Somewhere the state can always reach you.
Every state requires a named person or company at a physical address inside the jurisdiction who accepts legal service during business hours. That requirement is where most address questions start, and it is why a mailbox does not satisfy it. These hubs cover the agent, the address, and the difference between them.
Sort the address the state holds.
Each hub explains what the requirement is, what qualifies, and how a change is filed. Then it hands you to your state.
Business mail forwarding
Business mail forwarding, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesRegistered Agent
The Registered Agent, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesRegistered Agent change
Changing your Registered Agent, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesVirtual office
The virtual office, state by state
Open the hub →Or start from your state.
Every jurisdiction has a single page that gathers the filings a business does there, across all of these sections. If you know where you are before you know what you need, start here.
The rest of the by-state library.
Form a business
Forming a business, state by state
Open the section → SectionIndustry LLCs
Industry LLC guides, state by state
Open the section → SectionCompare and choose
Entity comparisons, state by state
Open the section → SectionWhat it costs
Business filing costs, state by state
Open the section → SectionTax and registrations
Business tax registration, state by state
Open the section → SectionLicenses and permits
Licenses and permits, state by state
Open the section → SectionCompliance and annual filings
Compliance filings, state by state
Open the section → SectionChange or convert
Changing a business, state by state
Open the section → SectionClose or revive
Closing and reviving a business, state by state
Open the section → SectionMoney and operations
Banking, credit and hiring, state by state
Open the section → SectionSecretary of State directory
Secretary of State directory, all 51 jurisdictions
Open the section →