An amendment may be required when information in the formation document changes, such as the legal name or certain structural provisions. Not every internal business change requires an amendment.

A change should be matched to the record that actually needs updating. Some changes can be reported on an annual or periodic report, while others require a formal amendment, registered-agent change, tax-agency update, or local license update. Updating information in the Swyft Filings customer account does not automatically change every government record for the business.