Your business, kept proper.
KeptProper watches the public record for your company and fixes what goes wrong before it costs you: a missed annual report, an administrative dissolution, a look-alike name filed next to yours. Flat prices, plain language, nothing to log into. You pay only when something needs fixing and you say yes.
- OrganizedMar 2014
- Annual reports filed2015 to 2025
- Annual report missedat riskAug 2026
- Involuntarily dissolved by the statedissolvedNov 7, 2026
- Reinstatement filed by KeptProperfixedNov 12, 2026
The paperwork that quietly decides whether your company is in good standing.
Most small companies find out a filing was missed when a bank, a landlord or a customer asks for a certificate of good standing and there isn't one. We find out first, from the record itself.
Reinstatement after an administrative dissolution
The state dissolved the company for a missed report. Until it is reinstated, the liability protection and the authority to sign, bank and hold licenses are in question. We prepare and file the reinstatement and the past-due reports. You answer three questions; the state's fees are quoted to you before anything is filed.
The past-due annual report
The step before a dissolution. The record shows the company not in good standing; the fix now is the overdue annual report, filed this week, before the state acts.
A notice of prior use when a look-alike name is filed
Someone just filed a company whose name matches yours. Most owners put the newcomer on notice early, while it has little invested in the name. We prepare a notice-of-prior-use letter from the two public filings; you read and sign it; we send it certified with a copy to you. Attorney review is available if you want counsel to sign instead.
The watch itself
We read the state's business records every day. When something changes on your company's record we tell you in plain words what changed, what it means and what it costs to fix. Nothing is charged until you say yes.
Next on the list
The same hands-off shape, added as we go. Illinois today; more states as the records allow.
- Annual reports filed on time every year, before the state has to remind you
- Registered agent service, so the notice that matters never goes to an old address
- Assumed-name (DBA) filings and renewals
- License and permit renewals the state publishes a due date for
- Certificates of good standing, ordered the day a bank or a landlord asks
- Foreign qualification when you start working in a second state
Four steps. You only act at step three.
We read the record
The state's business records are public and updated daily. We read every change: a status, a missed report, a new filing beside a name like yours.
We tell you plainly
A letter to the address on file or a text to the owner: what changed, what it means for the company, and what it costs to put right. No jargon, no scare.
You say yes
On your own page or by text. The card goes through Stripe; we never see the number. State fees are quoted before anything is filed.
We file, or we mail
The filing goes to the state, or the signed notice goes out certified. You get the confirmation and the state's own updated record back, and the watch keeps running.
Flat fees. State fees at cost. Nothing until you say yes.
| Service | What happens | Our fee |
|---|---|---|
| Reinstatement | The state's reinstatement form and the past-due annual reports prepared and filed; your three answers; the state's fees and penalties quoted first and passed through at cost. | $249 |
| Past-due annual report | The overdue report prepared and filed before the state dissolves the company. State fee at cost. | $99 |
| Notice of prior use | The letter prepared from the two public filings, signed by you on your page, sent certified with a copy to you. | $200 |
| Attorney review | A licensed attorney reviews the notice letter and signs it instead of you, where you want counsel's name on it. | Quoted |
| The watch | Your company's record read daily; a plain-words note when it changes. | $0 |
Every price is the whole price. If the record turns out to be wrong, or you already handled it, tell us and nothing is charged.
Not a law firm. On purpose.
KeptProper is a filing and notice service. We prepare documents from the public record and your instructions, you review and sign, and we file or mail them as your agent. We do not give legal advice and we do not represent anyone.
That is why the prices are flat and small. When a matter needs a lawyer, we say so, and the attorney-review add-on puts one on it.
Everything we act on is the public record. Search your company at the Illinois Secretary of State's site and you will see exactly what we saw.
Straight answers.
Is this a scam?
Fair question; it is the first thing most owners ask. Everything we look at is the public record at the Illinois Secretary of State. Search your company there and you will see the same status and the same dates. Nothing is charged until you have seen the record and said yes, and the card goes through Stripe, not to us.
How did you get my number, and why did you text me?
Your company's public record changed, which is the only reason we ever reach out. The owner or manager is named on the filing; we found a number through public listings and an online search for the company. If you would rather not hear from us, reply STOP or "no thanks" and that is the end of it.
Can't I do this myself?
Yes. The state's forms are public and you are welcome to file them. We charge for doing it correctly the first time, this week, and for watching the record so you never have to find out the hard way again.
What if the record is wrong, or I already took care of it?
Tell us. The record we read is the state's as of that day, and it can lag a filing by a few days. If it is already handled, nothing is charged and we check back once in a month to confirm the record caught up.
What happens if I ignore a dissolution?
The company keeps appearing on the state's record as dissolved. Until it is reinstated, its liability protection and its authority to sign contracts, hold bank accounts and keep licenses are in question, and the longer it sits, the more past-due reports and penalties the state adds to the reinstatement. Reinstating sooner is cheaper.
What is a notice of prior use, and is it a cease-and-desist?
It is a letter from your company to the newly filed one stating the facts: your name, on file since a date; theirs, filed last week. It puts them on notice early, while they have little invested in the name. It is your letter, in your words, signed by you. Whether their filing infringes anything is a legal question we do not answer; if you want a lawyer's letter instead, the attorney-review add-on provides one.
Do you keep my card on file?
No. Payments run through Stripe and we never see the card number. There is no subscription unless you ask for one later; each fix is paid once.
What happens after I pay?
You answer three questions on the same page: your name, your email, and for a filing the registered agent to keep, or for a notice letter your signature. We prepare the paperwork, send you a copy, file or mail it, and send the confirmation. For a reinstatement the state's fee quote comes to you before anything is filed.
Which states?
Illinois today, because its business records are published daily and in full. The same watch comes to other states as their records allow.
Got a letter or a text from us about your company?
The page link in it shows the record and the price. If you would rather ask a person first, text us the company name and we answer from the record.