About Permit411
Permit411 is an independent reference for US business permits and licences. It covers 20 permit types across 51 states and the District of Columbia. It is free, carries no affiliate links to filing services, and does not sell leads.
Where the figures come from
There are exactly two kinds of number on this site, and every page says which one it's showing:
- Per-state figures. LLC Articles of Organization filing fees and the recurring annual state fee are compiled per state from public state government sources. These appear on each state page and on each LLC formation page.
- Typical US ranges. For every other permit type, the cost and timeline shown are typical ranges across the US, not a quote for your state. Most of those permits are priced by a city or county, so a single state-level number would be wrong more often than right.
What we deliberately do not publish
We do not publish a per-state fee, deadline, agency phone number, or processing time that we have not verified. Where a figure doesn't exist in our data, the page says so and links you to the government office that has it. A permit site that guesses at fees is worse than no site.
How the site is built
Every page is generated from two structured data files — one describing each permit type, one describing each state — and rendered to plain static HTML. There is no user-generated content and no AI-written page copy that isn't reviewed against those data files. Pages carry a last-modified date that only moves when the page's content actually changes.
Corrections
If a fee, link, or step here is out of date, the government link on the page is always the authority — trust it over us. Corrections are applied to the underlying data file, which republishes every page that referenced the changed figure.
Not legal or tax advice
Permit411 is educational reference material. It is not legal, tax, or business advice, and using it does not create any professional relationship. Requirements change, and they vary by city and county inside every state. Confirm with your own state, county, and city agencies before you file or pay anything.