From your order to a company in good standing
Four stages, each with an owner and something you receive. You share your details once; we file with the state, apply for the EIN and keep every document in your dashboard.
Everything happens online. No SSN is needed to form.
What happens, and who does it
State registration and the EIN are separate steps with their own processing times. You always know which one you are in.
You place your order
Your part
Tell us about your business, its owner and where you want to form. We check that the name is available before anything is filed.
We file with the state
State processing
Your formation documents are prepared, reviewed and filed with Wyoming or Delaware, and your Operating Agreement is drafted. Your registered agent and business address are set up at the same time.
Your EIN from the IRS
Separate IRS processing
Once the state accepts the filing, we apply for your EIN with the IRS as a separate step.
Your company, year after year
Every year
Your registered agent and mailroom keep running. With Full Compliance, we also prepare the yearly federal filing, the state compliance filing and your books.
What you receive
You place your order
- A formation plan for your state and entity
- A name availability check
- A clear list of what we need from you
We file with the state
- Articles of Organization filed with the state
- Operating Agreement drafted for you
- Registered agent and business address
Your EIN from the IRS
- Your EIN letter when the IRS issues it
- EIN application prepared and submitted to the IRS
- Everything ready to download
Your company, year after year
- A checklist of your state and federal obligations
- Official mail scanned to your dashboard
- Filings and bookkeeping with Full Compliance
One place for everything your company receives
Letters from the IRS, reminders from the state and questions from your bank arrive on their own schedule. Your dashboard brings them together and shows what, if anything, needs you.
Before: a letter from the IRS, a state annual report reminder, a bank's request for documents and a bookkeeping spreadsheet, each in a different place. With us, on Full Compliance: one dashboard where the federal filing is scheduled, the annual report is filed, the bank documents are ready and the books are reconciled.
What keeps a company in good standing
Forming the company happens once. These are the recurring pieces, and which plan takes care of each.
Registered agent
All year
An address in your state that receives official notices for your company, kept active for as long as your subscription runs.
Included in both plansBusiness address and mailroom
All year
Letters to your company are scanned into your dashboard, so nothing waits in a mailbox you cannot reach.
Included in both plansState annual report or annual tax
Wyoming: first day of your formation month. Delaware LLC: June 1.
Each state has its own yearly filing and charge. The state compliance filing is part of Full Compliance; the state's fee is paid to the state.
Included in Full ComplianceFederal filing
April 15 for a calendar year
A foreign-owned single-member LLC files Form 5472 with a pro-forma Form 1120 for any year with reportable transactions, even with no revenue.
Full Compliance or a separate serviceBookkeeping
Every month
Reconciled books make the federal filing straightforward. Our accounting service keeps them in a Xero account in your name.
Full Compliance or a separate service
Formation Essentials covers the registered agent, business address and mailroom. Government fees are always additional.
Compare the plansTiming, documents and the first year
How long does the process take?
State registration and EIN issuance are separate stages, each with its own processing time. Timing also depends on receiving complete information from you. Banking applications follow formation and have a separate review process.
Do I need an SSN or ITIN?
Not for our LLC formation and EIN application service. Personal tax filings and banking providers may have additional requirements.
What do I need to do every year to keep the LLC in good standing?
Keep a registered agent, file the state's annual report or pay its annual tax, and file the federal return your ownership and classification require. A foreign-owned single-member LLC files Form 5472 with a pro-forma Form 1120 for any year with reportable transactions, even with no revenue. Full Compliance covers the state compliance filing and the federal filing; Essentials covers the registered agent only.
What happens if the state rejects the filing?
Every filing is reviewed before we submit it. If a state rejects a formation filing because of an error in a document we prepared, we correct and resubmit it at no charge for our work. Refund terms are set out in the Terms of Service.
Ready when you are
Create your account, choose Wyoming or Delaware, and we take it from there.
Annual subscription. State fees are additional and shown before payment.