Cheapest But Most Efficient LLC Formation

[Gary Freidman]

I am looking to form an LLC and wanted to ask those who already have one if you though it was necessary to use a lawyer or could I just use the various formation services like corpnet? If you used a lawyer, how much did it cost in setup costs and annual fees?

Would also appreciate any recommendations to good but also cost effective LLC formation companies or lawyers. I am trying to stay under $1,000 in initial costs.

[Christopher Telles]

I recently established a Corporation through the Corporation Company using there self serve online service (they charge more if you have their call center folks help you). The cost was roughly $100 + plus the filing fees on CA. I think my total out of pocket was under $225. I did have my own Articles of Incorporation though as I have other Corps. So you'd probably have to pay for Articles which was not in my costs above.

I'm always running across $50 off banners when visiting other websites online. You might do a Google search if you elect to use their service for a discount code.