Create your sovereign ledger.

You're creating a cryptographic account. Your password derives the key that encrypts everything — it is never sent to our servers. No password reset emails will ever exist for this account.

Display name

What you want to call this ledger. Not your legal name — you control what's visible in the registry.

Password

Derives your encryption key. Long and memorable beats short and complex. A phrase you can type in 5 seconds is ideal.

Confirm password

Important: If you lose this password, only your 24-word recovery mnemonic (next step) can restore access. There is no "forgot password" — by design.

Your 24-word recovery key.

This is the only way to recover your account if you lose your password. Same technology Bitcoin wallets use. Write it down on paper, store it somewhere safe. Do not screenshot. Do not email. Do not cloud-sync.

Anyone with these 24 words can access your ledger. Treat them like cash. Helmcorp can never recover them — we never see them — and they are the only path back to your data if your password is lost.

I have written down all 24 words, in order, somewhere safe that only I can access.

I understand that if I lose both my password AND these words, my data is permanently unrecoverable.

Enroll your daily access method.

Register this device's biometric (FaceID, fingerprint, Windows Hello, hardware key). You'll use it for day-to-day access — your password and recovery mnemonic become the security floor, not the daily driver.

Zero friction going forward. After this step, unlocking your ledger on this device takes one biometric prompt. Other devices can be enrolled later with a similar one-time ceremony.

Awaiting your authorization to enroll a passkey.

Who are you filing for?

Tell HELM about the tax filer. This data will be encrypted with your key before it leaves your browser.

Filer type

Legal name

EIN (optional)

State of formation / residence

Already filing? Upload last year's return after signup and HELM imports the entity details automatically — saving you this manual entry next year.

Your sovereign ledger is ready.

Account created. Database provisioning in progress. You can continue into your ledger and begin onboarding your filings.

Ledger created successfully.

Final reminder: your 24-word recovery key is stored only where you wrote it. Do not rely on your browser. Do not rely on HELM. Do not rely on anyone but yourself for that backup.

Enter your ledger