New York Department of State, Division of Corporations

New York business entity search

Look up a New York business by name, DOS ID, or EIN. The state's own registry file is searched here, alongside federal filings.

Free search. No account required.New York registry: 4,273,433 registrations (active entities only), records as of 2026-09-08.

New York registry at a glance

Registry agency: New York Department of State, Division of Corporations; Source: apps.dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Phone: (518) 473-2492; Source: dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Address: One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12231; Source: dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Mailing address: Department of State, Division of Corporations, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12231-0002; Source: dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Registry number: DOS ID number. Up to 7 digits; Source: dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06

What this page can tell you

Registry status, DOS ID, formation date, and the registered agent or address for service of process, from the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations bulk file (active entities only), plus the EIN and federal filings where they exist.

Source: New York Department of State active corporations file (data.ny.gov) · records as of 2026-09-08.

What only the state can tell you

Certified copies, filing images, and anything filed since the file date. New York publishes active entities only, so an entity missing here may be inactive or dissolved; the official database says which.

Three numbers, three agencies

Asking for the wrong number is a common reason a search comes back empty.

Federal EIN: Internal Revenue Service; Identifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state.; Source: irs.gov
DOS ID number: New York Department of State, Division of Corporations; Identifies the entity's record in the New York registry. Up to 7 digits; Source: dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06
State tax account number: The state's tax agency; Issued separately for state taxes. It is not the EIN and not the registry number.

What a New York status means

Active: The entity exists on the Department of State record.; Source: apps.dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Inactive: The entity no longer exists; the record shows why, for example Dissolved by Proclamation, Merged Out or Surrendered.; Source: apps.dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Dissolved by Proclamation: The state dissolved the corporation, usually for unpaid taxes or unfiled reports.; Source: apps.dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Merged Out: The entity merged into another entity.; Source: apps.dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Surrendered: A foreign entity surrendered its authority to do business in New York.; Source: apps.dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Biennial Statement Past Due: The corporation or LLC has not filed its required Biennial Statement; certificates of status will show this.; Source: apps.dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Fees and annual filings

LLC formation: $200 (Articles of Organization), plus a $50 Certificate of Publication filing after the required newspaper publication; Source: dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Corporation formation: $125 (Certificate of Incorporation); Source: dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual filing: Biennial Statement; Source: dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, LLC: $9 (Biennial Statement); Source: dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, corporation: $9 (Biennial Statement); Source: dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06
When it is due: Corporations and LLCs file every two years, in the calendar month of the original filing; it should not be filed before that month.; Source: dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Late filing: No late fee is listed; the record and any certificate of status show the entity as past due until the statement is filed.; Source: dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Filed with: New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, online; Source: dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Corporation franchise tax: New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. Business tax questions go to the Business Tax Information Center at (518) 457-5342.; Source: dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Note: Foreign LLCs pay $250 for an Application for Authority and foreign corporations $225.; Source: dos.ny.gov · checked 2026-10-06