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slug: vertical-business-ongoing-compliance
title: "Business ongoing compliance"
kind: vertical
status: published
hash: be82b360c650190611492f3f9883ee2087f86364c363a0cc170d5de17def9ad1
created: 2026-10-05T02:15:19.161Z
updated: 2026-10-05T02:15:19.161Z
summary: "What a business owes the state after it is formed: annual reports and statements, franchise taxes, amendments."
tags: []
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---
# Business ongoing compliance

*What a business owes the state after it is formed: annual reports and statements, franchise taxes, amendments.*

What a business owes the state after it is formed: annual reports and statements, franchise taxes, amendments.

## At a glance

| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Kind | Vertical |
| Where it applies | us |
| Version | 1 |

Forming a business starts clocks. The procedures below are the ones those clocks run: some yearly, some every two years, some only when something changes.


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**below:** [[annual-report]], [[california-llc-annual-tax]], [[dissolution-withdrawal]], [[entity-amendment]], [[foreign-qualification]], [[statement-of-information]]