Ask an AI assistant whether your company is in good standing: have it check your entity record for annual reports, state filings and deadlines coming up, and route judgment calls to an attorney: AI agent prompt

Many small business owners only find out they missed an annual report or state filing when a late fee or a loss of good standing arrives. On Oct 29, 2026 LegalZoom launched a free AI Assistant that answers from the owner's actual business record: their business type, formation state, registered agent and address. A Texas owner can ask 'Am I in good standing?' and get a confirmation that the LLC is active, an alert that a Public Information Report is due May 15, and a link to the filing. It covers formation, amendments, DBAs, operating agreements, EINs, business licenses, registered agent, annual reports and virtual mail, and hands questions that need professional judgment to a licensed attorney or specialist. LegalZoom says customers have used it hundreds of thousands of times since August, mostly to check business status and stay ahead of filing deadlines, and that its apps are also live in ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini and Perplexity. Owners who formed elsewhere can create a free account. The prompt below builds the same compliance calendar with any assistant.

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Help me make sure my business stays in good standing. My business: [legal name], entity type [LLC / corporation / sole prop with DBA], state of formation [ ], other states where I'm registered [ ], formation date [ ], registered agent [ ], fiscal year end [ ], employees [yes/no]. 1) List every recurring filing I likely need (annual or biennial report, franchise or state tax report, registered agent renewal, business license renewals, DBA renewal, beneficial ownership or similar federal filings if they apply) with the usual due date and who files it. Mark anything you're not sure of as 'check with the state' and give me the official state website to confirm; never guess a deadline as fact. 2) Put them in a 12-month calendar table with a reminder 30 days before each. 3) Tell me how to look up my current status on my state's business search and what 'good standing' depends on there. 4) List the questions I should take to an attorney or accountant instead of deciding myself. 5) Draft a one-page compliance checklist I can keep with my records.

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