LEGALZOOM.COM, INC.
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 8, 2025.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1. Description of the Business
LegalZoom.com, Inc., was initially formed as a California corporation in 1999 and reincorporated as a Delaware corporation in 2007. LegalZoom.com, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiaries, are referred to herein as the “Company”, “we,” “us,” or “our”.
LegalZoom is a leading online platform for legal services, transforming how individuals and small businesses navigate the legal system. By combining intuitive technology with access to experienced attorneys—whether through our vast independent attorney network or our owned LegalZoom Legal Services (LZLS) law firm—we offer the tools and guidance people need to confidently manage everything from business formation and compliance to estate planning and ongoing legal support. With over two decades of experience and millions of customers served, LegalZoom helps individuals and small businesses navigate legal needs with confidence.
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
A summary of the significant accounting policies we follow in the preparation of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements is set forth below.
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, for interim financial information. Certain information and disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. Accordingly, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. The December 31, 2024 unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from our audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring items, necessary for the fair statement of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. There have been no significant changes in accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2025 from those disclosed in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024 and the related notes, except as noted below under Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements.
The operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year ending December 31, 2025.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Estimates are used for, however not limited to, revenue recognition, sales allowances and expected credit loss allowances, available-for-sale debt securities, other equity securities, recoverability of long-lived assets and goodwill, income taxes, commitments and contingencies, valuation of assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations, valuation of assets in asset acquisitions, and fair value of stock-based compensation. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate the estimates compared to historical experience and other factors including the current economic and regulatory environment, which form the basis for our judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities.
Significant Accounting Policies
Significant accounting policies are detailed in Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Segment and Geographic Information
Our Chief Executive Officer, as the Chief Operating Decision Maker, organizes our company, manages resource allocations, and measures performance on the basis ofone operating segment. Refer to Note 13 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Revenue outside of the U.S., based on the location of the customer, represented less than 1% of our unaudited consolidated revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. Our property and equipment and right-of-use, or ROU, assets located outside of the U.S. were immaterial as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
We maintain accounts in U.S. banks with funds insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC. Our bank accounts may, at times, exceed the FDIC insured limits. Financial instruments that potentially subject us to credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents. Management believes that we are not exposed to any significant credit risk related to our cash or cash equivalents and have not experienced any losses in such accounts.
Due to a large and diverse customer base, no individual customer represented more than 10% of our total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. At March 31, 2025, there weretwo partners with an outstanding balance of 10% or more of our total accounts receivable balance. At December 31, 2024, there were no customers with an outstanding balance of 10% or more of our total accounts receivable balance.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses
Our accounts receivable balances, which are not collateralized and do not bear interest, primarily consist of amounts receivable from our credit and debit card merchant processors, customer receivables, and fees due from third parties for services purchased by our customers from such third parties. We reduce our accounts receivable for sales allowances and a reserve for potentially uncollectible receivables. We determine the amount of the allowances based on various factors, including historical collection experience, the age of the accounts receivable balances, credit quality of our customers, current economic conditions, reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions, and other factors that may affect our ability to collect from customers. Account balances are charged off against the allowance when we determine that it is not probable we will collect the receivable. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 the allowance for credit losses was not material.
Investments in Other Equity Securities
We hold an equity investment in LawPath, Pty Ltd, or LawPath, an Australian proprietary limited company that provides an online legal platform to individuals and small and medium sized businesses. The carrying amount of our investment in LawPath was $4.7 million and $4.4 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The change in the carrying amount was due to an observable price change in an orderly transaction.
Revenue Recognition
We derive our revenue from the following sources:
Transaction revenue—Transaction revenue is primarily generated from our customized legal document services upon fulfillment of these services. Transaction revenue includes filing fees and is net of cancellations, promotional discounts, sales allowances and credit reserves. We also earn fees from third-party providers in connection with lead generation activities, where referred customers purchased services that are transactional in nature.
