Entity services
Harbor Compliance
Harbor Compliance handles state licensing, entity, and tax compliance for organizations that operate in more than one state. It says it has helped more than 40,000 clients since 2012 and supports clients nationwide and in 30+ countries abroad.
The filing catalogue covers entity formation including LLCs, corporations, and nonprofit incorporation, foreign qualification, registered agent service through a nationwide network of offices, annual reports and other secretary of state filings, certificates of good standing, copies and certificate retrieval, DBA names, domestication, merger and conversion, dissolution and withdrawal, and beneficial ownership information reporting. Tax work covers EIN applications, state sales and use tax, payroll tax, income and franchise tax registration, and 501(c) exemption. Licensing covers general business licences, industry-specific licences, charitable registration, commercial co-venture registration, and professional solicitor and fundraising counsel registration.
Clients can outsource the work entirely, run it themselves in the firm's software, or split the two. Entity Manager, License Manager, and Tax Manager track registrations, renewal deadlines, documents, qualifier licences, and registered agent deliveries, and Compliance Core is the firm's own nationwide database of licence requirements, agency links, and filing instructions for architecture, engineering, and construction firms. Dedicated programmes exist for accounting firms, engineering and architecture firms, construction firms, and nonprofits.
LLC formation is advertised starting at $99 plus state fees; other services are quoted rather than listed, so request pricing for the specific states and licence types involved.
Best for
Companies registered in several states at once — contractors, engineering and architecture firms, accounting firms, and nonprofits — that want registrations, licences, and renewals outsourced or tracked in software.
What they do
- Registered agent service
- LLC, corporation, and nonprofit formation
- Foreign qualification
- Annual reports and secretary of state filings
- General and industry-specific business licensing
- Charitable registration
- Beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting
- Sales, use, and payroll tax registration
- 501(c) tax exemption applications
- Dissolution and withdrawal
- Entity, licence, and tax management software
Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| How they charge | LLC formation advertised starting at $99 plus state fees; other services quoted. |
What stands out
- Says it has helped more than 40,000 clients with entity, licensing, and tax compliance since 2012.
- Supports clients nationwide and in 30+ countries abroad.
- Maintains Compliance Core, its own nationwide database of architecture, engineering, and construction licence requirements.
- Runs a nationwide network of registered agent offices, so an entity can be formed in any state.