LLC formation service review
LLC formation at $0 plus state fees with the first year of registered agent included, and an operating agreement as an $89 add-on. The registered agent renews every year, but its renewal price isn't stated, and the bundles are sold by phone only.
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7.1
#4 of 15 with enough data
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| Data point | Value |
|---|---|
| Cheapest formation package | $0 one-timeSource: Inc Authority (opens in a new tab) |
| How the package is sold | One-time feeSource: Inc Authority (opens in a new tab)The bundles with more services are sold only by phone, with no published price. |
| Other charges | $50 late penalty if the registered agent renewal isn't paid on time. The Premium Rush service and checkout upgrades have no published price.Source: Inc Authority (opens in a new tab) |
| Data point | Value |
|---|---|
| EIN obtained for you | Included in the cheapest packageSource: Inc Authority (opens in a new tab)The home page lists a free EIN, but the free LLC page's list of what's included leaves it out. On its own it costs $49. |
| EIN add-on | $49 one-timeSource: Inc Authority (opens in a new tab) |
| Operating agreement | Paid add-onSource: Inc Authority (opens in a new tab)Also inside the bundles sold by phone. |
| Operating agreement add-on | $89 one-timeSource: Inc Authority (opens in a new tab) |
| Files in all 50 states | YesSource: Inc Authority (opens in a new tab) |
| Data point | Value |
|---|---|
| First year of registered agent | Included in the cheapest packageSource: Inc Authority (opens in a new tab) |
| Registered agent per year | Not publishedSource: Inc Authority (opens in a new tab)$249 a year is the price to buy it on its own; the same page says "$199 value", and no page states the renewal price after the included year. |
| Registered agent renews on its own | YesSource: Inc Authority (opens in a new tab) |
| Data point | Value |
|---|---|
| Package renews every year | N/ASource: Inc Authority (opens in a new tab)The formation is free and one-time; the registered agent renews every year. |
| Free trials that turn paid | The free LLC signs you up for the registered agent, which renews every year after the included one. Upgrades are offered at checkout; the Inc Success Advisor costs $299 a year.Source: Inc Authority (opens in a new tab) |
| Data point | Value |
|---|---|
| Refund window on the vendor's fees | 60 daysSource: Inc Authority (opens in a new tab)Only the first online purchase; renewals aren't covered by that text. |
| Refund and cancellation terms | 60 days on the first online purchase, minus state and third-party fees. You pay a subscription in full until you cancel it, by phone or email; to cancel the registered agent you must first name another agent and pay the change fees.Source: Inc Authority (opens in a new tab) |
| Data point | Value |
|---|---|
| Phone support | YesSource: Inc Authority (opens in a new tab) |
| Support hours | Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific (other pages say 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.).Source: Inc Authority (opens in a new tab) |
| Data point | Value |
|---|---|
| Human support in Spanish | NoSource: Inc Authority (opens in a new tab)Its own site doesn't mention support in Spanish; a statement on a review site doesn't count as the vendor's documentation. |
| Website in Spanish for the US | NoSource: Inc Authority (opens in a new tab)No Spanish pages in its site map. |
