Keeping your corporation in good standing generally means staying current with your state’s ongoing compliance requirements. This can include maintaining a registered agent, filing annual or periodic reports on time, paying required state fees or franchise taxes, keeping business information current, and maintaining required licenses or permits. Requirements and deadlines vary by state. Swyft Filings offers services designed to help corporations manage these obligations, including Registered Agent services, Annual Report filings, and ComplianceGuard. ComplianceGuard tracks state filing deadlines and franchise tax obligations, sends reminders by email and through the customer dashboard, and includes services such as annual report filing to help businesses maintain good standing.

Good standing is a state-level status indicating that the entity is current with the requirements the state uses for that status. Depending on the jurisdiction, those requirements can include periodic reports, fees, taxes, and maintaining a registered agent. A certificate of good standing is an official state document used to confirm that status at a particular point in time.