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SUMMARY:
BizFilings is the gold standard when it comes to
incorporations and LLC formations. They are owned
by Wolters Kluwer, one of the most prestigious legal
publishing and services companies in the world. Wolters
also owns Company Services Corporation (known as CSC)
which has been the primary provider of incorporation,
LLC formation and governance services to most of the
national corporate law firms in the US for decades.
Quality/Guaranteed
Compliance. If you use the BizFilings
service, you will never have to worry about whether your
incorporation has been done properly and completely.
They use the same methods and procedures as their sister
company who supports the top law firms in the country.
As laws and state processes change, BizFilings already
knows about them because the Wolters businesses have
dedicated staff that keeps up not only with passed
legislation but the current status of all pending
legislation.
Most online incorporation services were born as the
result of the Internet and it becoming a commerce
engine. The company behind BizFilings has been
providing incorporation services and LLC formation
services for decades for the clients of professional
lawyers.
Customer Service.
BizFilings is run as a separate company servicing
entrepreneurs and small business owners. They have
their own management team and their own team of customer
service representatives who are well trained in the
variety of questions and issues faced by the small
business owner. We conduct extensive customer service
phone calls as part of our reviews and BizFilings
representatives were among the most informative and
friendly. You can reach a BizFilings representatives 7
days a week and they also have online chat functionality
as another means to get your questions answered quickly.
Extras. You
will always be able to reach a representative to check
the status of your order and they offer an online order
status feature as well. If you choose to use an external
registered agent for your business, you get 6 months of
registered agent services free plus you get to use the
BizComply Tool. BizComply is an excellent service
and tool which keeps you up to date on any state
compliance and filing requirements for your legal
entity. In addition, you get standard legal forms that
can be used as a starting point for your new business
entity. Just about any additional service
you may need, such as EIN #s and corporate/LLC kits and
seals are available.
Pricing.
Like many online incorporation services, BizFilings
offers a low end BASIC service at $130. The
problem with the entry level service is that the
turnaround times are long (3-6 weeks depending on state)
which is usually not acceptable for most people looking
to start a business sooner. The better packages are the
STANDARD and COMPLETE package that offer a tremendous
value and speedier turnaround times. BizFilings is
certainly not the cheapest but the peace of mind of a
compliant filing, a reputable and experienced company,
live customer support, and the other ranges of services
offered is well worth the cost of Bizfilings
incorporations services.
Closing Comments.
Another huge benefit to using a company like BizFilings
is that they offer the most extensive menu of other
related services that your new business may need in the
future. For example, if you later need to do a
state amendment to change an address, registered agent
or name of your company, they offer these filing
services. Also, they provide foreign corporation
registrations if your company starts doing business in
other states. They even provide dissolution and
termination services in the event you no longer need
your business entity. There is a significant advantage
to having one company to go to for all your corporate
governance and LLC governance needs now or in the
future. The nice thing is you will be able to
access all your documents and history through their
online customer status tool.
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