Not confirmed from the state’s pages: check with your city or county (2026)
13 states where we could not confirm a statement on the state’s own pages. We do not guess: check with your city or county. The link is the state’s own starting-a-business page. Mainstay Filing, our best overall pick, forms the LLC either way.
| State | What the page says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | No statement confirmed | Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing |
| Illinois | No statement confirmed | Illinois.gov |
| Kansas | No statement confirmed | Kansas Secretary of State |
| Louisiana | No statement confirmed | Louisiana Secretary of State |
| Missouri | No statement confirmed | Missouri Department of Revenue |
| New Hampshire | No statement confirmed | New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration |
| New Jersey | No statement confirmed | New Jersey Business Portal |
| North Dakota | No statement confirmed | North Dakota Secretary of State |
| Ohio | No statement confirmed | Ohio.gov business page |
| South Dakota | No statement confirmed | South Dakota Department of Revenue |
| Vermont | No statement confirmed | Vermont Department of Taxes |
| Wisconsin | No statement confirmed | Wisconsin One Stop Business Portal |
| Wyoming | No statement confirmed | Wyoming Business Council |