LLC guides with real numbers and named sources
Every figure here is checked against the state or federal authority that sets it, and every article lists what we used. Where something is uncertain, we say so instead of rounding it into a clean answer.
Form 5472 for a Foreign-Owned LLC With No Revenue (2026): Who Files, How and When
Why a dormant LLC still files, what counts as a reportable transaction, where to fax the pro forma 1120, and the $25,000 penalty.
Texas LLC With No Revenue: What You Still File by May 15 (2026)
The Public Information Report that replaced the No Tax Due Report, what it asks, and what forfeiture really means.
Missed the Florida LLC Annual Report? The $400 Late Fee, Dissolution and Reinstatement (2026)
Where you stand by date, the September dissolution, and how reinstatement works.
Alabama Business Privilege Tax for LLCs (2026): The $100 Exemption Explained
Why most small Alabama LLCs now owe nothing and file nothing, and when BPT-IN and Form PPT are still due.
How Much Does an LLC Cost in 2026? Every State Compared
All 51 jurisdictions in one sortable table, the five genuinely cheapest states to form in, which states charge nothing ongoing, and why a report and a tax are not the same obligation.
US LLC for Non-Residents in 2026: States, EIN, Banking and the New Rules
Choosing a state, getting an EIN without an SSN, what banks actually require, where the BOI rule stands, and the Form 5472 obligation that catches non-resident owners out.
Wyoming vs Delaware LLC (2026): The Honest Comparison
Verified fees, the annual filing difference most comparisons get wrong, what privacy does and does not mean in practice, and who each state tends to suit.
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