A registered agent is an individual who maintains a physical presence in the state in which you are incorporated.  They receive all important legal Read more...

If you have questions regarding incorporating your business, please call our incorporation specialists at (888) 627-1186. You can speak with a Read more...

Timelines and prices vary by state.  To calculate how much incorporating your business will be or to view the estimated timeline, please click Read more...

Why Choose an LLC? Yearly, more people start LLCs than S-Corps. When considering the LLC vs. S-Corp question, keep in mind that limited liability Read more...

If you asked for a Tax ID (EIN) through Rocket Lawyer, as a part of your incorporation order, it will be delivered as a part of your finished Read more...

Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) combine the personal liability protection of a corporation with the tax benefits of a partnership.  To learn more Read more...

If your membership includes our Registered Agent service, then cancelling your membership also cancels your Registered Agent service. You can purchase our Read more...

To check the status of your processed incorporation, you will need to e-mail our incorporation processing department at incorporation@rocketlawyer. Read more...

Incorporation is the process of forming a new business entity and making it recognizable under law..  To incorporate your business and learn more, Read more...

The Articles of Incorporation (also called the 'Certificate of Incorporation', in Delaware) are the primary rules laid out to manage a corporation. Read more...

A non profit is a corporation or association created to promote and maintain the well-being and greater good of a community, in which profits (or surplus) Read more...

Incorporating your business as a C-Corp allows more flexibility than you’d have as an S-Corp. For starters, you can choose to have several classes Read more...

An EIN (Employer Identification Number), or Tax ID number, is the corporate equivalent of a Social Security Number (SSN) and is required of anyone who has Read more...

Though not every state requires your business to have a formal operating agreement, it's recommended that all LLCs have one. Find out which states Read more...

Incorporating your business only requires a handful of documents:   1. Request for Reservation of Corporate Name. This form verifies and reserves the Read more...

A Sole Proprietorship is an unincorporated business owned entirely by one person who is also solely responsible for all of its debts. For these Read more...

To create Corporate Bylaws, to define the corporation's structure and specify how the corporation will conduct its affairs, please click here. If you Read more...

If you have a question and need to speak with someone directly, please call our incorporation specialists at (888) 627-1186. We can guide you through Read more...

501(C)3 is the section of the IRS tax code that allows for non-profit organizations to get tax exemption. You'll have to fill out IRS Form 1023 to do Read more...

Limited liability refers to the protection of personal assets from business debts. For example, if your company went bankrupt, you would lose your Read more...

Double taxation refers to paying personal taxes on revenue already taxed at the corporate level. The prospect of double taxation daunting, but it is an Read more...

A vast majority of states require your corporation to keep regular meeting minutes. Though these minutes do not need to be filed with the state and can Read more...

The Corporate Kit is an official binder, with sections for required corporate documents, which you will keep up to date. It does not include those Read more...

No matter what sort of business you run, it's a great idea to "make it legal." Whether you are incorporating as an incorporation or forming Read more...

Running your own business is tough work, but the rewards can be great. After all, small business ownership has made more people wealthy than any other Read more...

Yes. Once you submit your incorporation information and pay the state filing fees, we will complete the filing. If you choose to cancel your free trial at Read more...

Please email all inquiries to incorporation@rocketlawyer.com. When you send the email, please be sure to do so from the email address used to place the Read more...

Limited liability companies (LLCs,) limited liability partnerships (LLPs,) and traditional corporations such as S and C Corps all afford limited liability Read more...

What Is a Sole Proprietorship? A Sole Proprietorship is the default business entity for people who operate a one-person business. No documents are Read more...

What’s Attractive About Incorporating in Delaware or Nevada? Delaware and Nevada have designed their courts, tax structures, and regulatory climates Read more...

To learn more about DBAs and how to get started, please click here. If you have a question and need to speak with someone directly, please call our Read more...

After filing for incorporation for your business, you’ll have to wait for the state to process your application. How long? That depends on the state Read more...

One of the biggest reasons business owners choose S-Corps over C-Corps is tax-related. Simply, S-Corps are generally exempt from federal income tax and, Read more...

We have several resources to learn about incorporating a business and how our process works. The resources in our Incorporation Center will walk Read more...

The answer depends primarily on how you plan to structure your business. Sole proprietorships are only available to companies owned by a single individual. Read more...

What you’ll want to do first is set up a corporation or LLC; LLCs are the most popular formation for landlords and property owners. To incorporate Read more...

Ownership is determined by the amount of capital contributions given to the LLC upon startup.  The total of all percentages should equal 100%.   Read more...

The date that the LLC Operating Agreement comes into effect should be after the incorporation is officially formed through the Secretary of State's Read more...

Does it really matter where you incorporate your business? Absolutely!  To learn more, please click here. If you have a question and need to Read more...

When you're trying to create a Partnership, one of the options you can consider is establishing a Limited Partnership (LP). The Limited Partnership is Read more...

A buy-out allows a member, who has withdrawn from a company, to distribute that member’s ownership percentage.  The first option for a buy-out Read more...

Profit allocation is the distribution of profits to various individuals, such as stockholders, shareholders, or others.  It may also be dispersed to Read more...

Corporate Records allows you to organize business records regarding shareholders, directors, officers, employees, and any other related parties. This Read more...

Incorporating your business as a C-Corp allows you more flexibility than you'd have as an S-Corp. You can choose to have several classes of Read more...

A Partnership is a business operated by two or more partners. There is no federal regulation that governs how Partnerships are formed; each state has its Read more...

When you want to run a business on your own, the Sole Proprietorship is a convenient option. You don’t have to do any legal work to set up your Read more...

There are many advantages to incorporating a property: Limited liability protection If you haven’t incorporated as a business and something Read more...

What Are the Benefits for Limited Partners? One of the biggest advantages for a limited partner in the Limited Partnership is the fact that he or she only Read more...

Non profits offer certain benefits that regular for-profit corporations lack... To learn more, please click here. If you have a question and need to speak Read more...

A non profit is a type of business structure where the profits of the business are not distributed among the owners and shareholders.  To learn about Read more...

A financial audit reviews financial information of a given financial system, such as a business or a person’s personal finances.  This is done Read more...

Each member of an LLC will receive a yearly profit allocation from the company's total profits.  This profit allocation is held within the Read more...

Here at Rocket Lawyer, we do offer access to create the documents used to maintain your corporate records such as Corporate Minutes, Corporate  Read more...

A Limited Liability Company (LLC) is a hybrid business structure that combines elements of a sole proprietorship or partnership with that of a corporation. Read more...