How to search Kentucky business entities online

Kentucky's business entity search is at sosbes.sos.ky.gov/BusSearchNProfile/search.aspx, operated by the Kentucky Secretary of State. The portal is publicly accessible without an account; filing requires a Kentucky Business One Stop account.

What the search covers

The database includes domestic and foreign LLCs, profit corporations, nonprofit corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, and cooperative associations registered with the Secretary of State. County-level trade name registrations are not included — those are held by individual county clerks.

How to search

The default name search uses a starts-with match. The portal defaults to showing active entities only; changing the status filter to "All" reveals inactive, dissolved, and revoked entities as well. An entity ID search retrieves a single precise record and is faster when you already know the identifier.

Search results display the entity name, entity ID, type, status, and formation or registration date. Clicking a result opens the full profile, which includes the registered agent name and address, officer information from the most recent annual report, and a complete filing history with links to document images.

Document access and a note on older records

Filed documents are publicly viewable from the entity profile without an account. The Secretary of State is actively working to digitize documents from before 2004 — some historical filings are not yet available online. If you need a pre-2004 record, contact the Business Filings Division directly or submit a public records request.

Annual reports

Kentucky requires annual reports from all registered entity types. Reports are due June 30 of each year and can be filed online through the Kentucky Business One Stop portal. The flat $15 fee applies to LLCs, corporations, and nonprofits alike.

This guide is informational only and is not affiliated with the Kentucky Secretary of State's office. Verify current procedures at sos.ky.gov — Business Filings. Source: Kentucky Secretary of State, verified May 2026.