Formation
Our $875 flat charge includes legal counsel on every aspect of your new company’s structure, all routine state filing fees and a complete set of organizational documents, so your entity is properly set up and ready to do business.
- Confirm name availability
- Prepare and file the Certificate or Articles of Incorporation or Formation with the Secretary of State
- All routine Secretary of State filing fees
- Prepare all organizational documents: an Operating Agreement for LLCs, or for corporations, Bylaws and Organizational Minutes authorizing the election of officers and directors, the opening of a bank account, the issuance of stock and other matters
- Prepare and file IRS Form SS-4 and obtain a Federal Tax Identification Number (EIN)
- Prepare and file IRS Form 2553 and any state S-election (e.g., CT-6) to elect S corporation status, if applicable
- Prepare and issue stock certificates (corporations)
- Organizational documents available online
- Automatic enrollment in EMINUTES Entity Management and EMINUTES+
- Registered agent for service of process for six months, provided by ERESIDENTAGENT
- Follow-up to confirm that all documents are signed, filings are accepted, fees are paid and the formation is complete
Answers to commonly asked questions
Current Secretary of State Processing Times
| State | Standard | Expedited |
| California | 2–3 days | 24 hours ($350) |
| Delaware | 10–14 days | 24 hours ($100) |
| Florida | 12–14 days | Not available |
| Nevada | Same day | — |
| New York | Same day | — |
| Tennessee | Same day | — |
| Texas | 5–7 days | Not available |
*Formation Flat charge includes routine filing fees, except in Nevada, and excludes publication fees associated with New York LLCs.
We form corporations only in jurisdictions where we are admitted to practice law or where we have engaged local counsel to be sufficiently expert in entity matters. These states include: California, New York, Delaware, Texas, Nevada, Florida, and Tennessee. In every other state we will prepare and file Articles at no charge (filing fees only) but not prepare organizational documents.