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Document retrieval, certificates & copies

Corporate Document Retrieval & Certificates

Need proof that a company is active, a copy of its current records or original formation document, or a corporate tax lien certificate? We obtain certificates of good standing, plain and certified copies, and formation document copies from state offices in all 50 states.

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Certificate of Good Standing

$30.00 service fee

Official state evidence that an entity exists and is current with its filings. Commonly requested by banks, lenders, and counterparties.

Request Good Standing

Plain Copies — as amended

$35.00 service fee

Ordinary copies of the entity’s current state records, including amendments on file. Suitable for your files or internal use.

Request Plain Copies

Certified Copies — as amended

$35.00 service fee

State-certified copies of the entity’s current records, including amendments on file. Often required for legal, banking, or international transactions.

Request Certified Copies

Formation Document Copies

$35.00 service fee

Plain or certified copy of the original formation document only, without later amendments. Choose this when you specifically need the document that created the entity.

Request Formation Copies

Corporate Tax Lien Certificate

$35.00 service fee

Available for Pennsylvania, California, Texas, Maryland, and Tennessee. Pennsylvania requests also require the entity’s FEIN in addition to the company name.

Request CTLC

Service fees are per entity and per state. State and certified-copy charges are additional; the request form estimates them from recent similar requests.

How document retrieval works

  1. Choose the entity, state, and document type in the request form.
  2. Review the fixed service fee and the estimated state or certified-copy charge.
  3. Submit the request. Our office confirms the final cost and orders the documents from the state.
  4. We send the certificate or copies, and signed-in customers can view previous document retrieval requests online.

Document retrieval questions

A certificate of good standing is an official state document confirming that an entity is authorized to do business and is current with required filings and fees. Banks, lenders, landlords, and other parties often request it.

A plain copy is an ordinary reproduction of a filed document. A certified copy is a copy stamped or certified by the state as a true and correct copy of the record, which is often required for legal, banking, or international transactions. Our standard Plain Copies and Certified Copies include the entity’s current records, as amended.

Regular Plain Copies and Certified Copies reflect the entity’s current state records, including amendments on file. Plain Copy of Formation and Certified Copy of Formation are limited to the original formation document only, without later amendments. Choose the formation option when you specifically need the document that created the entity.

Yes. We can request Corporate Tax Lien Certificates for entities in Pennsylvania, California, Texas, Maryland, and Tennessee. For other states, please contact us. Many states have transitioned to electronic tax portals that require the taxpayer to obtain through their online tax account.

Our service fee is $30.00 per entity and state for a certificate of good standing and $35.00 per entity and state for plain copies, certified copies, formation document copies, and Corporate Tax Lien Certificates. State and certified-copy charges are separate and are in addition to our service fee, and the request form shows an estimate based on recent similar requests.

Yes. Add each entity and state separately in the request form. Service fees apply per entity and per state, and each item appears in the estimate before you submit.

Turnaround depends on the state and the document type. Some states issue certificates electronically within a day or two, while others require mail or manual processing. We will confirm the expected timing when we receive the request.

Yes. If you are signed in to an account that has access to the request, previous document retrieval requests appear on this page. We can also send a secure link to view a completed request and download the documents.