Shareholders
Owners hold shares. The share record is how you show who owns what percentage. That is a different record from an LLC member list, and it is one reason people pick a corporation.
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Form a corporation
Choose a corporation when you want shareholders, a board of directors, and bylaws instead of members and an operating agreement. The same team that files limited liability companies prepares the state filing for $99 plus the state fee.
A board
Directors are elected by the shareholders and oversee the company. Officers handle day-to-day work under the board. You should know who will serve before you file, because the structure expects those roles.
Bylaws
Bylaws are the internal rules for meetings, officers, and how shares are handled. We provide a bylaws template with the filing. The template is a starting draft, not legal advice about your owners or investors.
A corporation is not an LLC with a different label
An LLC is owned by members and is usually governed by an operating agreement. A corporation is owned by shareholders, overseen by a board, and run day to day by officers under bylaws. People choose the corporation when a buyer or an investor expects shares and a board, or when they want that formal record from the start. People choose the LLC when they want a simpler ownership list. Which one fits depends on taxes, future owners, and how you want decisions recorded. We are not a law firm and we will not make that choice for you.
If you are unsure, ask a lawyer or tax adviser before you file. Changing from one entity to the other later is a new transaction, not a checkbox. We can explain what we file and what the template contains. We cannot tell you how the IRS, a state tax office, or an investor will treat your facts. Bring us the entity your adviser named, or the one you have already decided on.
The filing we prepare
We prepare the articles or certificate of incorporation and submit them to the state you select. The states we form in include Wyoming, Delaware, New Mexico, Florida, and Texas. The document creates the corporation. It does not issue shares by itself, adopt the bylaws, or appoint officers. Those steps happen in your own records after the state accepts the filing. We give you a bylaws template so you have a draft to complete and keep with the company records.
The published package is $99 plus the state filing fee. Registered agent service for the first year is included, and the agent address can be the address on the public filing instead of a home. State fees differ. Delaware, Florida, and Texas each set their own, and we pass through the fee the state charges. After you form, the corporation still has upkeep: annual reports where the state requires them, and franchise tax in states that impose it. We remind you and prepare annual reports for the states we form in. The state fee for that report is extra.
Questions
Should I form a corporation or an LLC?
It depends on your facts. Choose a corporation when you want shareholders, a board, and bylaws. Choose an LLC when you want members and an operating agreement. Taxes, investors, and the state where you operate can all change the better answer. Ask your adviser if you are unsure. Once you know which entity you want, we prepare the state filing.
Is the price different from an LLC?
The published package is the same: $99 plus the state filing fee. The state fee itself may differ because some states charge more to file a corporation than an LLC. We tell you the state fee before you pay. Agent service is included for the first year when you form with us. We are a filing service, not a law firm.