Form a corporation online

What does our corporation formation include?

You answer a short form about the company. We prepare and file the articles of incorporation with your state. The state's filing fee is added at checkout, so you see the exact total before you pay.

• Filed articles of incorporation. Filed with your state and returned to you stamped.
• Bylaws and an organizational resolution. Generated from your answers after filing, included in the $123.75.
• A member dashboard. Your documents, orders and scanned legal notices in one place, with a named advisor who answers directly.
• A compliance calendar. Your state's annual report and franchise-tax deadlines, with email reminders you can switch on.

The EIN, your federal tax ID, is an add-on, or comes with the Day-One Bundle when you have a U.S. SSN. A registered agent is optional: name your own at no cost, or add ours.

Which package should I pick?

All three file the same corporation. The difference is what gets set up beside it.

The state fee and card processing are added at checkout and shown before you pay. Fees differ by state: see the fee for every state.

Can I make my corporation an S corp?

A corporation is a C corporation unless it elects otherwise. An S corp is a tax election, not another kind of company. Form the corporation, get the EIN, then file IRS Form 2553 within 2 months and 15 days after start of the tax year the election takes effect (or any time in the prior tax year) ¹.

Should I form a corporation or an LLC?

Leaning toward the LLC? Form an LLC instead. Raising venture money? Investors usually ask for a Delaware C corporation; see how to start a corporation in Delaware.

What happens after I order?

1. You fill in the order form. The company name, the state, the directors and officers, and who owns what. You pick a package and see the exact total.
2. We file the articles of incorporation. The state decides when it accepts them. When it does, your stamped copy goes to your dashboard.
3. We generate the bylaws and the organizational resolution. They come from the answers you gave, so check them before you sign.
4. You finish the setup. Hold the first board meeting, issue stock to the owners, get the EIN and open the bank account. The compliance calendar keeps the yearly deadlines in front of you.

We handle the filing. Running the corporation after that, with its minutes, stock records and annual reports, stays with you and your board.

What will my state charge?

Every state sets its own filing fee, reports and taxes. The state-by-state corporation guide lists the fee our checkout charges in all 50 states and DC, with a step-by-step page for each.

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