Subscription revenue—Subscription revenue is generated primarily from subscriptions to our registered agent, compliance packages, attorney advice, legal forms, tax and accounting, virtual mail and e-signature services, and software-as-a-service, or SaaS, subscriptions. We generally recognize revenue from our subscriptions ratably over the subscription term. Subscription terms generally range from thirty days to one year. Subscription revenue also includes amounts earned from third-party providers in connection with lead generation activities, where referred customers purchased services that are subscription in nature. Subscription revenue includes the transaction price allocated to bundled free trials for our subscription services and is net of promotional discounts, cancellations, sales allowances and credit reserves and payments to third party service providers.
For transaction and subscription revenue, we generally collect payments and fees at the time orders are placed and prior to services being rendered. We record amounts collected for services that have not been performed as deferred revenue on our consolidated balance sheet. The transaction price that we record is generally based on the contractual amounts and is reduced for estimated sales allowances for price concessions, charge-backs, sales credits and refunds, which are accounted for as variable consideration when estimating the amount of revenue to recognize.
Our transaction and subscription revenue is as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Transaction | $66,853 | $66,317 |
| Subscription | 116,257 | 107,897 |
| Total revenue | $183,110 | $174,214 |
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires public entities to disclose information about their reportable segments’ significant expenses on an interim and annual basis. ASU 2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. We adopted ASU 2023-07 in 2024. Refer to Note 13 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-01, which clarifies how an entity determines whether a profits interest or similar award is a share-based payment arrangement that is within the scope of ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation. This accounting standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, including interim periods within those years, and early adoption is permitted. ASU 2024-01 can be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements or prospectively to profits interest and similar awards granted or modified on or after the date at which the entity first applies this accounting standard. We early adopted ASU 2024-01 effective January 1, 2024 and will apply the amendments prospectively to profits interest and similar awards granted or modified on or after January 1, 2024. The adoption of this accounting standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-02, Codification Improvements to amend a variety of topics in the accounting codification by removing references to various FASB concepts statements. This accounting standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, and early adoption is permitted. ASU 2024-02 can be applied retrospectively to the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in which the amendments were first applied or prospectively to all new transactions recognized on or after the date that the entity first applies the amendments. We early adopted ASU 2024-02 effective January 1, 2024 and will apply the amendments prospectively to all new transactions recognized on or after January 1, 2024. The adoption of this accounting standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires entities to disclose more detailed information in the reconciliation of their statutory tax rate to their effective tax rate as well as disclosures of income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. This accounting standard is effective for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, and will be applied prospectively with an option for retroactive application to each period in the financial statements. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption on our consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires public business entities to disaggregate certain expense captions into specific categories in disclosures within the notes to the financial statements. As further clarified by ASU 2025-01, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), issued by FASB in January 2025, this accounting standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. The amendments in ASU 2024-03 should be applied either prospectively or retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements, and early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption on our consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, FASB issued ASU 2024-04, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20): Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt Instruments, which clarifies the requirements for determining whether certain settlements of convertible debt instruments should be accounted for as an induced conversion. ASU 2024-04 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a reporting period if the entity has also adopted ASU 2020-06 for that period. Entities may apply the new guidance prospectively to settlements of convertible debt instruments that take place during annual reporting periods (and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods) beginning after the effective date of ASU 2024-04. Retrospective application may be elected as of the beginning of the first comparative reporting period in which the entity has also applied ASU 2020-06. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption on our consolidated financial statements.
Note 3. Other Financial Statement Information
Accounts Receivable
Changes in the allowances consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Beginning balance | $2,121 | $4,906 |
| Add: amounts recognized as a reduction of revenue | 1,236 | 1,545 |
| Add (less): allowance for credit losses recognized in general and administrative expense | 40 | (154) |
| Less: write-offs, net of recoveries | (773) | (2,864) |
| Ending balance | $2,624 | $3,433 |
The allowance recognized as a reduction of revenue primarily relates to our installment plan receivables for which we expect we will not be entitled to a portion of the transaction price based on our historical experience with similar transactions. The allowance recognized against general and administrative expense represents an allowance relating to receivables from partners that are no longer considered collectible.
