Research coverage
and remaining gaps.
Find the places and topics that have been researched, then check the exact findings and their limits.
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States and Washington, D.C.
All 50 states and Washington, D.C. have entries. Each topic is checked separately. “Not researched” means no source review is recorded; it does not mean no requirement exists. Select a state for its detailed findings, payroll accounts, limits and sources.
| Jurisdiction | Relationship classification | Sales & disclosure | Ongoing relationship | Corporate & tax | Immigration & people | Employment | Products & supply | Premises & opening | IP & data | Commercial feasibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlabamaFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| AlaskaFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | conditional | not researched | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| ArizonaFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | unresolved | not researched | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| ArkansasFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| CaliforniaFindings and sources | not researched | unresolved | not researched | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| ColoradoFindings and sources | conditional | unresolved | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| ConnecticutFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| DelawareFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| FloridaFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | unresolved | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| GeorgiaFindings and sources | unresolved | unresolved | unresolved | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | conditional | not researched |
| HawaiiFindings and sources | not researched | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| IdahoFindings and sources | conditional | unresolved | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched |
| IllinoisFindings and sources | not researched | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| IndianaFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| IowaFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| KansasFindings and sources | unresolved | unresolved | unresolved | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| KentuckyFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | unresolved | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| LouisianaFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | unresolved | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| MaineFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | unresolved | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| MarylandFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| MassachusettsFindings and sources | unresolved | unresolved | unresolved | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| MichiganFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | conditional | not researched | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| MinnesotaFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| MississippiFindings and sources | unresolved | unresolved | unresolved | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| MissouriFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| MontanaFindings and sources | conditional | not researched | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | conditional | not researched |
| NebraskaFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| NevadaFindings and sources | conditional | not researched | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| New HampshireFindings and sources | conditional | not researched | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| New JerseyFindings and sources | conditional | not researched | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| New MexicoFindings and sources | unresolved | not researched | unresolved | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| New YorkFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| North CarolinaFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| North DakotaFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| OhioFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| OklahomaFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| OregonFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| PennsylvaniaFindings and sources | conditional | not researched | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| Rhode IslandFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| South CarolinaFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| South DakotaFindings and sources | not researched | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| TennesseeFindings and sources | unresolved | unresolved | unresolved | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| TexasFindings and sources | not researched | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| UtahFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| VermontFindings and sources | conditional | not researched | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| VirginiaFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| WashingtonFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| West VirginiaFindings and sources | conditional | not researched | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| WisconsinFindings and sources | conditional | conditional | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| WyomingFindings and sources | conditional | not researched | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched | not researched | not researched |
| Washington, D.C.Findings and sources | conditional | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | conditional | not researched | not researched |
U.S. territories
Mainland assumptions do not establish territory franchise, tax, immigration, import or operating rules. The detail records keep those topics separate.
- Puerto Rico
Relationship classification: conditional · 2 published guides
- U.S. Virgin Islands
Relationship classification: conditional · 2 published guides
- Guam
Relationship classification: conditional · 2 published guides
- Northern Mariana Islands
Relationship classification: conditional · 3 published guides
- American Samoa
Relationship classification: conditional · 3 published guides
Origin-country coverage
The register includes all eleven Southeast Asian countries and Europe under the stated geographic convention, with additional and dependent-area records. A listing does not mean all relevant rules have been researched. EU membership, geography, incorporation and owners’ nationality are different facts.
- Albania
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Andorra
Europe · 0 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Austria
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Belarus
Europe · 0 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Belgium
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Bulgaria
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Croatia
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Czechia
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Denmark
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Estonia
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Finland
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- France
Europe · 3 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Germany
Europe · 3 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Greece
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Holy See
Europe · 0 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Hungary
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Iceland
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Ireland
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Italy
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Latvia
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Liechtenstein
Europe · 0 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Lithuania
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Luxembourg
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Malta
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Moldova
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Monaco
Europe · 0 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Montenegro
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Netherlands
Europe · 4 published guides · topic findings and sources
- North Macedonia
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Norway
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Poland
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Portugal
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Romania
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Russia
Europe · 0 published guides · topic findings and sources
- San Marino
Europe · 0 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Serbia
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Slovakia
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Slovenia
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Spain
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Sweden
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Switzerland
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Ukraine
Europe · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- United Kingdom
Europe · 7 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Brunei
Southeast Asia · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Cambodia
Southeast Asia · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Indonesia
Southeast Asia · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Laos
Southeast Asia · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Malaysia
Southeast Asia · 3 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Myanmar
Southeast Asia · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Philippines
Southeast Asia · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Singapore
Southeast Asia · 6 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Thailand
Southeast Asia · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Timor-Leste
Southeast Asia · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Vietnam
Southeast Asia · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Armenia
Supplemental / dependency · 0 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Azerbaijan
Supplemental / dependency · 0 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Cyprus
Supplemental / dependency · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Georgia
Supplemental / dependency · 3 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Kazakhstan
Supplemental / dependency · 0 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Türkiye
Supplemental / dependency · 1 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Kosovo
Supplemental / dependency · 0 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Åland Islands
Supplemental / dependency · 0 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Faroe Islands
Supplemental / dependency · 0 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Gibraltar
Supplemental / dependency · 0 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Guernsey
Supplemental / dependency · 0 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Isle of Man
Supplemental / dependency · 0 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Jersey
Supplemental / dependency · 0 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Supplemental / dependency · 0 published guides · topic findings and sources
- Greenland
Supplemental / dependency · 0 published guides · topic findings and sources
Local market research
These are research starting points, not a market ranking. The exact municipality, county and address can change the answer. Open a record to see each listed process, trigger, boundary and unresolved question.
