An Overview of Annual Report Filing Services

If you would rather receive some assistance with your annual reports, you’re in luck! The same companies that offer reliable business incorporation services also typically provide annual report services. Some of these companies (like ZenBusiness) provide fully managed services, in which they will track your due dates, provide you with reminders, and fill out and file the forms. Others simply offer to complete and submit the annual report form, leaving you to keep track of the deadline.

There are even a few companies that will provide a year of annual report filing service for free when you purchase incorporation service from them. As you’ll see, ZenBusiness has a great offer in this regard. In this guide, we’ll discuss what ZenBusiness has to offer for annual report service, and also take a look at several other important aspects of this company. Let’s get started!

ZenBusiness Annual Report Service Review

ZenBusiness is a very popular choice for annual report service, for a handful of reasons. Let’s start by talking about the pros and cons of our service, then move into the details.

Pros

• Strong pricing model
• Outstanding customer feedback
• Free annual report service with premium formation service packages
• Socially conscious company

Cons

• We do not have the absolute lowest annual report service price point available

What Packages Does ZenBusiness Offer for Annual Report Service?

With ZenBusiness, you can access annual report service in a variety of ways. Let’s take a look at the various packages ZenBusiness provides to our customers for annual reports and figure out which one best suits your needs.

1. $100 per year:  At this price point, ZenBusiness will prepare and file one annual report for your business. This does not include tracking your due dates or sending you deadline reminders — this option includes only the filing of the annual report itself.
2. $199 per year: This package (which ZenBusiness refers to as Worry-Free Compliance) includes fully managed annual report service, including due date tracking. You will also receive two annual amendments to your business formation documents, if necessary.
3. $49: Do you still need to form your LLC or corporation? For just $199, ZenBusiness will handle your incorporation process and provide one year of its Worry-Free Compliance annual report service package, along with a custom LLC operating agreement or corporate bylaws and prioritized processing. It’s an incredible array of services for less than $200.

Overall Pricing and Value:

Our goal with annual report services (and many of our other products and services as well) is to provide the ideal solutions for each entrepreneur’s needs. That’s why we offer three different ways to access this service.

If all you need is the basics, our $100 package is a great option. For this rate, we’ll prepare and file your annual report with your state government. Looking for some more advanced features? Our $199/year Worry-Free Compliance plan includes fully managed annual reports (we’ll track your due dates along with filing your reports), along with up to two amendments per year.

Finally, our $199 Pro incorporation package bundles the formation of your LLC or corporation with our Worry-Free Compliance feature to create an all-in-one incorporation and compliance management package.

With any of these options, we aim to provide everything you need and nothing you don’t!

Track Record:

ZenBusiness was formed in 2015 in Austin, Texas. Our mission is to provide affordable business services by embracing technology and artificial intelligence. To date, ZenBusiness has formed more than 300,000 business entities.

ZenBusiness has an ambitious goal of one million more business formations within the next few years. We’re incredibly proud of the ZenBusiness customer feedback reputation, as we have more than 10,000 reviews available online while maintaining very high rating scores.

In an industry with more than a handful of questionable track records, ZenBusiness stands out as a shining example of how to provide business services the right way.

Customer Support:

With ZenBusiness, you can access customer support via phone, email, or its web-based live chat application. We pride ourselves in continuously improving the quality and responsiveness of our customer support, and we believe we compare favorably to the vast majority of competitors in this area.

You can contact ZenBusiness customer support from 9 am to 9 pm ET on weekdays or Sundays from 11 am to 8 pm ET. These extended hours of operation are very unique in the space — warranting a higher score on customer support.

Ease of Use:

You don’t need any experience with business services to successfully purchase annual report service from ZenBusiness. While some competitors make you jump through a variety of hoops to place your order, that’s not the case with ZenBusiness.

It only takes a few minutes to fill out the ZenBusiness formation service order form, and the instructions are quite simple to follow. All you need to do is choose which package you’d like to purchase, enter some basic info about your business, and we’ll take care of the rest. It doesn’t get much easier than that!

How Does ZenBusiness Work?

The process of ordering annual report service from ZenBusiness couldn’t be much simpler. Here’s an overview of what you can expect when you click the “GET WORRY-FREE COMPLIANCE” button on our fully managed annual report service page or the “SIGN IN TO START” button on the basic annual report service page.

The order forms for both options are quite similar, and most states require the same information. Still, keep in mind that your process could vary slightly from the one outlined below.

• Enter basic personal and business info: To begin, you’ll provide ZenBusiness with your name, email address, and phone number. Then, you’ll indicate which state you formed your business in, as well as its entity type and business name.
• Review info and finalize the order: The next screen will give you an opportunity to review everything you’ve filled in so far and correct any mistakes you made. Then, simply enter your credit card information, choose a password for your ZenBusiness account, and click the “PLACE YOUR ORDER” button.

For more information on ordering our incorporation packages, including the premium plans that include our Worry-Free Compliance feature, check out our ZenBusiness incorporation service review.

What Are ZenBusiness Customers Saying?

ZenBusiness already has 300,000+ business formations under its belt. We found more than 10,000 reviews of ZenBusiness and were impressed that the company still holds a strong 4.7 out of 5 star average score, even with such a high volume of reviews.

We read through many of these ZenBusiness reviews and were pleased with how our customers clearly love the ease of use and affordability presented by ZenBusiness.

Overall, ZenBusiness has a spectacular reputation and it seems that our customers are almost all happy with the service they receive.

Our Final Thoughts

ZenBusiness is a highly popular company for both registered agent service and business formations, and we have several helpful options available for annual report services.

Whether you’re looking for comprehensive managed annual report service, a simple annual report filing service, or a package encompassing annual reports and business formation, ZenBusiness has a package that suits your needs at a price you can afford!

When you throw in ZenBusiness’ overwhelmingly positive customer feedback and dedication to giving back to underserved communities, you can see why this company so frequently pops up as one of the industry’s most popular services.

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