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Prepaid expenses | $11,135 | $9,129 |
| Deferred cost of revenue | 3,789 | 1,670 |
| Capitalized cloud computing development costs | 1,557 | 1,599 |
| Income tax receivable | 1,542 | 3,701 |
| Other current assets | 2,414 | 1,827 |
| Total prepaid expenses and other current assets | $20,437 | $17,926 |
Goodwill
The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill (in thousands):
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Balance as of December 31, 2024 | $63,318 |
| Acquisition(1) | 77,813 |
| Balance as of March 31, 2025 | $141,131 |
(1) Amounts relate to the acquisition of Formation Nation, Inc., or Formation Nation. Refer to Note 5. Acquisition to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Accrued payroll and related expenses | $19,652 | $27,518 |
| Accrued vendor payables | 22,719 | 15,895 |
| Accrued advertising | 692 | 1,636 |
| Sales allowances | 3,079 | 3,086 |
| Accrued sales, use and business taxes | 9,107 | 6,984 |
| Deferred consideration relating to business acquired | 12,957 | — |
| Other | 4,241 | 2,809 |
| Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $72,447 | $57,928 |
Deferred revenue
Deferred revenue as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $211.4 million and $175.0 million, respectively. Revenue recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 that was included in deferred revenue as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $85.4 million and $84.1 million, respectively.
We have omitted disclosure on the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations and the estimated timing of revenue recognition, as our contracts with customers that have a duration of more than one year are immaterial.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense of our property and equipment, including capitalized internal-use software, and intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Cost of revenue | $5,115 | $4,467 |
| Sales and marketing | 1,715 | 799 |
| Technology and development | 2,220 | 1,477 |
| General and administrative | 1,356 | 927 |
| Total depreciation and amortization expense | $10,406 | $7,670 |
Note 4. Sale of Assets Held for Sale
In September 2022, following an evaluation of our office space and business requirements, we determined that our operational headquarters property at 9900 Spectrum Drive in Austin, Texas was no longer aligned with operational needs due to an increased shift to remote work. As a result, we initiated plans to sell the property consisting of land, a building and building improvements, and classified these assets as held for sale.
On September 24, 2024, we entered into a binding purchase and sale agreement for this property with Round Rock Independent School District. The sale was completed on March 31, 2025, and we received net cash proceeds of approximately $37.1 million after deducting selling costs such as brokerage commissions, title fees, and asset disposal costs.
Prior to completion of the sale, the property had a carrying value of $22.7 million. As a result of the sale, we recognized a gain of $14.3 million. This gain is recorded in income from operations on the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
As of March 31, 2025, the property is fully derecognized from the balance sheet, and no amounts remain to be classified as held for sale.
Note 5. Acquisition
Formation Nation, Inc.
On February 10, 2025, we acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of Formation Nation, Inc. in exchange for a total consideration of $83.2 million consisting of cash and equity consideration comprising
2,205,445 restricted shares of our common stock. The shares are subject to a lock-up and voting agreement, and a portion of the cash consideration is subject to a one-year holdback and customary adjustments. Upon closing of the transaction, Formation Nation and its subsidiaries – including Inc Authority, LLC and Nevada Corporate Headquarters, Inc. – became wholly owned subsidiaries of LegalZoom.
Formation Nation is a Nevada-based small business services company with a range of legal and business solutions, from highly personalized offerings, to lower-cost value options. The acquisition of Formation Nation, along with its subsidiaries, was completed in order to accelerate our strategy of attracting higher value customers by leveraging Formation Nation’s best-in-class customer service teams, expand our portfolio of offerings, and enable us to reach a broader customer base.
