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Each Corporation or Limited Liability Company is COMPLETE and

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INCLUDES FREE Corporate or Company Seal and Book.
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FACT SHEET
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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

If you're forming a Limited Liability Company or a Non Profit Corporation skip this section and proceed to the manager information section.

If you have fewer than four shareholders, simply leave additional fields blank. If you have more than four shareholders, simply add the additional shareholders in the comment section below. A husband and wife will probably want to own the corporate shares as Tenants by the Entireties at no extra charge.
Shareholder(1) Information
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Percent Ownership
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Shareholder(2) Information
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Shareholder(3) Information
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Percent Ownership
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Shareholder(4) Information
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MANAGER INFORMATION

Complete this section ONLY if you're forming a Limited Liability Company.

Below, please list the names of the operating managers of your LLC. In most states, only one operating manager is needed.

Operating Manager
(If forming a Dual Class LLC, must be a Class A General Member)
Company Secretary
(If forming a Dual Class LLC, must be a Class A General Member)
Vice-Operating Manager
(If forming a Dual Class LLC, must be a Class A General Member)
Company Treasurer
(If forming a Dual Class LLC, must be a Class A General Member)

MEMBER INFORMATION

Complete this section ONLY if you're forming a Non Profit Corporation or forming a Limited Liability Company.

If forming a Dual Class LLC, complete the Dual Class Member Information Section.

Complete all the fields except "Capital Contribution" if your forming a Non Profit Corporation.

Membership(1) Information
Member Name
Capital Contribution ($)     LLC's only
Address
City
State
Zip
Phone
Membership(2) Information
Member Name
Capital Contribution ($)     LLC's only
Address
City
State
Zip
Phone
Membership(3) Information
Member Name
Capital Contribution ($)     LLC's only
Address
City
State
Zip
Phone
Membership(4) Information
Member Name
Capital Contribution ($)     LLC's only 
Address
City
State
Zip
Phone

Total Capital Contribution:     LLC's only
Add Capital Contribution amounts from members above. Capital Contributions can be made up of contributed cash, property (any contribution of property must include a description of the property), promissory note or services rendered. Capital contributions can also consist of other obligations to be contributed by Member(s) in the future, cash, property (any contribution of property must include a description of the property) and services to be performed.


(A Dual Class Limited Liability Company's Members, Operating Manager(s) and Agent(s) information requirements may vary. A member of our staff will call you to verify the information and to make any necessary changes that are applicable to your Dual Class LLC.)

Dual Class LLC Member Instructions:

If you have fewer than four members, simply leave additional fields blank.

Single member Dual Class LLC’s are not permitted. A Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. Lawyers Dual Class LLC requires two or more owners when forming the Dual Class LLC.

If only one member is available, you might want to elect to add a regular corporation or S corporation as an additional member to your Dual Class LLC, otherwise, you may not have a Dual Class LLC and, therefore, you may very well want to select a regular LLC wherein the sole member selects to have the LLC taxed as a regular corporation or an S corporation.

Members of the Dual Class LLC

Class A General Member (You may have any number of Class A General Members and they may be the same as the Class B Limited Members.)

General Member 1 Name General Member 2 Name
Address Address
City City
State State
Zip Zip
Capital Contribution($) Capital Contribution($)
 
(We recommend that the capital contribution of all members for Class A General Members not exceed 10 percent of the amount of the Class B Limited Members. For example, $1,000 total capital of which $100 would be designated for Class A General Members Total Capital.)
 
General Member 3 Name General Member 4 Name
Address Address
City City
State State
Zip Zip
Capital Contribution($) Capital Contribution($)
 
(We recommend that the capital contribution of all members for Class A General Members not exceed 10 percent of the amount of the Class B Limited Members. For example, $1,000 total capital of which $100 would be designated for Class A General Members Total Capital.)

Class B Limited Member (You may have any number of Class B Limited Members and they may be the same as the Class A General Members.)

General Member 1 Name General Member 2 Name
Address Address
City City
State State
Zip Zip
Capital Contribution($) Capital Contribution($)
 
(We recommend that the capital contribution of all members for Class B Limited Members be 90 percent more than the capital contribution of the Class A General Members. For example, $1,000 total capital of which $900 would be designated for Class B Limited Members Total Capital.)
 
General Member 3 Name General Member 4 Name
Address Address
City City
State State
Zip Zip
Capital Contribution($) Capital Contribution($)
(We recommend that the capital contribution of all members for Class B Limited Members be 90 percent more than the capital contribution of the Class A General Members. For example, $1,000 total capital of which $900 would be designated for Class B Limited Members Total Capital.)

Total Capital Contribution: Add Capital Contribution amounts from members above.

Capital Contributions can be made up of contributed cash, property (any contribution of property must include a description of the property), promissory note or services rendered. Capital contributions can also consist of other obligations to be contributed by Member(s) in the future, cash, property (any contribution of property must include a description of the property) and services to be performed.

DIRECTOR INFORMATION

This section applies to ALL applicants or entities.

Below, please list the names of the directors of your corporation or limited liability company. In most states, only one director is needed.

Director 1
Director 3
  
Director 2
Director 4
  

OFFICER INFORMATION

This section does NOT apply to Limited Liability Companies.

Officers of a corporation usually include  a president, vice-president, secretary, and a treasurer. In most states one officer can hold all positions. Fill in the appropriate name or names for the officers.

