We file, not just remind
Annual reports and franchise tax are prepared early and filed for you, with the lower Delaware tax worked out, so nothing depends on someone remembering.
Your company, kept in Your nonprofit, kept in good standing.
We file your annual reports and franchise tax before they're due, keep your consents and stock ledger current, and keep your payments on. Formed with us or anywhere else.We file your annual reports and Form 990, renew your charity registrations and keep your board's records, so you can keep taking donations. Incorporate with us or bring your own 501(c)(3).
A year of filings for Kestrel Labs, a Delaware corporation, each stamped as it's done: franchise tax and annual report, a board consent, a California statement of information and a certificate of good standing. For a nonprofit, Redbrook Food Bank in Ohio: board minutes, Form 990-N, a charity registration renewal and a statement of continued existence.
How it works.
Bring your companynonprofit, formed with us or anywhere else, and we take it from there.
- Connected
Bring your company
Formed with Cedar, it's already here. Formed somewhere else? We move your registered agent to Cedar and gather your filings, consents and stock records.
Formed with Cedar, it's already here. Formed somewhere else? We move your registered agent to Cedar and gather your filings, 990s and board records.
- Scheduled
Map every deadline
We find every filing your company owes, in every state it's registered in, and put them all on one calendar.
We find every filing your nonprofit owes, to the IRS and every state you're registered or fundraise in, and put them all on one calendar.
- Filed
File before it's due
We prepare each filing ahead of time. You or your agent approve it, and we file it and pay the state at cost.
We prepare each filing ahead of time. You or your agent approve it, and we file it and pay the fees at cost.
- On record
Keep the record
Every filing, consent and certificate lands in your company's system of record, next to your transactions and accounts.
Every filing, set of minutes and registration lands in your nonprofit's system of record, next to your donations and accounts.
More than a filing service.
Most services remind you when something is due. We file it, and keep your companynonprofit's record.
Good standing keeps you getting paid
A company that falls out of good standing can have its payments and bank account held. We keep your filings and your verification current together, so money keeps moving.
One record of your company
Officers, directors, consents and the stock ledger live in one place, with every share linked to the consent that approved it, in the same system of record as your money.
A person, or your agent
Ask a person at Cedar anything about your filings, or let your agent read the calendar, approve filings and pull certificates through the API.
We file, not just remind
Annual reports and your Form 990 are prepared early and filed for you, so your exemption never rests on someone remembering a date.
Your license to fundraise
Most states ask charities to register before asking their residents for donations, and to renew every year. We renew each one on time, so you can keep asking.
Your board's records, kept
Minutes, consents and policies are kept in one place, in the same system of record as your donations, ready for your auditor or your next grant.
A person, or your agent
Ask a person at Cedar anything about your filings, or let your agent read the calendar, approve filings and pull certificates through the API.
Company management
Included
- Registered agent in your home state
- Annual reports and franchise tax, filed for you
- A calendar of every deadline, with reminders
- Board and shareholder consents
- Stock ledger, tied to the consents behind it
- A certificate of good standing each year
- Document vault for your charter, bylaws and filings
- Legal mail scanned and sent to you
Add when you need it
- Foreign qualification
- Amendment
- Extra certificate of good standing
- Mail forwarding
- Dissolution
Company management
Included
- Registered agent in your home state
- Annual reports, filed for you
- Form 990-N, filed for you
- A calendar of every deadline, with reminders
- Board minutes, consents and policies
- A certificate of good standing each year
- Document vault for your articles, bylaws and determination letter
- Legal mail scanned and sent to you
Add when you need it
- Form 990-EZ
- Full Form 990
- Charity registration renewal
- Foreign qualification
- Amendment
- Dissolution
What's in the plan.
Everything it takes to stay in good standing, in one plan. Add the rest when you need it.
- Formed anywhere
- Bring a companya nonprofit formed with any provider, and we move it over.
- Government fees at cost
- State and IRS fees are passed through at exactly what they charge.
- Not a law firm
- Cedar files and keeps your records. We don't give legal or tax advice.
Head to head.
