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US Company Research Guides
Practical guides for analysts, compliance teams, and due diligence professionals working with US company data — SEC EDGAR, 10-K filings, KYB, and beneficial ownership.
How to Search SEC EDGAR: A Complete Guide
Step-by-step guide to finding US public company filings, financial data, and ownership information on SEC EDGAR. Covers CIK numbers, XBRL data, and full-text search.
8 min readUnderstanding a 10-K Annual Report
What's inside a 10-K? Learn how to read the key sections — Business Overview, Risk Factors, MD&A, Financial Statements, and Notes — for credit analysis, KYB, and due diligence.
10 min readUS KYB Due Diligence: The Complete Checklist
How to conduct Know Your Business (KYB) verification for US companies — CIK lookup, incorporation status, UBO identification under the Corporate Transparency Act, sanctions screening, and adverse media.
12 min readCorporate Transparency Act & Beneficial Ownership in the US
What the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) means for US company transparency — who must file, what's disclosed, how to access FinCEN BOI reports, and what it means for compliance professionals.
9 min readDelaware LLC & Corporation: Why the US Incorporates in Delaware
Why 68% of Fortune 500 companies and most US startups are incorporated in Delaware. Covers the Court of Chancery, flexibility of corporate law, series LLCs, and what to check when verifying a Delaware entity.
7 min readSearch US Companies
Access SEC EDGAR data directly — 10-K filings, XBRL financials, insider ownership for 10,000+ US public companies.
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