Basic
The essentials for your company to legally exist and open its bank account.
- LLC
- $449one-time
- Corporation
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Your company
- Formation with the state
- EIN from the IRS
- Registered Agent for the first year
We form your LLC or Corporation in California, fully online, with Spanish-speaking advisors. The state filing fee is already included in our packages.
No SSN or ITIN needed. Company documents (Operating Agreement or Bylaws) are only in English.
One-time payment, state filing fee included. Every package includes the Registered Agent for the first year and the EIN from the IRS.
The essentials for your company to legally exist and open its bank account.
Your company
Your company, complete and up to date throughout its first year.
Everything in Basic, plus:
Everything to launch your business: a professional image, business email and priority support.
Everything in Standard, plus:
For Corporations, every package includes the S-Corp election (Form 2553) if you qualify. We will give you the price for your Corporation in California when we talk. In California, the LLC's annual tax for the first year is not included in the formation package: it is a separate cost. See plans and pricing
Only the formation of your LLC or Corporation with the state, without an EIN or Registered Agent. State filing fee included.
Filing of your company's Annual Report with the state, to keep it in good standing. State filing fee included.
Registered Agent and domain renewal, Annual Report filing and deadline reminders, all in one plan. Includes the state filing fee and its fixed annual tax or fee.
Only for clients who formed their company with Incnnova, from year 2.
See the Annual PlanLate fees or penalties California charges for filing late are not included: they are a separate cost.
Data from the state's official websites, reviewed in October 2026. It may change.
| LLC | Corporation | |
|---|---|---|
| When you form the company | ||
| Formation document | Articles of Organization (Form LLC-1) | Articles of Incorporation (Form ARTS-GS) |
| State filing feeincluded in our packages | $70 online (bizfile) | $100 (general stock corporation) |
| After formation | ||
| Report | Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) | Statement of Information (Form SI-550) |
| Frequency | Every 2 years | Annual |
| Deadline | Last day of the anniversary month, every 2 years (6-month filing window) | Last day of the anniversary month (6-month filing window) |
| State filing fee | $20 | $25 |
| If not filedlate fees and penalties: not included, separate cost | $250 penalty (charged by the FTB) and possible suspension | |
| Annual state tax or fee | $800 annual tax (FTB 3522), due the 15th day of the 4th month of the tax year (April 15); plus an LLC fee if total income exceeds $250kThe fixed part is included in our Annual Compliance Plan (from year 2); the part based on income is a separate cost; the first year's tax is not included in the formation package: it is a separate cost. | $800 minimum franchise tax (exempt the 1st year), due the 15th day of the 4th month (April 15)It is not included in our Annual Compliance Plan: it is a separate cost. |
| Access | Since Aug. 1, 2026, 'User Access' (a bizfile Online account) is required to file online | |
Official state sources
General information, not legal, tax or accounting advice. We are a private company, not affiliated with the state or the IRS. We are not a law firm or an accounting firm.
With Incnnova, the Basic package costs $449, Standard costs $749 and Premium costs $1,449, as a one-time payment. The state filing fee ($70) is already included. Every package includes the Registered Agent for the first year and the EIN from the IRS. The state's annual tax for the first year is not included: it is a separate cost.
Contact us: we will give you the price for your Corporation in California when we talk. The state filing fee ($100) is already included. For Corporations, every package includes the S-Corp election (Form 2553) if you qualify.
For the LLC: Articles of Organization (Form LLC-1). For the Corporation: Articles of Incorporation (Form ARTS-GS). Filing with the state is included in every package.
Report: LLC, Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) · Every 2 years; Corporation, Statement of Information (Form SI-550) · Annual. Deadline: LLC, Last day of the anniversary month, every 2 years (6-month filing window); Corporation, Last day of the anniversary month (6-month filing window). State filing fee: LLC, $20; Corporation, $25. If not filed: $250 penalty (charged by the FTB) and possible suspension.
LLC: $800 annual tax (FTB 3522), due the 15th day of the 4th month of the tax year (April 15); plus an LLC fee if total income exceeds $250k. Corporation: $800 minimum franchise tax (exempt the 1st year), due the 15th day of the 4th month (April 15). LLC: the fixed part is included in our Annual Compliance Plan (from year 2); the part based on income is a separate cost; the first year's tax is not included in the formation package: it is a separate cost. Corporation: it is not included in our Annual Compliance Plan: it is a separate cost. This is general information, not tax advice.
$250 penalty (charged by the FTB) and possible suspension. Late fees or penalties for filing late are not included in our prices: they are a separate cost.
No. You don't need an SSN or ITIN to form your LLC or Corporation. If you also want to apply for an ITIN, we can help with that too: contact us.
Yes. If you formed your company with us, from year 2 the Annual Compliance Plan renews your Registered Agent and your domain, files your Annual Report and reminds you of every deadline, with the state filing fee and its fixed annual tax or fee included. Taxes based on sales or profits and late fees for filing late are a separate cost. If we did not form your company, you can also order the Annual Report as an individual service.
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