- Los Angeles
California · conditional
Business Tax Registration Certificate · Restaurant ownership/change and food plan review
- San Francisco
California · conditional
City business registration
- San Diego
California · conditional
Business Tax Certificate
- San Jose
California · conditional
County food-facility takeover evaluation · County food facility plan review
- Sacramento
California · conditional
Business Operations Tax certificate and zoning review
- Oakland
California · conditional
Business Tax Certificate application and annual renewal
- Irvine
California · conditional
Business licensing and outside-agency checklist
- Seattle
Washington · conditional
Business license tax certificate application facts
- Portland
Oregon · conditional
Revenue Division tax account
- Phoenix
Arizona · conditional
Activity-specific license screening
- Mesa
Arizona · conditional
General and specialty business license screening
- Denver
Colorado · conditional
Business and occupational license directory
- Austin
Texas · conditional
Existing and new Certificate of Occupancy review
- Dallas
Texas · conditional
Certificate of Occupancy on tenant or use change
- Houston
Texas · conditional
Activity-specific commercial permitting · Laundry industrial-wastewater classification and surveys
- San Antonio
Texas · conditional
Certificate of Occupancy change-of-use assessment
- New York City
New York · conditional
County assumed-name filing for sole proprietors and partnerships
- Boston
Massachusetts · conditional
Trade-name Business Certificate
- Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · conditional
Commercial Activity License and city tax identity
- Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania · conditional
New Business Registration
- Chicago
Illinois · conditional
Identify BACP versus Clerk roles
- Minneapolis
Minnesota · conditional
Sector business-license application checklists
- Detroit
Michigan · conditional
Named food-service BSEED license change and retained health license · Food-service post-construction preopening evaluation
- Columbus
Ohio · conditional
License Section activity and document screening
- Indianapolis
Indiana · conditional
Company and individual fire-extinguisher service licenses · Permit-holder completion/compliance file
- Atlanta
Georgia · conditional
Registering a New Business in the City of Atlanta
- Charlotte
North Carolina · conditional
City zoning review alongside county building permit
- Raleigh
North Carolina · conditional
General license removal and remaining permits
- Nashville-Davidson
Tennessee · conditional
County Clerk business-tax license application
- Miami
Florida · conditional
Get a Business Tax Receipt
- Orlando
Florida · conditional
City receipt, Certificate of Use and county receipt
- Tampa
Florida · conditional
Local Business Tax Receipt boundary check
- Jacksonville
Florida · conditional
Local Business Tax Receipt
- Las Vegas
Nevada · conditional
Confirm city boundary before license application
- Salt Lake City
Utah · conditional
Commercial business-license zoning/building/fire review
- Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia · conditional
Basic Business License prerequisites
- Baltimore
Maryland · conditional
Sales and Use Tax Questions Help: other licenses
- Richmond
Virginia · conditional
Business, Professional and Occupational License tax registration
- St. Louis
Missouri · conditional
City business license by location, name and activity
- Kansas City
Missouri · conditional
KCMO Business Registration Guide
Past automated source checks
These dated reports flag source-access problems and page changes. They do not update a guide’s legal findings or source-review date. Download the latest summary.
- GitHub cohort after AI-assisted queue review · 2026-11-13
591 source records checked · 54 retrieval issues · 54 open items at the time
- GitHub final full source check · 2026-11-13
591 source records checked · 54 retrieval issues · 112 open items at the time
- Cloud final cohort after bounded followups · 2026-11-13
591 source records checked · 8 retrieval issues · 8 open items at the time
- Cloud final full sweep · 2026-11-13
591 source records checked · 15 retrieval issues · 15 open items at the time
- Cloud continuation review · 2026-11-12
247 source records checked · 6 retrieval issues · 6 open items at the time
- GitHub Actions · 2026-11-12
102 source records checked · 11 retrieval issues · 11 open items at the time
Published guides and draft topics
808 candidate records are topic ideas under review. They are not counted as published guides and do not have public article pages. A new guide needs distinct sources, a check of who the rules cover and a task for the reader.
| Content status | Guide records | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Published | 401 | Published guides available on this site. |
| Reviewed | 403 | Guide records with a dated AI-assisted review. May overlap published. |
| Draft | 7 | Not built as public article routes. |
| Blocked | 0 | A source-access problem, missing evidence or conflicting authority prevents publication. |
Candidate publication decisions
These counts show whether a topic became a guide or tool, was merged or was retired. They do not establish complete legal coverage. Check the topic tables above for the research limits.
| Decision | Candidate records |
|---|---|
| Published guide destination | 291 |
| Implemented tool destination | 9 |
| Merged into an existing output | 202 |
| Retired page concept | 73 |
| Further research needed | 233 |