How can I get the financial statements for an LLC?

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I am applying for a job by an LLC and I would like to check their financial statements to see if they have too much debt and if they have rising and steady earnings.

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If it is public company check on yahoo finance.

If it is a private company you are out of luck to check the financial statements, with a few exceptions. State banks have to send many reports to the state and some of these reports are available.

Now, there are a few things you can do to check up on a business. I will give you a few suggestion on areas to look into:

- look up any "secured" debt they have, UCC filings at county clerk office is one type

- buy the D&B report, it lists some kinds of debt, not sure what the cheapest source is

- look them up on BBB (it's free!)

Otherwise, that is kinda why it's called a private business and not public. The major information on the business is mostly private.