Service 03 · 1–3 weeks
Business Registration
State filing, federal EIN, a real operating agreement and a tax election you understand — done in the right order.
Fixed scope, a price you approve up front, and a written proposal before any work begins.
Book a free consultation
30 minutes, no obligation. We'll confirm scope, timeline and the exact price for business registration.
What's included
Everything Business Registration covers
IPELLO handles the paperwork that turns an idea into a company. We file with your Secretary of State, obtain your federal EIN, prepare your operating agreement or bylaws and walk through entity taxation with you.
Register with the Secretary of State
File formation documents (LLC or corporation) with your state and pay the filing fee.
Obtain Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Apply for a free federal EIN from the IRS – you need it for banking, taxes, and hiring.
Create By-Laws or Operating Agreement
Document ownership, voting, profit distribution, and how decisions get made.
Entity Classification
Choose how the entity is taxed (sole prop, partnership, S-corp, C-corp) with your accountant.
The result
What you walk away with
Concrete deliverables you own at the end — not a folder of advice.
- An LLC or corporation filed and approved in your state
- A federal EIN for banking, taxes and hiring
- A tailored operating agreement or corporate bylaws
- A documented tax-classification decision
At a glance
Business Registration by the numbers
- $695 + state fees
- starting price
- 1–3 wk
- filed & approved
- 1
- EIN for banking & hiring
- 50
- states covered
- 1–3 weeks
- typical timeline
Why it matters
What this looks like when it's left undone
The gaps business registration closes — the ones that quietly cost you deals, time and sleep.
You don't know which entity to pick
LLC, S-corp election, C-corp — the wrong call now means payroll headaches or a costly conversion later.
Templated agreements that don't fit
A free operating agreement off the internet ignores your ownership split, buy-out terms and how decisions get made.
The EIN and bank account are stuck
Everything downstream — banking, hiring, taxes — waits on filings being done correctly the first time.
How it works
What working together actually looks like
Structure review
We look at revenue, payroll plans, owners and your state, then recommend an entity and tax classification.
File with the state
Articles submitted to your Secretary of State, with expedite where it's worth it, and confirmation tracked to approval.
EIN & agreements
We obtain the federal EIN and prepare an operating agreement or bylaws tailored to your ownership and control terms.
Tax election filed
If an S-corp election makes sense, we prepare and file it inside the IRS window and document the decision.
The difference
Doing it yourself vs. doing it with IPELLO
| On your own | With IPELLO | |
|---|---|---|
| Entity choice | A blog post and a coin flip | A recommendation tied to your revenue and payroll plans |
| Operating agreement | Generic template, ownership split left blank | Drafted around your owners, vesting and buy-out terms |
| Tax election | Missed the 75-day window entirely | Filed on time, with the math shown |
| Follow-through | You chase the state portal for weeks | Tracked to approval, EIN in hand, ready to bank |
Every business registration engagement is fixed-scope with a written proposal and a price you approve before any work begins.
Not sure business registration is the right next step?
Book the free 30-minute call — we'll tell you honestly whether you need it yet.
Who it's for
Business Registration is a fit if…
- Founders ready to move from idea to a real legal entity
- Partnerships that need ownership terms in writing
- Sole proprietors who've outgrown operating as themselves
They talked me out of an S-corp I didn't need yet, filed the LLC in four days, and the operating agreement actually reflects how my co-founder and I split things.
Illustrative of a typical engagement.
Kept honest
What this price does not cover
Government fees, advertising spend, software subscriptions and third-party professional fees are billed separately unless your proposal explicitly includes them.
- State filing, publication and expedite fees (billed at cost)
- Operating Agreement / Bylaws drafting by the legal partner (from $350)
- Registered-agent subscription and ongoing annual reports (Business Maintenance)
- Tax return preparation or CPA representation
Frequently asked
Good questions
We review your revenue, payroll plans and state before recommending a structure; the filing fee is the same either way.
Want the full detail? Read the Business Registration service page.
Ready to start business registration?
Book a free 30-minute consultation. We'll map the exact scope, timeline and price for your situation — one accountable partner, start to finish.