Corporation / LLC Setup & Dissolution
Corporation / LLC Services
I provide the services of
- Helping you decide whether to form a business entity, and which type to form (most commonly LLC or S-corporation)
- Setting up the business entity
- Maintaining your business entity’s legal requirements
- Serving as your registered agent and handling your long-term filing requirements.
- Dissolving an LLC or corporation that is no longer in business.
Business entity formation
My two-hour minimum “starter case” is usually enough to evaluate your business name and to decide which kind of business entity is best for your needs. This will require financial information or projections from you. The process of forming a business entity and making city, county, state, and federal filings usually involves about 10 – 12 more billable hours (roughly $2,000 – 2,500).
The documents below give you more information about what you and I need to know.
Registered Agent & Statements of Information
Business entities require a slight amount of annual – biennial maintenance. Once every year (corporation) or every two years (LLC), your business must file a Statement of Information (SOI) with the Secretary of State. This document ensures that key information is current with the state. As you can imagine, it is very common for business owners to forget this filing. Consequences can include tax penalties and suspension / forfeiture of your business registration!
One key piece of information on the SOI is the identity of your “Registered Agent for Service of Process”, i.e. your legal point of contact. You may be your own registered agent if you want to. Here’s a good article with the pros and cons of hiring an outside registered agent.
If you designate me as your registered agent, my $100 fee includes the filing of your SOI. I charge this fee before each filing, so it amounts to $100 / year for a corporation or $50 / year for an LLC. If you choose to discontinue my service and name yourself as your registered agent, I will file the new SOI with your name on it free of charge. From then on, you will be accountable for managing your own SOI filings.
Additional Compliance
Some corporations have further compliance requirements, most notably annual meetings of shareholders or directors. For an annual fee of $100, I will manage your meeting calendar and provide you with meeting minute templates.
Taxes
I am experienced in S-corp tax procedures; my practice is an S-corp itself! You will find that tax preparers charge much less than attorneys. I offer two options to meet this reality:
- I can handle all your annual S-corp tax needs at my “secretarial” rate of $70 / hr.
- Alternatively, I can give you one-time training (including screenshot video reminders) throughout your first year, so that you can handle your own tax tasks in the future. This training is billed at my full professional rate.
Since I have not yet handled the tax procedure for an LLC, I will offer a 50% discount on tax services for the my first LLC client’s first year.
Contracts
I also read, write, and review contracts. If you provide a contract for review, I can generally read and annotate it at the rate of 2 – 4 pages per hour. I have templates on hand for NDAs, buyouts, independent contractors, patent / trademark licenses, works for hire, and a few other basics. Customizing such contracts varies with your needs, but it is often a minimal task. Unique contracts will require more research, time, and legal expenses.
Clients & Success Stories
Airstrafe Interactive, LLC — Video game studio. Trademark client since 2021
Autoline Pro — Specialists in exhaust leak detection. Patent client since 2021
Bead Cruise — Beading & jewelry classes at resorts and on cruises. Trademark client since 2024
Beau Studio — Hardware and software for visual effects. One of my very first clients; patent client in the 2000s – ’10s.
Better Way Goods, LLC — Maker of Swipensnap diaper rash cream applicator and related products. Patent / trademark client since 2013. 
See Alina pitch Swipensnap on Shark Tank! (Click on the 4th dot in the time bar).
Black Orchid Tattoo Collective, Inc. — Tattoos and body piercings parlor in Lancaster, CA. Congrats on getting incorporated in 2021!
Breakaway Child & Family Therapy, PC — I incorporated this professional practice in May 2023.
Consolidated Networks Corp. (CNC) — Thank you for becoming my first client in the Vacaville location! Patent / trademark client since 2022.
Calibaby, LLC — Baby Goods / Kids Goods. I helped Calibaby draft an Independent Contractor Agreement and an amended Operating Agreement.
Cuba Cafe — Cuban restaurant in Vacaville, CA. 
G Force Strength Gym Equipment: Trademark client since 2024
Jackrabbit Body Care, LLC — Maker of Kontrol liquid makeup primer. Patent / business client since 2018. 
Kanpachi Sushi Gardena — Traditional edomae-style sushi restaurant.
Metanoia Psychological Services, PC — I manage annual tax procedures and other corporate needs. Client since 2023.
RESET Medical Consulting. Trademark client since 2023.
The Rusty Fox, Inc. – I set up this corporation for my clients to open a brewery. I then dissolved the corporation when the sale of the business didn’t go through.
Shelandy Import Corp: Dog grooming products and services. Patent / trademark client since 2022. I have also worked with Shelandy to handle a dispute on Amazon Marketplace.
Sofia Grace Boutique — Women’s clothing in Dixon, CA. Business client since 2024. I set up the corporation and consulted with the business owner about how to structure her paychecks and profits.
Soleus Air, NA — Intercontinental purveyor of air conditioners, dehumidifiers, fans, etc. Patent client since 2013.
Sushi Daddy Group, Inc. — I helped this company set up and dissolve corporations and LLC’s.
The T-Shirt Buddy — Custom T-shirt printing shop. Contract client since 2024.