The acquisition meets the criteria to be accounted for as a business combination which requires, among other things, that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at their fair values as of the acquisition date and that the difference between the fair value of the consideration paid for the acquired entity and the fair value of net assets acquired be recorded as goodwill, which is not amortized but is tested at least annually for impairment.
The acquisition-date preliminary fair value of consideration transferred is as follows (in thousands):
| Cash paid at close | $50,076 |
|---|---|
| Equity consideration | 20,048 |
| Deferred cash consideration | 13,058 |
| Total consideration transferred | $83,182 |
The fair value of equity issued to the selling shareholder was determined based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock immediately prior to acquisition.
Approximately $12.9 million of the consideration was deferred to satisfy any necessary adjustments, including without limitation, indemnification claims related to general representations and warranties, any net working capital adjustments and deferred change in control bonuses. This deferred consideration is expected to be settled in cash after a 12-month holdback period, net of any amounts necessary to satisfy all unsatisfied or disputed claims for indemnification and net working capital adjustments. An additional $0.2 million in consideration is payable intwo installments on the one- and two-year anniversary of the acquisition date. The current portion of deferred consideration was recognized within accrued expenses and other current liabilities and the non-current portion was recognized within other liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheet based on their respective due dates.
The identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at their preliminary fair values as of the acquisition date and consolidated with those of the Company based on management's estimates and assumptions. Assigning fair market values to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of an acquisition requires the use of significant judgments regarding estimates and assumptions that may change during the measurement period, which will not exceed one year from the acquisition date. The estimated fair values of the customer relationships were calculated using income and cost approaches, including the multi-period excess earnings method. The estimated fair values of developed technology and in-process research & development were calculated using cost approaches, and the estimated fair value of trade names was calculated using the relief from royalty method.
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the identifiable net assets acquired arising from the business combination. The goodwill related to the acquisition was attributable largely to the assembled workforce and synergies expected from combining our operations, and is not deductible for tax purposes.
The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):
| Cash and cash equivalents | $1,953 |
|---|---|
| Accounts receivable | 276 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 257 |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 3,884 |
| Other assets | 80 |
| Intangible assets | 17,300 |
| Goodwill | 77,813 |
| Total assets acquired | $101,563 |
| Accounts payable | $535 |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 4,744 |
| Operating lease liabilities, current and non-current | 3,504 |
| Deferred revenue | 9,582 |
| Other liabilities | 16 |
| Net assets acquired | $83,182 |
The following table summarizes the preliminary valuation of acquired intangible assets and estimated useful lives as of the acquisition date (in thousands, except years):
| Fair Value | Estimated remaining useful life | |
|---|---|---|
| Customer relationships | $11,200 | 5 |
| Developed technology | 3,400 | 4 |
| Trade names | 2,500 | 5 |
| In-process research & development | 200 | N/A |
| Total identifiable intangible assets | $17,300 |
Acquisition costs related to this transaction of approximately $1.5 million were expensed as incurred and are included in general and administrative expenses on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Results of Formation Nation, inclusive of any synergy effects, cross-selling, or cross-marketing benefits, have been included within the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements since February 10, 2025, the date of the acquisition. Revenue and net loss attributable to Formation Nation included within the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations since the acquisition date were approximately $8.6 million and $0.8 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Pro forma revenues and results of operations for this acquisition have not been presented as the impact on our consolidated financial statements would be immaterial.
Note 6. Long-term Debt
On July 2, 2021, we entered into an amended and restated credit and guaranty agreement, or 2021 Revolving Facility, providing for revolving borrowings of up to $150.0 million with an availability period offive years. Under the 2021 Revolving Facility, we can use up to $20.0 million in letters of credit and up to
$10.0 million in borrowings on same-day notice, referred to as swingline loans. Additional debt issuance costs of $0.8 million were allocated to the 2021 Revolving Facility.
