Northeast · ME

Start a business in Maine

We prepare and file your LLC or corporation with Maine, request your EIN from the IRS, and put a registered agent in place — then build the website and the rest of what it takes to open.

We file in Maine without you needing to come to us. Most clients never meet us in person.

See the Startup Bundle Call (305) 323-4165

What Maine requires

The parts that are set by the state.

Filing fee and processing time

Maine sets both, and they change. We confirm the current figures with the state before you pay anything and bill the filing fee to you at cost rather than marking it up.

Across the country state fees generally run between $50 and $500, and processing runs from same-day to several weeks. We will tell you exactly where Maine sits when we speak.

Registered agent

Every state requires a registered agent with a physical street address in that state. A PO box does not qualify. The bundle includes that service for your first year.

Entity types

You can form either a limited liability company or a corporation in Maine. Which one suits you is a legal and tax question — we file whichever you direct, and will point you to an attorney or a CPA if you want that decision weighed properly.

We do not publish a filing fee or processing time for Maine until we have verified it against an official source, so none is shown above. We confirm current figures with the Maine Secretary of State before you pay anything, and bill state fees to you at cost. Confirm current requirements with the Maine Secretary of State.

What we handle

In Maine, end to end.

The filing is the first step, not the finish. The bundle covers what comes after it.

See the bundle — $4,799 + $499/month

Formation prepared and filed with Maine
EIN requested from the IRS
Registered agent with a Maine street address, first year
Sales tax or resale certificate where it applies to what you sell
City and county licences for your address
A hosted 5-page website, printed cards and branded social profiles

Also in the Northeast

We file in all 50 states and DC.

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.