Thursday, June 4, 2009

Who to use to form your LLC

Many people question what is the best way to set up an LLC in Arizona. A routine Google search brings up pages of options from online filing companies (typically out of state), attorneys, CPAs, other document filing companies and more. There are even sites for the do-it-yourselfer.

Online LLC companies

We’re often surprised to see how much these companies mark up the fees. Many lure customers in with low rates but then add on other unnecessary costs. Or, they don't tell you that their fees don't include the mandatory publishing required in Arizona. Before all is said and done, customers have spent way more than they should have on services they don’t even need.

An online LLC formation service may not be the best route to go. Many of them are hard to get on the phone and lack the local expertise to navigate the ins and outs of Arizona.

If you are an agent organizing a PLLC for your real estate license, you need to be especially careful. Experience tells us, since we are located in the Phoenix area, that the information required for the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) is specific. Even more specific is that the verbiage required by the Arizona Department of Real Estate in order to transfer your real estate license into the PLLC. We wonder if online services are versed in the technicalities beyond the requirements of the ACC.

LLC Attorney

You could hire an attorney or a CPA to handle the filing for you. Hiring an attorney or CPA to handle LLC formation will always cost you more. While at some point you may need legal and tax advice (because by law we cannot provide that for you), you DON’T need to pay exorbitant fees for a “professional” to organize your LLC or PLLC for you. Chances are they are going to farm this routine business out to someone else anyway.

It is better to save your money and apply it toward obtaining any legal advice you need from an LLC attorney when and if you need it. Pay your LLC attorney for legal advice and not to do the administrative and follow-up work with the ACC to form your limited liability company.

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