On May 5, 2023, we entered into an amendment to the 2021 Revolving Facility to replace the LIBOR interest rate benchmark with the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or SOFR, benchmark, with a 0.10% credit spread adjustment to the SOFR benchmark, or Adjusted Term SOFR, for all available interest periods, provided that if the Adjusted Term SOFR is less than zero, the Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be zero. Other than the foregoing, the remaining terms of the 2021 Revolving Facility remained unchanged. The interest rate applicable to the 2021 Revolving Facility is subject to a 1.0% floor and is a rate equal to the greatest of (i) the administrative agent’s prime rate (ii) the federal funds effective rate plus 1/2 of 1.0% or (iii) Adjusted Term SOFR plus 1.0%.
The interest rate margins under the 2021 Revolving Facility are subject to a reduction of 0.25% and a further reduction of 0.25% upon achieving total net first lien leverage ratios of 3.50 to 1.00 and 2.50 to 1.00, respectively. We are required to pay a commitment fee in respect of unutilized commitments under the 2021 Revolving Facility. The commitment fee is, initially,0.35% per annum. The commitment fee is subject to a reduction of 0.10% if the total net first lien leverage ratio does not exceed 3.50 to 1.00. We are also required to pay customary letter of credit fees and agency fees. We have the option to voluntarily repay outstanding loans under the 2021 Revolving Facility at any time without premium or penalty, other than customary “breakage” costs with respect to SOFR loans. There is no scheduled amortization under the 2021 Revolving Facility. Any principal amount outstanding is due and payable in full at maturity, five years from the closing date of the 2021 Revolving Facility. Obligations under the 2021 Revolving Facility are guaranteed by our existing and future direct and indirect material wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions. The 2021 Revolving Facility is secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of our assets, subject to certain exceptions.
The 2021 Revolving Facility contains a number of covenants that, among other things, subject to certain exceptions, restrict our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness and guarantee indebtedness; create or incur liens; pay dividends and distributions or repurchase capital stock; merge, liquidate and make asset sales; change lines of business; change our fiscal year; incur restrictions on our subsidiaries’ ability to make distributions and create liens; modify our organizational documents; make investments, loans and advances; and enter into certain transactions with affiliates.
The 2021 Revolving Facility requires compliance with a total net first lien leverage ratio not to exceed 4.50 to 1.00, or the Financial Covenant. The Financial Covenant will be tested at quarter-end only if the total principal amount of all revolving loans, swingline loans and drawn letters of credit that have not been reimbursed exceeds 35% of the total commitments under the 2021 Revolving Facility on the last day of such fiscal quarter.
At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we hadno amounts outstanding under our 2021 Revolving Facility or any outstanding letters of credit and we were in compliance with all financial covenants.
Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we may become subject to legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. We are not currently a party to any material legal proceedings, nor are we aware of any pending or threatened litigation that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows, and financial condition, should such litigation be resolved unfavorably.
Indemnifications
Indemnification provisions in our third party service provider agreements provide that we will indemnify, hold harmless, and reimburse the indemnified parties on a case-by-case basis for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified parties in connection with any claim by any third party as a result of our website, advertising, marketing, payment processing, collection or customer service activities. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification provisions is indeterminable.
No amounts have been accrued or have been paid during any period presented as we believe the fair value of these indemnification obligations is immaterial.
Note 8. Stockholders’ Equity
Stock Repurchase Program
In October 2023, our board of directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing repurchases of up to $100.0 million of our common stock, with no fixed expiration. In May 2024, our board of directors approved a $75.0 million increase in the stock repurchase program, bringing the aggregate amount authorized to $175.0 million. In November 2024, our board of directors approved an additional $40.0 million increase in the stock repurchase program, bringing the aggregate amount authorized to $215.0 million. Under this program, we are authorized to repurchase our common stock through any manner, including open market transactions, accelerated stock repurchase agreements, or privately negotiated transactions with third parties, and in such amounts as management deems appropriate. Open market repurchases may be structured to occur in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including within the pricing and volume requirements of Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We may also, from time to time, enter into Rule 10b5-1 plans to facilitate repurchases of our shares of common stock under this authorization. This program does not obligate us to repurchase any particular amount of common stock and may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time at the discretion of our board of directors. Shares repurchased under our stock repurchase program are purchased for immediate retirement.
