Send to sign, signed in minutes.
Upload a PDF, drop signature fields, send to one or many signers. Audit trail, IP capture, timestamping. ESIGN Act and UETA compliant for binding legal effect.
E-Signature, plainly.
E-signatures have been legally equivalent to wet signatures in the US since the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN Act) of 2000, and state-level UETA (Uniform Electronic Transactions Act) in 49 states (New York has its own law with the same effect). For most business documents (contracts, NDAs, engagement letters, vendor agreements, employee onboarding) e-signatures are fully binding.
A few document categories require wet signatures or notarization: wills, certain real estate documents (varies by state), some court filings. For the 95% of everyday business documents, e-signature is the standard.
Our e-signature tool is built into File.Business. Upload a PDF (or use a contract template), drop signature and date fields, set the signer order if multiple, send via email. Signers click, sign with mouse or finger, the document is sealed with a tamper-evident hash and a full audit log of IP addresses and timestamps.
Common situations.
A clean handoff, in four steps.
You give us the basics. We handle the state, the IRS, and the compliance clock so you can focus on the business.
A name that's actually available.
Real-time check against the state register, USPTO trademark database, and matching domains.
Filed with the Secretary of State.
We submit your Articles, pay the state fee on your behalf, and return the stamped certificate.
EIN + the right tax setup.
Federal Employer ID with the IRS, plus state tax accounts when your business needs them.
Registered Agent + deadline tracking.
Your agent on file in every state, with every renewal and annual report tracked in one calendar.
Four steps. We handle the rest.
How we compare.
| DocuSign | HelloSign | PandaDoc | File.Business | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per user/mo | $10-$40 | $15-$25 | $19+ | free |
| ESIGN/UETA compliant | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Audit trail | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Templates | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Stored in vault | manual | manual | manual | auto |
Based on publicly listed pricing and feature pages as of 2026. Competitor names are trademarks of their respective owners.
Frequently asked questions.
Are e-signatures legally binding?
What documents require wet signatures?
Is the audit trail admissible in court?
How does the tamper-evident hash work?
Multi-signer documents?
Are signers required to have a File.Business account?
Mobile signing?
What about international signers?
Bulk send?
Send a document in about 5 minutes.
Tell us a few details. We do the rest. You get a single dashboard for everything.
How we deliver, end-to-end.
Four-step path from request to confirmation. State and IRS turnaround varies; our steps run in parallel where possible to compress the timeline.
Intake + scope
You tell us what you need through a short intake form (or a call for complex matters). We confirm scope, surface any gating issues (deadlines, missing documents, entity status), and quote any state fees that pass through at cost.
Prepare + verify
Our specialists draft the filing, verify entity details against state databases, run internal QA, and route any items needing your sign-off. You see drafts before anything gets submitted.
File with the authority
We submit directly to the state Secretary of State, FinCEN, IRS, USPTO, or whichever authority your filing requires. We pay state fees at cost and track the submission identifier in your account.
Confirmation + vault
Stamped certificate, IRS notice, or filing receipt arrives in your SOC 2 encrypted document vault the moment we receive it. Next filing deadline auto-added to your compliance calendar where applicable.
Recommended add-ons
Most customers add these to keep their business compliant year-round.
Registered Agent
Most orderedRequired for every registered business entity in every state.
Compliance Monitoring
Best valueTrack every annual report, registered agent renewal, and license deadline.
Annual Report Filing
RecommendedAuto-file your state annual report. Never miss a deadline.