Your company, formed right the first time.

The filing is the easy part. The tax election, the state accounts, the payroll setup and the bank binder are why you call a CPA. One package, in order, bank-ready in about a week.

Forming Your Entity — The Sequence

Wm. Christopher Parker, CPA · about a minute

What it costs

Formation package	$500
State filing fees	at cost, plus $200 handling
S-election only, existing company	$250
State tax registrations only	$300
Annual report filing	$150 a year
Owner-salary payroll setup	$250

Payroll setup is priced by headcount. Third-party software fees, such as tax filing and payroll platforms, are billed at cost.

The decision first: LLC, S-corp, C-corp or partnership, made on your numbers, not a blog post. It follows you every April.
The filings, in order and on time: articles with the state, the EIN, the S-election inside its two-month-and-fifteen-day window, and the state accounts your business actually needs.
What the bank and your attorney will ask for: a binder with every filing and letter. Operating agreements are drafted by your attorney, not by us.
The setup that keeps you in good standing: payroll for your own salary if you are an S-corp, a separate bank account, and the annual report date on a calendar with a reminder.