There wereno repurchases of the Company’s common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Approximately $50.0 million remained available for future repurchases of the Company’s common stock under the stock repurchase program as of March 31, 2025. Refer to Note 14. Subsequent Events to our condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, enacted in August 2022, imposed a 1% non-deductible excise tax on net repurchases of shares by domestic corporations whose stock is traded on an established securities market. Consequently, this excise tax is applicable to shares of stock repurchased pursuant to our stock repurchase program beginning in 2023 and represents a cost of the repurchases of our common stock. We havenot recognized an excise tax liability as of March 31, 2025, as there wereno stock repurchases for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Note 9. Stock-based Compensation
Stock-based Compensation Expense
We recorded stock-based compensation expense in the following categories in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and balance sheets (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Cost of revenue | $1,260 | $1,593 |
| Sales and marketing | 3,767 | 1,579 |
| Technology and development | 4,024 | 5,703 |
| General and administrative | $20,705 | $5,981 |
| Total stock-based compensation expense | 29,756 | 14,856 |
| Amount capitalized to internal-use software | 1,340 | 1,417 |
| Total stock-based compensation | $31,096 | $16,273 |
Restricted Stock Units
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we granted 5.3 million restricted stock units, or RSUs, with a total grant date fair value of $52.3 million to various employees. RSUs are measured based on the fair market value of the underlying stock on the date of grant and recognized as expense over the requisite service period.
Note 10. Income Taxes
We recorded a provision for income taxes of $5.5 million and $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and
2024 was 52% and 41%, respectively. The difference from the federal statutory rate of 21% is primarily due to the recognition of significant non-deductible stock-based compensation and other discrete adjustments.
Gross unrecognized tax benefits were $14.8 million and $13.4 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The gross unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized by us, will result in a reduction of approximately $14.1 million, excluding interest and penalties, to the provision for income taxes, thereby favorably impacting our effective tax rate. Our policy is to recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. For the periods presented, interest and penalties related to income tax positions were not material to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
We are subject to taxation and file income tax returns in the U.S. federal, state, and foreign jurisdictions. The federal income tax returns for the years 2021 and forward and state income tax returns for the tax years 2008 and forward remain open to examination. We are under examination in two states which are not expected to have an impact on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
Note 11. Net Income Per Share
The following table shows the computation of basic and diluted net income per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Numerator: | ||
| Net income | $5,127 | $4,744 |
| Denominator: | ||
| Weighted-average common stock used in computing net income per share — basic | 176,829 | 188,618 |
| Effect of potentially dilutive securities | ||
| Options to purchase common stock | 60 | 2,055 |
| RSUs | 3,713 | 2,718 |
| Employee stock purchase plan | 14 | 6 |
| Weighted-average common stock used in computing net income per share — diluted | 180,616 | 193,397 |
| Net income per share — basic | $0.03 | $0.03 |
| Net income per share — diluted | $0.03 | $0.02 |
The following table presents the number of stock options, RSUs, and PSUs excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per share because they are anti-dilutive (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Options to purchase common stock | 10,298 | 6,910 |
| RSUs(1) | 22,495 | 5,223 |
| Employee stock purchase plan | 12 | 30 |
| Total | 32,805 | 12,163 |
(1) For the three months ended March 31, 2025, anti-dilutive RSUs include RSU awards with a market vesting condition granted in July 2024 and reflected at 200% of target, and RSU awards with market vesting condition granted in November 2024 and reflected at 325% of target.
