The LLC schoolhouse

LLC lessons for new founders

We teach the paperwork behind an LLC, state by state, with every fact cited and a short graded list of services.

Lesson updated November 13, 2026

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How to form an LLC in your own state, with its official form and fee.

50 lessons

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One lesson per state on the registered agent rule.

50 lessons

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Moving your LLC into a new state: the certificate, the form and the fee.

50 lessons

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1
Settle on a name
Confirm that nobody else in the state already uses it.
2
Appoint an agent
A person or company with an in-state address who accepts legal papers.
3
File with the state
Every state publishes its own form and sets its own fee.
4
Obtain your EIN
The IRS hands it out after approval.
5
Agree on the rules
An internal document that is not filed with the state.
6
Keep up with the yearly filings
Reports, fees and any minimum tax depend on the state.

How we grade

Tuition over three years (32%): Everything the service bills for years one, two and three, read off the first-year and renewal prices on its own site.
Homework the price handles (33%): The number of homework tasks the price completes on your behalf: filing the formation or the registration, serving as registered agent, sending in the repeating state report and applying for the EIN.
Year-two price (12%): What you pay from year two onward, and whether it stays equal to year one.
Fit with the state's lesson plan (13%): How closely the plan follows the state's own routine: when its report is due and what lateness costs, what its agent address rule demands and whether a second state could be in your future.
Pricing a beginner can read (10%): Whether a newcomer can read the full price before paying, with the state fee itemized apart and billed at the amount the state sets.