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Answers to what founders ask us most before filing.
Most states approve online filings in 3–10 business days. A few, like Texas by mail, can take 4–8 weeks. Expedited processing is available in most states as an add-on during checkout and can cut that to 1–2 business days.
Yes, every US state and Canadian province requires one. You can act as your own registered agent for free, or add our registered agent service to keep your home address off the public record and have filings forwarded the same day.
An LLC offers liability protection with simpler paperwork and flexible, pass-through taxation. A corporation issues stock, suits outside investors better, and can elect S-corp or C-corp tax treatment. Most single founders and small teams start as an LLC; talk to an accountant if you're raising venture funding.
Yes. Neither US citizenship nor US residency is required to form a US LLC, and the same is true for most Canadian provinces. You will need a registered agent physically located in the state or province of formation — our registered agent add-on covers exactly this.
We fix the issue and refile at no extra charge — you never pay a second service fee for a rejection caused by a preparation error on our end. If a rejection is due to a state-level payment failure, only the government filing fee is due again.
No — our service fee and the government filing fee are always shown separately, since filing fees are set by the state or province and vary widely, from $50 in New Mexico to $300 in Texas. The pricing calculator shows the exact combined total before you pay.