Four ways to keep a companya nonprofit in order, and what each one leaves to you.
| Best valueCedar | Most expensiveHire a law firm | Only reminds youA formation site | Most to rememberDo it yourself | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual reports and franchise tax, filed | Included | $Extra cost | ReminderA reminder only | Not included |
| Annual reports and Form 990, filed | Included | $Extra cost | ReminderA reminder only | Not included |
| Registered agent | Included | $Extra cost | $Extra cost | Not included |
| Board consents and stock ledger | Included | $Extra cost | Not included | Not included |
| Board minutes and policies | Included | $Extra cost | Not included | Not included |
| Charity registrations renewed | Included | $Extra cost | Not included | Not included |
| Payments and verification kept current | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Your agent can do it through the API | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Prices up front | Included | Not included | Included | Included |
| A person answers | Included | $Extra cost | Not included | Not included |
Included$ Extra costReminder Reminds you, but you file
Pricing.
One plan per companynonprofit, plus the state's own fees. Add the rest when you need it.
Company management
$29/ month
or $299 a year
One LLC, S Corp or C Corp, in its home state, with everything in the plan.
Book a callAdd when you need it
- Foreign qualificationPlus the state's fee. Registered agent there at $99 a year$149 / state
- AmendmentName, address, shares or officers. Plus the state's fee$99
- Extra certificate of good standingPlus the state's fee$29
- Mail forwardingPhysical mail sent on to you$5 / piece
- DissolutionClose the company properly. Plus the state's fee$199
Company management
$29/ month
or $299 a year
One nonprofit corporation, in its home state, with everything in the plan.
Book a callAdd when you need it
- Form 990-EZPrepared from your Cedar books$399
- Full Form 990Prepared from your Cedar books$999
- Charity registration renewalPlus the state's fee$149 / state
- Foreign qualificationPlus the state's fee. Registered agent there at $99 a year$149 / state
- AmendmentName, address or purpose. Plus the state's fee$99
- DissolutionClose the nonprofit properly. Plus the state's fee$199
It's all part of the bigger build.
Company management keeps your companynonprofit in good standing, and the blocks around it keep it running. Every block reads from and writes to one system of record, so your filings, your money and your books always agree.
Company setup
Form an LLC, S Corp, C Corp or nonprofit in any state, and it's already here.
Compliance
1099s for the people you pay, 990s for nonprofits, and bank account validation.
Banking
An interest-bearing account at an FDIC-insured partner bank, kept open by good standing.
Payments
Get paid through common payment methods, kept on while your company stays in good standing.
Questions about Company management.
Anything else? Book a call with us.
Can you take over a company formed somewhere else?
Yes. We file a change of registered agent with your state, gather your past filings and records, and take over the calendar from there. If a filing was missed before you joined, we catch it up.
What happens if a deadline is missed?
States charge late fees and, in time, can take away your good standing or dissolve the company. We file ahead of every deadline, and a company that isn't in good standing can have its payments and bank account held, which is why we keep both current together.
Do we still need to file a beneficial ownership (BOI) report?
Not for a company formed in the US. FinCEN's rule of August 2026 limits beneficial ownership reports to companies formed outside the US that register to do business here. We'll tell you if that changes.
Is Cedar a law firm?
No. Cedar prepares and files your company's filings and keeps its records, but we're not a law firm and don't give legal or tax advice. If your situation calls for it, talk to a lawyer or an accountant.
How is Delaware franchise tax worked out?
Delaware corporations owe franchise tax and an annual report by March 1. The tax can be worked out two ways, and for a startup with millions of authorized shares the assumed par value method is usually far lower. We work out both and file the lower one.
Do we need to register in other states?
Usually, once your company does business in another state, for example with an employee or an office there. That's called foreign qualification. We file it, act as your registered agent there and add that state's deadlines to your calendar.
Which Form 990 do we file?
Form 990-N if your gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less, Form 990-EZ below $200,000 in receipts and $500,000 in assets, and the full Form 990 above that. It's due on the 15th day of the fifth month after your year ends, and missing it three years running costs you your exemption. Compliance builds whichever one you file from your Cedar books.
Do charity registrations renew?
In most states, every year, often tied to your Form 990. We renew each one on time, so you can keep asking for donations in every state you fundraise in.
Start building.
Book a call and we'll take over your company'snonprofit's filings and records, wherever it was formed.
Prefer email? Write to hello@usecedar.co.