doola

doola sets up a US company for somebody who does not have one, including the people doing it from outside the country, and then sells the upkeep that follows. Formation is the cheap part. What costs money is the annual compliance, the bookkeeping and the filings, which is exactly the work that gets forgotten until it is late. Pricing is annual and the state's own filing fee sits on top.

Starter is $297 a year and covers getting the company legally live, quoted by doola as two days, with state filing fees charged separately on top because those are set by the state rather than by doola. Tax and Compliance is $1,599 a year against a standing $1,999, and moves the recurring obligations onto them. Business-in-a-Box is $2,399 against a standing $2,999, and is sold on the time it gives back rather than on a feature list. Both dearer tiers show the undiscounted figure beside the offer. The plans are annual and the page also offers a 25 percent saving for paying annually, which is the only cadence on offer for the entry tier.

A creator outside the United States who needs a US entity because that is what Stripe, a brand's procurement team or an app store expects. It also suits somebody at home who wants formation and the first year of compliance bought as one thing. A creator who already has an entity and an accountant is looking at the wrong end of this product, and doola prices its existing-business path separately for that reason.