Formation
Your company, filed properly, in whichever state you are opening in.
Most people do not get stuck on the form itself. They get stuck on what to file, in which state, with which agent, and on the certificate nobody told them their county wanted. We do the whole sequence and tell you what each piece costs before it is submitted.
From $1,499 + state fees
What you get
Included as standard.
Articles prepared and filed
Articles of Organization for an LLC, or Articles of Incorporation for a corporation, prepared for your state and sent to you to read before anything is submitted.
EIN from the IRS
Your federal tax ID, requested and delivered. The IRS issues these free and we say so plainly — you are paying us to prepare and submit it, not for the number.
Registered agent, first year
A physical street address in your state to receive service of process and state notices, which every state requires and a PO box does not satisfy.
Sales tax or resale certificate
Where your state requires one for what you sell. Not every business needs one, and we will tell you if yours does not.
Local licences
The city and county requirements that catch people out after the state filing is already approved — researched for your address and applied for.
How it works
Three steps, and you see it before it happens.
Step one
Twenty minutes on the phone
What you are opening, where, whether you have partners, and whether anything is already filed. You leave the call knowing what we will submit and what it costs.
Step two
You check it before it goes
We prepare the filing and send it to you. Names, addresses and ownership are yours to confirm — a correction now is free and a correction after approval is an amendment fee.
Step three
We file and chase
Submitted to the state, followed up while it sits in their queue, and handed to you as stamped documents plus your EIN letter, in a folder you can give to a bank.
Price
From $1,499 + state fees
State and local filing fees are billed to you at cost, not marked up. They generally run between $50 and $500 depending on the state.
An EIN is available directly from the IRS at no cost. Our fee is for preparing and submitting your filings on your behalf. State and local filing fees are not included in our pricing and are billed to you at cost. Filing requirements, fees, and processing times vary by state.
Is this right for you?
Worth saying plainly, both ways.
Hire us if
- You are opening a business and want the filings done once, correctly.
- You have been operating as a sole trader and want an entity between you and the business.
- You are already running one company and are adding another, or registering in a second state.
Do not hire us if
- You want advice on which state or entity type to choose. That is a legal and tax question and an attorney or CPA is the right person for it — we file where you direct.
- You already have the entity and only need the website and marketing. Hire the web development or SEO service on its own instead.
- You genuinely enjoy paperwork and have the time. You can do all of this yourself, and the state will help you.
Get in touch
Ask about business startup filing.
Name and email are all that is required. We will come back to you within one business day.