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Membership

The whole climb, one plan.

Formation, registered agent, compliance, and taxes, carried by one membership instead of a pile of separate orders. Pick the altitude that matches your company, pay monthly or yearly, and climb. Every service still sells solo if you only need one thing.

15,000+
Founders
24
Years
193
Countries

Choose your camp

Three plans, one decision.

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Base Camp

Starter

Your company, legally on the mountain.

$599/yr
Formationfree

All-in, setup included

  • Formation, EIN, and Operating Agreement (or Bylaws for a Corporation), delivered by the setup
  • Registered agent, covered all year
  • Annual Report filed for you
  • Compliance calendar with deadline alerts

The included state filing covers our work on it. The state's own fee for that filing is charged separately, at cost.

About the Starter plan
Save$3858

The Summit

Premium

Books, taxes, and a team on the rope.

$4,999/yr
Formationfree

All-in, setup included

Everything in Pro, plus

  • Monthly bookkeeping
  • 1 owner's personal Income Tax return (additional returns $199 per 1040NR or 1040)
  • 2 tax consultations a year
  • Mail scanning and forwarding, bank account help, and a banking appointment

The included state filing covers our work on it. The state's own fee for that filing is charged separately, at cost.

About the Premium plan

The state's filing fee is shown separately and charged on your first payment only. Every plan renews at the same price you signed at: no surprises in year two.

Not sure what your company needs?

Sherpa charts your state, entity and setup, asking only what your answers make relevant. Real prices, no email required.

Take the Route Finder

The kit, explained

What each piece is, and why you need it.

Nothing in a plan is filler. Every item answers a real requirement from a state, a bank, or the IRS. Here is each one, in plain language.

Company structure

The company itself, stood up right.

Company formation (LLC or Corporation)

New companies · in the setup

Filing with the state is what makes your company legally exist. It separates your personal assets from the business and lets you operate, invoice, and sign under the company's name. The included state filing covers our work on it. The state's own fee for that filing is charged separately, at cost.

EIN (federal tax ID)

New companies · in the setup

The nine-digit number the IRS issues to your company. Without it there is no US business bank account, no payroll, and no tax filing.

Operating Agreement (or Bylaws for a Corporation)

New companies · in the setup

The internal document that says who owns what and who decides. Banks ask for it at account opening, and it settles member questions before they become disputes.

Agent transfer and records migration

Existing companies · in the switch

We move your registered agent and state records over to Summit and pick up your compliance clock from day one. Your company keeps operating; only the paperwork changes hands. The included state filing covers our work on it. The state's own fee for that filing is charged separately, at cost.

Registered agent

All plans

Every state requires one: a person at a physical in-state address to receive lawsuits and official mail during business hours. If a notice goes unanswered, you can fall out of good standing without ever knowing.

Business address to register your company

Pro and up

A real US street address that is not your home. It goes on your filings and bank paperwork as the company's registered address.

Mail scanning and forwarding

Premium

Every letter that arrives at your address is scanned into your account, and originals are forwarded to you wherever you operate from.

Compliance and support

What keeps it in good standing.

Compliance calendar with deadline alerts

All plans

Every state runs its own clock: annual reports, renewals, agent continuity. We track the dates and flag each one before it is due, so nothing lapses quietly.

Annual Report, filed for you

All plans

The yearly filing that keeps your company in good standing with the state. Filed late it turns into penalties; ignored long enough, into administrative dissolution. The included state filing covers our work on it. The state's own fee for that filing is charged separately, at cost.

Notarization for the address (Flex Space)

Pro and up · 1 included

Activating a business address requires a notarized authorization (USPS Form 1583). The session is covered, so the address goes live without a trip to a notary.

ITIN or a state filing

Pro and up · 1 included

Foreign founders get an ITIN, the IRS taxpayer number that lets them file US taxes and unlocks banking tools. US founders trade it for one state filing: a DBA, an amendment, or a Good Standing certificate, whichever the business needs. The included state filing covers our work on it. The state's own fee for that filing is charged separately, at cost.

Bank account opening help

Premium

US banks are strict, especially with non-resident founders. We prepare the paperwork and guide the application so it does not bounce.

Banking appointment

Premium

We book the session with the bank and prepare you for it, so you walk in with everything they will ask for.

Tax and bookkeeping

The numbers, off your desk.

Monthly bookkeeping

Premium

Your transactions categorized and reconciled every month. Tax season becomes a review, not an excavation.

Business Income Tax filing

Pro and up

Your company's federal return (1120 for Corporations, 1065 with K-1s for multi-member LLCs), prepared and filed by our team when the season comes, included while your plan is active. Owners' personal returns, the 1040NR (or 1040 for US residents), are $199 each.

Personal Income Tax filing

Premium · 1 owner

One owner's personal US return (1040 or 1040NR), prepared alongside the company's so the two always match. Each additional 1040NR or 1040 is $199, the same fine print the market runs on.

Tax consultation

Pro and up · 1 / yr

A session with our tax team to plan decisions before you make them, not explain them after.

One-time work priced once. Recurring work priced monthly.

That is the whole pricing model. The state's filing fee rides your first payment only, and every renewal is the same price you signed at.

Before you choose

Fair questions, straight answers.

What exactly is the setup fee?

It covers the one-time work of getting you on the mountain: forming the company, getting the EIN, drafting the Operating Agreement, and putting your registered agent and address in place. The monthly price then covers only the ongoing service. One-time work priced once, recurring work priced monthly.

I already have a company. Do I pay the setup fee?

No. Flip the toggle to “I already have a company” and the price stays the same: the setup goes into the switch instead of the filing. We transfer your registered agent, migrate your records, and pick up your compliance calendar from day one.

Do the prices include state fees?

The state's filing fee is listed separately and charged once, on your first payment, because that is when the formation is filed. Renewals are the plain plan price: no state fee. What you see from us is our fee, complete.

Can I move between plans?

Yes, at any time. Upgrading, you pay the difference and the extra services start right away. Nothing you already received resets.

Can I still buy a single service instead?

Absolutely. All 20 services remain available on their own, no subscription required. Plans exist because most companies need the same core set every year, and bundling it costs less than buying the pieces.

The final push

Pick your camp and start climbing.

Choose a plan above, or compare all three service by service. Either way, you know exactly what you pay before you pay it.

Renews at the same price every year State fee on the first payment only 24 years on the mountain