Newbusinessfiling Avis 293

This company sends very official looking letters that make you think you need to file your Annual Report for your business. I'm an average IQ guy and they fooled me. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY.

Scam. As others have noted. Got a letter that looked official and from the state. They charged me $175 to renew a business license that costs $18 to review with the state licensing board.

SCAM! Received a letter stating I owed $200 for Michigan Annual Statement PAST DUE: February 15, 2025. Thankfully I double checked my emails to see if I had truly missed this payment. I did not!!! SCAM!

Scam!! We filed our annual statement and BOI for 2025 on time, months ago. Sending this kind of solicitation is libel and illegal. “Michigan Annual Statement Past Due: February 15, 2025. The annual statement for _____LLC is past due ____LLC may be administratively dissolved or revoked if the Annual Statement is not filed within the grace period”.

Deceiving business practices bordering fraud.
Received a letter in the mail to our office stating that
"The Annual Statement for ***** LLC is PAST DUE.
***** LLC may be dissolved or revoked if the Annual Statement is not filed within the grace period.
Scan this QR code to file or go to Busfileorg/MI2025."

The layout of the letter and other print is intentionally designed to mimic real State of MI letters and communication.
They do hide their statement at the bottom of the letter, in the third sentence of a fine print paragraph, that they are not affiliated with any government office
I wouldn't use this company to order paperclips from, let alone touch anything related to your business.

Company is purposefully misrepresenting themselves using a .org domain and sending solicitation letters to appear as if they are affiliated with your state. This is a private company and should be transparent as such. Letters sent to LLCs noting an annual report is due and should be filed through them to remain compliant with state law should be ignored. Verify your own state requirements and submit directly through the state for much lower fees. SCAM.

Scam. Received letter threatening my business could be dissolved or revoked in the future, blah, blah...
Gave a QRcode to scan to file.
I've filed, and know it doesn't actually cost anything so I didn't pay like some others did, but this is deceitful on purpose.
This business should lose their license and ability to exist.

Received letter that looked legit stating that I had missed my filing date and I could pay by scanning QR code. I was in a hurry (never again!!) and completed it only to figure out that I wasn't filing with the Secretary of State - this company was charging me $175 to do it for me. No phone number to call so couldn't dispute it when I figured it out right afterward. Total shady business practice. Preying on public records to get your money.

Scam. Trying to place a stop payment now.

This company is a scam, I always file on my own behalf in the state of North Carolina, in which I only pay 203. I received a letter in the mail saying that my annual report was past due, so I followed the prompts just to end up paying $350 in past due and another $350 for filing. When it came to downloading the receipt, that was when I found out that I had been robbed. I called them right away and canceled the automated renewal and asked for a refund. If they don't refund my money, I'll be calling the bank.

This company is a scam - BEWARE -- They send mails out to as many companies as they can saying you owe (in my case) the annual business filing report fee for my company. I don't have an account with this company - they just out an "all call."
Their disclaimer is very pale gray at the bottom of their mail. I have received mail stated about Business filing past due .I know I forgot to file but this company sends mail like an business filing authority ,and started as " your company may be administratively dissolved or revoked" ... in bold text. Initially I afraid that. Then I tried to file unknowingly and fill all the details and come to see the amount as $700 stated as filing fee $375 and Late fee $375. Then I closed this and went to check in the state government website it was $200 only no late fee. I have filed. So this is a awareness review that Please file with the Government sites for business filings.

The are sending scam letters to try and get you to sign up for services. Not sure how they are still in business.

Scam! Misleading mailings to all businesses they can find from public records. BBB please take note and ban this business practice. They have no pricing information on their website. They are capturing personal and business information that they should not be allowed to collect due to lack of disclosure or pricing breakdown.

Scam company. This company sends out official looking letters to businesses to tell them to file their annual report with the state and direct you to their service. In fine print at the bottom they tell you they're not associated with the state. I should have read the fine print before getting onto their website. Their fees are exorbitant and basically a ripoff. To file your report and renew your business registration in Virginia on the official state website it costs $50. They charged me $225 on their website. They should not have a .org website. It should be .com. This is not a legitimate business. They are predators and need to be shutdown. I will repost this everywhere I can. Honest business people need to be informed about their unsavory business practices before being taken advantage of. Pursuing a refund but I am not hopeful.
5/3/2025 UPDATE.
I went ahead and renewed with the actual State of Virginia website. Newbusinessfiling.org refunded all my money on 4/21 so I have given back a star. I still think this company should not have a .org web address and feel their business practices are predatory. They need to cease and desist with the letters, or at minimum, put in large print they are not associated with the state. IF they had charged a somewhat reasonable fee I probably would have just let it go and not sought a refund. But charging more than four times the actual renewal cost is going to get a reaction out of many small business owners.

This company is a scam - BEWARE -- They send emails out to as many companies as they can saying you owe (in my case) the annual state registration fee for my company. I don't have an account with this company - they just out an "all call."
Their disclaimer is very pale gray at the bottom of their email- - I paid and later today - found they paid the $50 to Virginia and charged me $175 for the service. Outrageous!! - when I called them - their response was - "We will do business our way, you can do yours, your way"!!! They DON'T make it clear the cost of their service even in their confirmation email, stated ---
Service Type Business Name Payment Status Filing Status ANNUAL FEE Late Fee Total. -- NO breakdown of fee - just Annual Fee -$50 and $175 for Their fee.

This company charged me over twice as much as it would have cost to simply renew my Kansas Business Registration. My mistake cost me dearly, don't make the same mistake that I made. This company will overcharge you more than twice the actual cost to file a renewal.

Bullshit scammers charging way to much for simple services. They charge 225$ for what the state charges 70$ for.

Do not trust the mail or e-mail you got.
Use your states secretary of state website, make sure there is a state seal attached. Your states SOS is cheaper and has everything you need.

I will be reporting this company to the state attorney general for their misleading marketing tactics which practically amount to fraud. Charging $375 to do nothing for filing LLC report and appearing to be sending materials from the state. Shameful business practice.

J. Mokas was on point, thorough, efficient as well as pleasant