Corrections Tracker, llcformationcost.com

Why Data Accuracy Matters for Your Business

Every 90 days, state fee schedules shift. For founders navigating the complex world of business formation, an outdated number can mean the difference between budgeting $50 and $500 for a critical filing. At llcformationcost.com, we build on data from primary government sources, including Secretary of State offices, the Department of Revenue, IRS, and FinCEN. Our goal is to provide reliable information.

Even with this rigor, mistakes occur. State fee structures evolve, sometimes mid-year. Our regular 90-day verification cycles might not catch every inflation-indexed adjustment immediately. Occasionally, a rendering issue might misrepresent accurate data from our backend.

This correction log isn't just good practice, it's crucial. Transparency around errors builds trust, especially for founders relying on our numbers for critical financial decisions. Google's E-E-A-T framework, which values expertise, experience, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness, directly encourages public correction logs. Our audience, dealing with 'Your Money Your Life' content, needs a clear way to report discrepancies.

If you spot an inaccuracy, please submit a correction. We view every submission as a positive sign, it means a careful reader is engaged with our data, and it helps us improve the site for everyone.

Why We Publish a Public Correction Log

Many aggregator sites simply update stale figures without any acknowledgment, making it seem like the old number never existed. We choose a different path for two key reasons.

First, silent updates prevent you, the founder, from verifying critical data. If you saved a screenshot last month, you should be able to track if a decision-relevant number has changed.

Second, the correction log itself acts as a trust signal. You can see precisely how often we make mistakes and how quickly we resolve them. This principle is rooted in journalism, not legal obligation. We aren't forced to maintain this log. We do it because financial decision content without an audit trail is functionally indistinguishable from AI-hallucinated marketing copy. We refuse to operate that way.

How to Submit a Correction

Found an issue? Here's how to let us know.

Email: [e-mail] with the subject "CORRECTION: [page name]".

Please include the following details:

1. Page URL, the exact page where you found the error.
2. Current displayed value, what our site currently shows.
3. Correct value, what you believe is accurate.
4. Source URL, the primary .gov URL supporting your corrected value.
5. Verification date, when you confirmed the correct value, it should be recent.

We aim to acknowledge corrections within 5 business days. Verified errors are typically resolved within 10 business days.

Our Correction Handling SLA

Transparency extends to our process. Here's our Service Level Agreement for corrections:

Step	Timeline
Acknowledge receipt	Within 5 business days
Verify against the cited source URL	Within 10 business days
Update the page if confirmed	Within 10 business days
Update the master dataset (CSV)	Same day as page update
Log in the public correction log	Same day as update
Notify submitter of resolution	Same day as update

If the source URL you provided doesn't support the correction, we'll explain why and ask for additional sources. Should you disagree with our resolution, you can escalate within the same email thread.

What We DO Correct

Our focus is on factual accuracy. We correct:

• Stale figures, for example, if a state fee changed since our last verification cycle.
• Mis-rendered values, where our dataset holds the correct information, but the page displays it incorrectly due to a rendering bug.
• Broken or moved source URLs, ensuring all our references are valid.
• Typos in data, whether numerical or factual errors.
• Outdated cadence information, such as annual versus biennial filing requirements.
• Misidentified state agencies or filing systems.

What We DO NOT Correct

It's important to clarify what falls outside the scope of our corrections. We do not address:

• Subjective recommendations, for instance, "you should form in Wyoming." Our platform presents the math and facts, not opinions or subjective advice.
• Corrections without primary-source backing, we cannot accept "another website says X" as a valid source. All corrections must be verifiable via a .gov URL.
• Marketing claims from formation services about their own pricing, we use the formation service's publicly published pricing page as the canonical source, not a support team's email response.
• Forward-looking projections, we only publish current-year figures. Our data reflects what is, not what might be.

