Compliance
The Compliance page is a business-only hub that centralizes your regulatory obligations so nothing slips through.
It is organized into three sections: an Upcoming Deadlines card that surfaces the most time-sensitive items first (it appears only once you have something with a date), a Registrations and Licenses tracker for permits and state filings, and a Tax Obligations tracker for recurring business tax payments. The page requires at least one business (otherwise it says 'Compliance tracking requires a business account') and focuses on whichever business is currently active; if you have multiple businesses you can switch between them using the business picker. Items are added from this page; there is no edit or delete control here.
How to
Switch to a different business
- If you have more than one business, locate the dropdown at the top right of the page showing your current business name.
- Select the desired business from the dropdown. The page reloads showing that business's compliance data.
Add a registration or license
- In the 'Registrations & Licenses' section, click '+ Add'. The Add Compliance Item form opens in place (click Cancel to close it).
- Select the Type (State Registration, Business License, Annual Report, Registered Agent, EIN, Sales Tax Permit, Professional License, DBA, Foreign Qualification, Operating Agreement, Articles of Incorporation, or Other).
- Enter the Jurisdiction (for example: CA, NY, or federal).
- Enter a Description and, optionally, a Registration #.
- Set the Renewal Date and Annual Fee ($) if applicable.
- Click 'Save'. The item appears in the registrations list.
Add a tax obligation
- In the 'Tax Obligations' section, click '+ Add'. The Add Tax Obligation form opens in place.
- Select the Obligation Type (Income Tax, Sales Tax, Payroll Tax, Franchise Tax, Excise Tax, Property Tax, Estimated Tax, or Other Tax).
- Enter the Jurisdiction (e.g. federal, CA, NYC).
- Select the Frequency (Monthly, Quarterly, Semi Annual, Annual, or One Time).
- Enter the Next Due Date, a Description, and an Estimated Amount ($) if known.
- Click 'Save'. The obligation appears in the tax obligations list and feeds the Upcoming Deadlines card.
Review upcoming deadlines
- At the top of the page, review the 'Upcoming Deadlines' card, which lists up to 10 items ordered by due date. A red 'N urgent' badge counts the overdue and due-soon items.
- Items marked urgent are either overdue (shown in pink with a days-overdue count) or due soon (shown in yellow with a days-remaining count).
- Resolve overdue or urgent items by completing the renewal or filing; the lists below show each item's status, renewal or due date, and amount.
Reference
- Upcoming Deadlines
- A calendar view of the next 10 compliance events, drawn from both registrations/licenses and tax obligations. Each event shows its description, jurisdiction, type, days until due or days overdue, due date, and estimated amount where available.
- Urgent / Overdue
- Flags set by the API on calendar events. Overdue events are highlighted in pink with a days-overdue label; urgent (but not yet overdue) events are highlighted in yellow with a days-remaining count.
- Registration item Type
- Category of a compliance item. Values: State Registration, Business License, Annual Report, Registered Agent, EIN, Sales Tax Permit, Professional License, DBA, Foreign Qualification, Operating Agreement, Articles of Incorporation, Other.
- Compliance item Status
- Current standing of a registration or license shown on its row: Active (green), Pending (yellow), Expired (pink), or Cancelled (muted). The Add form has no status field, so it comes from the item's record rather than something you set here.
- Renewal Date
- The date by which a registration or license must be renewed, shown as 'Renews [date]'. Items renewing within 30 days are highlighted in yellow. Tax obligations show 'Due [date]' instead — pink when past due, yellow within 30 days.
- Annual Fee
- The yearly cost associated with maintaining a registration or license, displayed per item.
- Tax Obligation Frequency
- How often the tax obligation recurs: Monthly, Quarterly, Semi Annual, Annual, or One Time.
- Obligation Type
- The category of business tax: Income, Sales, Payroll, Franchise, Excise, Property, Estimated, or Other Tax.