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Business Domestication Analysis

Move Your Business Without Starting Over — Get State-Specific Legal Guidance in Minutes

We’ll review the laws of both states and show you the safest, most efficient way to relocate your business — whether that’s statutory domestication, conversion, or a more strategic workaround. You’ll get a personalized roadmap that preserves your entity’s legal identity, tax elections, and contracts — without triggering unnecessary filings or compliance issues.

Your analysis includes:

  • A side-by-side comparison of all relocation options available under your state laws
  • Clear filing steps with deadlines, agency links, and compliance red flags
  • A custom legal strategy that aligns with your goals and protects your business history

Spend less than two minutes giving us background. We’ll return a custom legal plan that removes doubt, preserves your entity, and tells you exactly what to do next.

Business Domestication Analysis

First, tell us the name of your business. This helps us match your results to your request and personalize your analysis.

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Business Type

This helps us apply the right legal framework. LLCs and corporations may follow different rules when moving between states.
Is the prior business entity any of the following special types of LLCs?
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Business Details

We’ll need to know how many owners are involved and whether your business documents require special approvals for major decisions. These details help us flag any issues before they cause delays.
Do the prior business entity's governing documents include binding provisions that would restrict or require special approval to relocate the prior business entity to a new state?

Connection to Prior State

Each state requires out-of-state (foreign) businesses that to register to do business in the state if the have business operations in the state. If the prior business entity will continue to maintain ties to the prior state after moving to the new state, it may be necessary to register it in the prior state. The determining factor is whether the prior business entity will be “doing business” in the prior state.

Each state has specific definitions and thresholds for what constitutes “doing business,” and the exact application of the the rules to a specific business are often unclear. “Doing business” generally includes:

  • Having a physical office or place of business in the state.
  • Hiring employees in the state.
  • Conducting regular meetings with clients or customers in the state.
  • Engaging in significant, continuous, or substantial business activities in the state.
  • Holding property, such as warehouses or retail locations, in the state.

While not conclusive, a good litmus test is whether the prior business entity will have an ongoing business connection to the prior state that is different than any other U.S. state. If so, that could indicate a substantial connection that requires registration. If the prior business entity is cutting ties to the prior state and will have no further connection to it than any other state, then it is probably “doing business” for purposes of the registration requirements. These are general guidelines only. 

Will the prior business entity continue to do business in the prior state?*

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