How to verify a US company
Practical guides to checking a US business from public records — what to search, where, and how to read the result.
- How to Check if a US Company Is LegitimateA step-by-step way to verify a US business from public records: state registration, status, registered agent, SEC filings, OFAC sanctions and court cases.
- How to Look Up an LLC in the USFind and verify a US limited liability company: where to search, what the state record shows, what it does not show, and how to read the status.
- How to Look Up a Company by EINCan you find a US company from its EIN? What is public, where an EIN appears (IRS, SEC, state tax records) and how to verify a business by tax ID.
- How to Check a Company Against OFAC SanctionsHow to screen a company name against the US Treasury OFAC sanctions lists, how to read a possible match, and what the 50 percent rule means.
- How to Find a Company’s Registered AgentFind the registered agent of a US LLC or corporation, what the agent is for, and why the agent’s address is often not the company’s office.
- How to Check if a Company Is a Federal ContractorCheck a company’s SAM.gov registration, UEI and exclusions, and see its federal contracts and grants on USAspending.gov.
- OpenCorporates Alternatives for US Company SearchWays to look up US companies besides OpenCorporates: official state registries, SEC EDGAR, SAM.gov, IRS, OFAC, and aggregators like USACIP.