Tom said it well. Nowadays, you can incorporate (locally) for between $ 250 and $ 500 on the low end and $ 1000 and $ 10000 on the high end. The difference- is the agent you employ. Is there really a difference between an entity that does it for $ 250 and one that does it for $ 10K- perhaps. We have been doing incorporations in about 10 states for decades. We know what we provide and we proffer. I have seen equivalence at other entities as well as incompetence (or, perhaps, lassitude). It's YOUR job to find the right advisor. There are a few places where you need more help- those places where you have no nexus- so you need the services of a registered agent. And, how much of a nexus you expect in the incorporated state (Nevada and Delaware are two that come to mind). Please note further that you may need to multiply register (as a foreign corporation). Not know what you want, where you want, and how you want renders advice proffers useless. Just note the structure you choose AND the states in which you you choose to operate have tremendous consequences. Make the right choice and you can save. Make the wrong choice and you will be paying far more than the most expensive practitioner currently charges. Caveat emptor.
---------------------------------------- From: "t.piwowar" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 12:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CGUYS] OT: how to incorporate yourself quickly? I hired a local attorney who did it for $200. He filled in a form on his computer screen and it spit out the papers. He filed with DC. He gave me a stock certificate. He gave me a 10 minute lecture on the things I had to do every year to keep the incorporation valid. He told me I needed a registered agent in DC because I was not a DC resident and pointed me to a company that did that for a small fee. Doing it myself would have taken many hours and I would always have to worry that I missed something important. All in all it was $200 well spent. Today he probably charges more like $500 for the service, but still worth it. On Jun 2, 2009, at 2:39 PM, John Emmerling wrote: > This should be a no-brainer for a few list members anyway. > I live in the Free State of Maryland and would like to incorporate > with a > minimum of fuss and bother, to be available to work on CTC > contracts. What > do I need to do? ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
