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Identity Privacy · File.Business

Keep your home address off the public internet.

Use our address on your state formation, your Registered Agent designation, your annual reports, your BOI, your WHOIS, and your business directories. Your home address never goes on a public record.

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What it is

Identity Privacy, plainly.

When you form an LLC or corporation, the state requires a principal business address and a Registered Agent address. Both go on the public state record. The principal address is searchable on the Secretary of State website. The Registered Agent address is searchable too. Your BOI report filed with FinCEN includes your home address (BOI itself is not public, but the same address often appears elsewhere).

For founders running businesses from home, this is a privacy issue. Your home address ends up in business directories, marketing data lists, and people-finder sites. It becomes the address that customers might show up at, that creditors might serve papers to, that strangers can look up.

Our identity privacy service replaces your home address with our address on every public record: state formation filings, Registered Agent designation, annual reports, business directory listings (Yelp, Google Business Profile, etc. set up through us), WHOIS records, and other places it would otherwise appear. Mail sent to our address is scanned and uploaded to your Document Vault same-day.

Who this is for

Common situations.

Home-based foundersMost new businesses operate from home. State records do not need to advertise where you live.
Personal-brand ownersCoaches, creators, consultants. Public visibility makes privacy more important.
Real estate investorsTenants and adjacent parties searching for the LLC behind a property.
Professionals at homeTherapists, lawyers, financial advisors working from home offices.
Creators and influencersStalking and doxxing risk. The fix is preventing the address from existing in public records.
International foundersNon-US founders forming US LLCs without a US address.
What we'll set up for you

A clean handoff, in four steps.

You give us the basics. We handle the state, the IRS, and the compliance clock so you can focus on the business.

01 · Name + Brand

A name that's actually available.

Real-time check against the state register, USPTO trademark database, and matching domains.

02 · State filing

Filed with the Secretary of State.

We submit your Articles, pay the state fee on your behalf, and return the stamped certificate.

03 · Federal IDs

EIN + the right tax setup.

Federal Employer ID with the IRS, plus state tax accounts when your business needs them.

04 · Stay compliant

Registered Agent + deadline tracking.

Your agent on file in every state, with every renewal and annual report tracked in one calendar.

How it works

Four steps. We handle the rest.

Step 1
ActivateAdd address privacy to your account. Choose states.
Step 2
Switch recordsWe update your state filings to our address (amendment if needed).
Step 3
Mail forwardedAll mail to our address is scanned same day to your vault.
Step 4
PrivateHome address no longer on public state records.
Side by side

How we compare.

PMB / UPS StoreStableNorthwest RAFile.Business
Per month$25-$50$15-$50tied to RA$9 / free with RA
State filings updatednonopartialincluded
Domain WHOIS privacynononoincluded
Mail scanned to vaultnoyesnoyes
Multi-statemanualyestheir RA statesyes

Based on publicly listed pricing and feature pages as of 2026. Competitor names are trademarks of their respective owners.

FAQ

Common questions.

What is business identity and privacy protection?
It covers keeping your personal information, home address, phone, and name, off the public record where possible when you run a business, using tools like a registered agent, a business address, and privacy-friendly formation states. It reduces exposure without hiding the business. We keep your entity set up with privacy in mind.
Why does my home address end up public?
Because business filings, the registered agent, organizer, and sometimes member or manager addresses, become part of the public record in most states, so using your home address on formation documents puts it online. We flag where addresses appear so you can keep your home off the public filing.
How does a registered agent protect my privacy?
A commercial registered agent puts their address on the public record for service of process instead of yours, so your home address is not the one listed and exposed. We provide agent service so your personal address stays off the state's public filing.
What is a privacy-friendly formation state?
States like Wyoming and New Mexico allow LLCs without publicly listing member names, offering more privacy than states that disclose owners, though you must still qualify to do business where you actually operate. We flag the trade-offs so a privacy-focused formation does not create compliance gaps elsewhere.
Can I keep my name off my LLC entirely?
In some states you can limit public disclosure of members using a privacy-friendly state and a registered agent, but full anonymity is limited because banks, the IRS, and beneficial-ownership rules still require identifying you privately. We flag what is realistically private versus what is always disclosed to authorities.
Does BOI reporting affect my privacy?
Beneficial ownership reporting, where it applies, goes to FinCEN privately rather than onto the public record, so it identifies owners to the government but not to the public. We flag your current BOI obligations so you understand what is reported and to whom.
What is a business address service?
It gives your business a real street address for filings, mail, and public listings instead of your home, often with mail forwarding, so your home address is not tied to the business publicly. We flag how a business address and registered agent together keep your personal information off the record.
Is privacy protection the same as hiding assets?
No: legitimate privacy keeps your personal information off public marketing and filing records, while hiding assets to defraud creditors is unlawful, so proper privacy planning is about reasonable exposure reduction, not concealment. We flag the line so your setup is private and fully legitimate.
Can File.Business help protect my privacy?
We form your entity, provide registered agent and business-address services, and flag privacy-friendly options, so your home address and personal details stay off the public record while your business remains fully compliant with the authorities that do require your identity.
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Registered AgentRA service includes basic address privacy.→ Form an LLCAddress privacy at formation is the cleanest path.→ Domain NamesWHOIS privacy comes with our domains.→

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