We build each office page from the state's own pages: the business division's home page, its fee schedule, its forms and instructions, its search tool and, where needed, the statute. Each value on an office page links to the exact page it came from.
The table counts the official pages behind each state's guide and shows the most recent date we checked one of them. The full list for a state sits at the bottom of its office page.
| State | Official sites we read | Pages | Latest check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | sos.alabama.gov, alabamainteractive.org, revenue.alabama.gov | 11 | |
| Alaska | commerce.alaska.gov, akleg.gov | 11 | |
| Arizona | azcc.gov, azleg.gov | 8 | |
| Arkansas | sos.arkansas.gov, portal.arkansas.gov, ark.org | 12 | |
| California | sos.ca.gov, bpd.cdn.sos.ca.gov, leginfo.legislature.ca.gov | 10 | |
| Colorado | sos.state.co.us, coloradosos.gov | 6 | |
| Connecticut | portal.ct.gov, cga.ct.gov, business.ct.gov, data.ct.gov | 5 | |
| Delaware | sos.delaware.gov, corp.delaware.gov, icis.corp.delaware.gov, delcode.delaware.gov, corpfiles.delaware.gov | 16 | |
| District of Columbia | dlcp.dc.gov, opendata.dc.gov, code.dccouncil.gov | 10 | |
| Florida | dos.fl.gov, leg.state.fl.us, form.sunbiz.org | 15 | |
| Georgia | georgia.gov, sos.ga.gov, ballotpedia.org, ecorp.sos.ga.gov, law.justia.com, rules.sos.ga.gov | 15 | |
| Hawaii | cca.hawaii.gov | 9 | |
| Idaho | sos.idaho.gov, ballotpedia.org, legislature.idaho.gov | 11 | |
| Illinois | ilsos.gov, apps.ilsos.gov | 5 | |
| Indiana | in.gov, bsd.sos.in.gov, faqs.in.gov, iga.in.gov, inbiz.in.gov | 9 | |
| Iowa | legis.iowa.gov | 6 | |
| Kansas | sos.ks.gov, ksrevisor.gov | 12 | |
| Kentucky | sos.ky.gov, apps.legislature.ky.gov | 9 | |
| Louisiana | sos.la.gov, legis.la.gov, static.sos.la.gov | 9 | |
| Maine | maine.gov, apps3.web.maine.gov, legislature.maine.gov | 17 | |
| Maryland | dat.maryland.gov, businessexpress.maryland.gov, egov.maryland.gov | 13 | |
| Massachusetts | sec.state.ma.us, corp.sec.state.ma.us, malegislature.gov, mass.gov | 12 | |
| Michigan | michigan.gov, legislature.mi.gov | 7 | |
| Minnesota | sos.mn.gov, revisor.mn.gov | 18 | |
| Mississippi | sos.ms.gov, yallbusiness.sos.ms.gov, corp.sos.ms.gov | 12 | |
| Missouri | sos.mo.gov, revisor.mo.gov | 8 | |
| Montana | sosmt.gov | 1 | |
| Nebraska | sos.nebraska.gov, nebraska.gov | 7 | |
| Nevada | nvsos.gov, leg.state.nv.us, bizhub.nv.gov, esos.nv.gov | 13 | |
| New Hampshire | sos.nh.gov | 1 | |
| New Jersey | nj.gov, njportal.com | 8 | |
| New Mexico | sos.nm.gov, api.realfile.rtsclients.com, enterprise.sos.nm.gov | 9 | |
| New York | dos.ny.gov, data.ny.gov, apps.dos.ny.gov, nysenate.gov | 17 | |
| North Carolina | sosnc.gov, ncleg.gov | 10 | |
| North Dakota | sos.nd.gov, firststop.sos.nd.gov, ndlegis.gov | 14 | |
| Ohio | ohiosos.gov, businesssearch.ohiosos.gov, codes.ohio.gov | 10 | |
| Oklahoma | sos.ok.gov, oklahoma.gov | 14 | |
| Oregon | sos.oregon.gov, oregonlegislature.gov | 13 | |
| Pennsylvania | pa.gov | 8 | |
| Rhode Island | sos.ri.gov, docs.sos.ri.gov | 11 | |
| South Carolina | sos.sc.gov, scstatehouse.gov, businessfilings.sc.gov | 9 | |
| South Dakota | sdsos.gov, sosenterprise.sd.gov, sdlegislature.gov | 8 | |
| Tennessee | sos.tn.gov, tnbear.tn.gov, capitol.tn.gov | 12 | |
| Texas | sos.state.tx.us, sos.texas.gov, comptroller.texas.gov, direct.sos.state.tx.us | 13 | |
| Utah | commerce.utah.gov | 7 | |
| Vermont | sos.vermont.gov | 2 | |
| Virginia | scc.virginia.gov, cis.scc.virginia.gov, law.lis.virginia.gov | 8 | |
| Washington | sos.wa.gov, ccfs.sos.wa.gov, data.wa.gov, app.leg.wa.gov | 11 | |
| West Virginia | sos.wv.gov, apps.wv.gov, business4.wv.gov | 17 | |
| Wisconsin | dfi.wi.gov, docs.legis.wisconsin.gov | 10 | |
| Wyoming | sos.wyo.gov, wyobiz.wyo.gov | 11 |
What we do not use
We do not copy facts from other guides, formation companies, forums or AI answers. If a figure appears only in a search engine summary and the official page could not be opened, we mark it as unconfirmed and leave it off the page until we can read it on the source.
Corrections
States update fees and phone lines without notice. If something here no longer matches the official page, send us a note with the state and the page you saw.