Corrections Workflow, What Happens After You Hit Send

When you send a correction, this is the journey it takes:

1. Submission received. Your email lands directly in [e-mail]. This is our dedicated correction inbox, no ticketing system or chatbot intermediary. I personally read these within 48 hours during business days.
2. Initial review. I check that your submission includes all necessary components, a page URL, the current displayed value, your proposed correction, and a primary .gov source. Submissions missing the source URL will receive a polite request for one. We simply cannot act on claims like "another website says X."
3. Source verification. I open the cited primary source and cross-reference it with our existing dataset. If the source confirms the correction, our dataset CSV is updated. The relevant page then re-renders, and its dateModified field advances, reflecting the change. Imagine a fee change from $1,180,000 to $1,230,000 for the Texas no-tax-due threshold, that's a significant update, not a minor tweak.
4. Log entry. The correction is formally recorded in our public log below. This entry includes the date, the specific page, the field that was changed, its prior value, the new value, and the verification source URL.
5. Notify submitter. You, the submitter, receive an email confirming the change. This email will include a link to the updated page and the corresponding log entry.
6. No silent overrides. Even if our dataset value was correct and the source has just changed, for example, a state raised a fee mid-year, we log the change explicitly. The principle here is clear, a future reader should be able to see when and why each value moved.

Who Reviews Corrections

Currently, corrections are reviewed by Aissam Baidi, founder of llcformationcost.com. I am the sole reviewer during this pre-launch phase. Once our credentialed reviewer, a CPA or licensed attorney, is hired, corrections affecting legal interpretation or tax classification will go through a second, expert review before publication.

Typical resolution times vary based on complexity:

• Stale-fee corrections, with a clear primary source, usually take 2-3 business days.
• Methodology disputes, involving rendering versus source versus interpretation, typically take 5-7 business days.
• Legal-interpretation corrections, awaiting the specialized reviewer, may take 10-15 business days.

Correction Log

This is our public log of corrections issued since the site's launch. Each entry details the date, page, prior value, new value, and verification source. This log serves as the definitive source of record, if a value on a page changed, you'll find its history here.

Date	Page	Field	Prior Value	Corrected To	Source
2026-04-25	(site launch)	initial publication	n/a	initial values	quarterly verification cycle Q2 2026

This log will be appended as corrections come in. The empty rows pre-launch are intentional. The site went live on 2026-04-25, and the first correction cycle starts post-launch. Future entries might look like, "Massachusetts annual fee misrendered as $50, dataset showed correct $500, page template fixed."

How We Minimize Errors

We employ several strategies to ensure our data is as accurate as possible:

1. Quarterly cycle, every 90 days, all 51 jurisdictions are re-verified. This consistent cadence helps catch changes quickly.
2. Dual-source verification for high-impact figures. For example, the California $800 franchise tax or New York publication requirements are cross-referenced with multiple official sources.
3. lastVerifiedDate field on every page. This allows you, the reader, to independently judge the freshness of the data.
4. Open dataset at /data/llc-fees-2026-04-25.csv. We believe in transparency, offering an open dataset enables independent audit and scrutiny.
5. Reviewer pre-publication, once our credentialed reviewer is hired, all legal or tax content will undergo a second-pair-of-eyes review before going live.
6. Automated source-URL check. We run weekly monitoring to identify and flag any broken or moved links, ensuring our references remain valid.

When the Data Is Uncertain

Sometimes, figures are genuinely ambiguous. This can happen during mid-legislative-session changes, pending court rulings, or state fiscal-year transitions. In these cases, presenting a potentially incorrect number is worse than no number at all.

When data is uncertain, the page renders with a "data verification in progress" banner instead of a specific figure. We've used this pattern twice in two years, both times during FinCEN BOI rule freezes, prioritizing accuracy over premature publication.

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Contact

• Email: [e-mail] (subject "CORRECTION: [page name]")
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/aissambaidi

For non-correction inquiries, please refer to the contact page on our site.

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Not legal advice. Estimates based on publicly available data from each state's Secretary of State office. Consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction.