. Nothing to dig up to get started.
We review the record with you
Together we walk through what the public record and your filing history show — your annual-report status, registered-agent standing, and the federal filings a foreign-owned LLC owes.
You get a written verdict
A plain-English summary of what's in good standing, what's missing, and what it costs to fix — so you can put it right yourself or hire us to.
Some checks find nothing — and you leave with peace of mind. When something's wrong, you'll know exactly what, and what it costs to fix.
There's no catch. Some companies we check are in perfectly good standing; those owners leave reassured, having spent nothing. When we do find a gap, you get a clear written account of what's missing, what it will take to put right, and what it costs — and you're free to fix it yourself or ask us to handle it.
We check for free because it's how the right clients meet us. Either way, you end up better off than you were not knowing.
Questions before you book a check
What owners ask before sending over their company basics.
What exactly do you check?
Five things: your Form 5472 and pro-forma 1120 federal filing status, your state annual reports, your registered agent's standing, your sales-tax registrations, and whether your EIN and company records are consistent for marketplace verification. If your situation has other moving parts, we note those too.
Is it really free — what's the catch?
No catch. Some companies we check are fully in order, and those owners leave with nothing to fix and nothing to pay. We offer the check for free because it's how many of our clients first meet us.
What do I need to provide to get started?
Just the basics: the state you formed in, roughly when, your entity type, and where you sell if you sell online. We work from the public record and your filing history, so there's nothing to dig up before we begin.
What happens if you find a problem?
You get a plain-English written verdict: what's missing, what it will cost to fix, and how urgent it is. From there you can put it right yourself using our summary as a guide, or hire us to handle it. The choice is yours.
I formed my LLC through an online service — does that mean something's wrong?
Not necessarily. Online formation services usually file the company itself correctly. What their basic packages often leave out is the ongoing federal and state compliance that starts the moment the LLC exists. The check simply confirms what's been handled and what hasn't.
Get your free compliance check.
Tell us your company basics — we'll tell you what's handled, what's missing, and what it costs to fix.