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Business entity search, state by state

Choose a state for registry search, office facts, status meanings and filing rules.

State files searched here: Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Texas. Other guides walk through the official portal.

Official sources checked 2026-10-06.

StateRegistry agencyRegistry searched hereGuide
ColoradoColorado Secretary of State, Business and Licensing DivisionYes
ConnecticutConnecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services DivisionYes
FloridaFlorida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz)Yes
New YorkNew York Department of State, Division of CorporationsYes
OregonOregon Secretary of State, Corporation DivisionYes
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable OrganizationsYes
TexasTexas Secretary of State, Business and Public Filings Division (Corporations Section)Yes
AlabamaAlabama Secretary of State, Business Entities DivisionNo; guide
AlaskaAlaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (Corporations Section)No; guide
ArizonaArizona Corporation Commission, Corporations DivisionNo; guide
ArkansasArkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services (BCS)No; guide
CaliforniaCalifornia Secretary of State, Business Programs Division (Business Entities)No; guide
DelawareDelaware Department of State, Division of CorporationsNo; guide
District of ColumbiaDC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), Business and Professional Licensing Administration, Corporations Division (Office of the Superintendent of Corporations)No; guide
GeorgiaGeorgia Secretary of State, Corporations DivisionNo; guide
HawaiiHawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration Division (BREG)No; guide
IdahoIdaho Secretary of State, Business Services DivisionNo; guide
IllinoisIllinois Secretary of State, Department of Business ServicesNo; guide
IndianaIndiana Secretary of State, Business Services DivisionNo; guide
IowaIowa Secretary of State, Business ServicesNo; guide
KansasKansas Secretary of State, Business Services DivisionNo; guide
KentuckyKentucky Secretary of State, Business FilingsNo; guide
LouisianaLouisiana Secretary of State, Commercial DivisionNo; guide
MaineMaine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions, Division of Corporations, UCC and CommissionsNo; guide
MarylandMaryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Business Services Division, Business Charter UnitNo; guide
MassachusettsSecretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations DivisionNo; guide
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities and Commercial Licensing Bureau, Corporations DivisionNo; guide
MinnesotaMinnesota Secretary of State, Business ServicesNo; guide
MississippiMississippi Secretary of State, Business Services DivisionNo; guide
MissouriMissouri Secretary of State, Business Services (Corporations Division)No; guide
MontanaMontana Secretary of State, Business Services DivisionNo; guide
NebraskaNebraska Secretary of State, Business Services DivisionNo; guide
NevadaNevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings DivisionNo; guide
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of State, Corporation DivisionNo; guide
New JerseyNew Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES)No; guide
New MexicoNew Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services DivisionNo; guide
North CarolinaNorth Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration DivisionNo; guide
North DakotaNorth Dakota Secretary of State, Business ServicesNo; guide
OhioOhio Secretary of State, Business Services DivisionNo; guide
OklahomaOklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing DepartmentNo; guide
Rhode IslandRhode Island Department of State, Business Services DivisionNo; guide
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Secretary of State, Business Filings DivisionNo; guide
South DakotaSouth Dakota Secretary of State, Division of Business ServicesNo; guide
TennesseeTennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations (Business Services)No; guide
UtahUtah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial CodeNo; guide
VermontVermont Secretary of State, Business Services DivisionNo; guide
VirginiaVirginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the ClerkNo; guide
WashingtonWashington Secretary of State, Corporations and Charities DivisionNo; guide
West VirginiaWest Virginia Secretary of State, Business and Licensing DivisionNo; guide
WisconsinWisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services (Corporation Bureau)No; guide
WyomingWyoming Secretary of State, Business DivisionNo; guide

Businesses on file, by state

Organizations with a substantive federal filing (an IRS Form 990, a Form 5500 benefit-plan filing, or an SEC filing), grouped by the state in their filing address.