Note 12. Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The standard establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used to measure fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2 — Quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or financial instruments for which significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, our financial assets recorded at fair value on a recurring basis consist of cash equivalents and available-for-sale debt security. The cash equivalents consist of money market funds valued using quoted prices in active markets, which represents Level 1 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. As of March 31, 2025, the fair value of our available-for-sale debt security was valued based on the expected proceeds from a pending sale transaction scheduled to close during the second quarter 2025. Given the observable nature of the transaction terms, the investment is classified as a Level 2 input in the fair value hierarchy.
The carrying amounts of accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximate fair values because of the short-term nature of these items.
The following tables summarize our assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, by level, within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):
| As of March 31, 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |
| Available-for-sale debt security | $— | $1,588 | $— |
| Money market funds | 148,916 | — | — |
| Total assets | $148,916 | $1,588 | $— |
| As of December 31, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |
| Available-for-sale debt security | $— | $— | $1,377 |
| Money market funds | 114,690 | — | — |
| Total assets | $114,690 | $— | $1,377 |
Note 13. Segment Information
Our Chief Executive Officer, as the Chief Operating Decision Maker, or CODM, organizes our company, manages resource allocations, and measures performance on the basis ofone operating segment on a consolidated basis. The accounting policies of our operating segment are the same as those described in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. The CODM assesses performance for the segment and decides how to allocate resources based on net income (loss) that also is reported on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations as consolidated net income (loss). The measure of segment assets is reported on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as total assets.
The CODM uses net income (loss) to evaluate income generated from segment assets in making key operating and segment resource allocation decisions, such as investments in new product development. Net income (loss) is also used to monitor budget versus actual results.
The Company hasone reportable segment which provides an online platform for business formation in the United States, or U.S., and, as described in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, generates revenue from customized legal document services and subscriptions offered to our customers. Revenue outside of the U.S., based on the location of the customer, represented less than 1% of our unaudited consolidated revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. Our property and equipment and ROU assets located outside of the U.S. were immaterial as of March 31, 2025 and 2024.
The following table summarizes financial information by reportable segment regularly provided to the CODM (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Transaction revenue | $66,853 | $66,317 |
| Subscription revenue | 116,257 | 107,897 |
| Total revenue | 183,110 | 174,214 |
| Less: | ||
| Filings fees | 25,219 | 24,813 |
| Other cost of revenue, excluding depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation | 34,966 | 37,511 |
| Customer acquisition marketing | 44,215 | 40,563 |
| Other sales and marketing, excluding depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation | 11,681 | 10,812 |
| Technology and development, excluding depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation | 15,078 | 16,777 |
| General and administrative, excluding depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation, and restructuring | 16,482 | 15,836 |
| Stock-based compensation | 29,756 | 14,856 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 10,406 | 7,670 |
| Interest income | (1,483) | (2,887) |
| Interest expense | 182 | 61 |
| Restructuring(1) | 678 | 321 |
| Other segment items(2) | (347) | (93) |
| Provision for income taxes | 5,487 | 3,230 |
| Gain on sale of assets held for sale | (14,337) | — |
| Segment net income | 5,127 | 4,744 |
| Reconciliation of profit or loss | ||
| Adjustments and reconciling items | $— | $— |
| Consolidated net income | $5,127 | $4,744 |
(1)For 2025 and 2024, restructuring costs related to the reduction of our U.S. headcount.
(2) Other segment items included in segment net income primarily consist of foreign currency gains or losses related to our intercompany loans which were denominated in British Pound Sterling, or GBP, and included in other income, net on the consolidated statements of operations.
Note 14. Subsequent Events
Subsequent to March 31, 2025, in May 2025, our Board of Directors approved a $100.0 million increase in our stock repurchase program, bringing the aggregate amount authorized to $315.0 million. As of the date of this filing, approximately $150.0 million remained available for future repurchases of our common stock under the stock repurchase program. For additional information regarding our stock repurchase program, refer to Note 8 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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