California Entity Formation
For clients in California, the following unbundled services are offered.
Flat Fee Services
LLC Formation — $1,500
Flat rate, inclusive of state fees.
Review or preparation of entity creation documents:
- Articles of Organization
Review or preparation of entity organization documents:
- Operating Agreement
- Biennial Statement of Information
Corporation Formation (C-Corp or S-Corp) — $1,500
Flat rate, inclusive of state fees.
Review or preparation of entity creation documents:
- Articles of Incorporation
Review or preparation of entity organization documents:
- Corporate Bylaws
- Statement of Information
Professional Corporation Formation — $2,500+
Flat rate, inclusive of state fees.
Available for eligible California licensed professionals practicing through a professional corporation as permitted under California law. California professional corporations are governed generally by the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, and profession-specific rules may also apply.
Review or preparation of entity creation documents:
- Articles of Incorporation
Review or preparation of entity organization documents:
- Corporate Bylaws
- Statement of Information
Professional Medical / Doctor Corporation Formation — $2,500
Flat rate, inclusive of state fees.
For eligible California physicians and other licensed medical professionals where permitted by law. Medical professional entities in California are subject to profession-specific regulatory and ownership rules in addition to general professional corporation requirements.
Review or preparation of entity creation documents:
- Articles of Incorporation
Review or preparation of entity organization documents:
- Corporate Bylaws
- Statement of Information
Professional Nursing Corporation Formation — $2,500
Flat rate, inclusive of state fees.
For eligible California nursing professionals practicing through a nursing corporation. California law requires a nursing corporation name to contain the word “nursing” or the words “registered nursing,” and nursing corporations are subject to profession-specific rules.
Review or preparation of entity creation documents:
- Articles of Incorporation
Review or preparation of entity organization documents:
- Corporate Bylaws
- Statement of Information
Professional Legal Corporation Formation — $5,500
Flat rate, inclusive of state fees.
For attorneys practicing through a California law corporation. California law corporations must comply with professional corporation requirements and must also register with the State Bar of California.
Review or preparation of entity creation documents:
- Articles of Incorporation
Review or preparation of entity organization documents:
- Corporate Bylaws
- Statement of Information
Expedited Filing Fee (Optional) — $500
Client agrees to make full payment prior to Attorney filing formation documents.
Add-On Services
Registered Agent Service — $150 annually
Our provider will act as Client’s California registered agent for service of process.
Standard Annual Compliance Filing — $700 annually
Includes preparation and filing of required state annual reports and business entity renewals to maintain compliance. Starts on the first anniversary of your filing.
Virtual Mail Scanning/Emailing Service — $450 annually
Our provider will provide mail scanning and email delivery services for business mail received at the virtual address.
Physical Mail Forwarding Service — $615 annually
Our provider will forward physical mail received for the business in accordance with the selected mail forwarding service.
Disclaimer
Professional entity formation is available only where the client’s license type, ownership structure, and regulatory requirements qualify under California law, because naming, shareholder, director, and agency-registration rules can vary by profession.