President
Vice-President
 
 
Secretary
Treasurer
 

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

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Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. General Counsel Club & Registered Agent Service

Let Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. help you grow your business.
Our firm has what we call the "General Counsel Club". Select this valuable service at the time of ordering your corporation or LLC and receive an additional one month Bonus – so that your first year of service will cover 13 months PLUS take a $50. discount, so you pay only $89.95 for the first 13 months of service. You get unlimited telephone consultations all year long on matters relating to legal and strategic business advice. Plus our firm will prepare the Notice and Minutes of your corporation’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders or Directors or your LLC’s Annual Meeting of Members or Managers; our firm will comply with all statutes and applicable laws relating to your corporation’s or LLC’s Registered Agent & Registered Office; our firm will review all mandatory State corporation or LLC filing documents as required by the Secretary of State; our firm will act as your corporations’ or LLC’s General Counsel; you will receive our firm’s newsletter, "Entrepreneur’s Alert®", which is published six times a year and provides valuable insight into running your business from a legal and business point of view.

Detours and Contradictions
If you want to start or grow your own business, Lawrence J. Spiegel's, 223 page Detours and Contradictions is the nuts and bolts resource you need to become a successful entrepreneur. Use this book, and all your available resources, to begin the challenging yet fulfilling journey of entrepreneurship. A note of caution-this book doesn't feature obscure theories from the world of academia; Spiegel provides 223 pages of sound advice based on decades of attending the school of hard knocks, bootstrapping his way to the top. By ticking the box you will get your Detours and Contradictions for $13.50 which includes shipping, handling and processing, when ordered with the formation of your corporation or LLC. PLUS Lawrence J. Spiegel will personally autograph your copy of Detours and Contradictions.

Charlie's Entrepreneurial Journey
Building your business, or selecting the type of business to start, is easy when using Charlie’s Entrepreneurial Journey as a guide and applying Lawrence J. Spiegel’s thirty eight "Principles of Entrepreneurship" to your business. Spiegel’s latest book provides 416 pages of insight into the world of an aspiring entrepreneur named Charlie. Charlie’s journey leads him through topics never discussed in business books but essential to success. Topics include: costs associated with Acquiring a Customer, Urgency to Purchase, Saturation Advertising, Success Leaves Tracks and Repetitive Business. Spiegel’s "Principles of Entrepreneurship" cannot be found anywhere else. In fact, no one has ever exposed the business secrets Spiegel discloses. If you are seeking to spark your business you will find an EXPLOSION in this book. By ticking the box you will get Charlie’s Entrepreneurial Journey for $19.50 which includes shipping, handling and processing, when ordered with the formation of your company. PLUS Lawrence J. Spiegel will personally autograph your copy of Charlie’s Entrepreneurial Journey.
Service Agreement
If your Corporation or LLC is a service business, you’ll need a Service Agreement.
The bedrock foundation of many service businesses is a customized written agreement entered into with its customers. Many franchises sold for tens of thousands of dollars are business formats revolving around a Service Agreement. The key with a Service Agreement is to make it work as a marketing tool offering the business services in the widest variety of formats to your customers. For example, a one-time use customer needs to be converted to a monthly, quarterly or annual type repeat customer. At Spiegel & Utrera we want to help you get, and keep, your customers while looking professional and at the same time maximizing each sale with a friendly service agreement. A Service Agreement is only $367.95 if ordered at the time of forming your corporation or LLC. We will prepare a draft of your Service Agreement and deliver the draft by fax or email to you for your review. Once you have had an opportunity to review the Service Agreement we will meet over the telephone to discuss the various aspects of the draft Service Agreement. Thereafter, Spiegel & Utrera will make changes to the Service Agreement to finalize it. Once the Service agreement has been finalized and delivered to you, you should take it to your printer to be printed and padded so it will always look professional and non-negotiable.

Compliance with Post Incorporation Requirements of the Illinois Business Corporation Act
Section 1.10 of the Business Corporation Act requires all Illinois corporations to register with the county in which the registered office of the corporation is located within 15 days after receipt of their original corporate records. The fee to prepare the documentation and include it with your initial corporate documents is $50.

Sub-Chapter S (Tax Savings) (NOT applicable for Non Profit Corporations)
If you are a Citizen or Permanent Resident of the United States, this is the most tax advantageous type of Corporation you can have. A regular Corporation is subject to Federal Corporate Income Taxes. Therefore, profits are taxed first on the corporate level and then again at the individual level of the shareholders to whom the profits are distributed. This double taxation could result in a combined tax rate of 70% or higher. A Sub-Chapter S Corporation does not pay any Federal Corporate Income Tax, so that the earnings of the Corporation flow directly to the owners. The Sub-Chapter S Corporation costs only an additional $75. and comes with all the necessary documents, including Corporate Resolutions and Special Stock Certificates.
Qualified Sub Chapter S Subsidiary
This is a very powerful tax strategy and tax advantage. If your Sub Chapter S Corporation is to be owned 100 percent by another Sub Chapter S Corporation, your Corporation can become a Qualified Sub Chapter S Subsidiary. The charge to create the Qualified Sub Chapter S Subsidiary is an additional $150 provided it is ordered along with the formation of the Corporation.

Single Member LLC for U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents. (Applicable for LLC's)
If you are a single member LLC, and the single member is an individual who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States of America, or a Sub-S Corporation, our office can prepare the necessary documentation for you LLC to elect to be taxed as a Corporation. We will also prepare the necessary documentation for the LLC to be taxed as an S Corporation, in order to receive the maximum tax benefits available to you. The fee for our office to prepare all your documentation is $125.

Single Member LLC for NON U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents. (Applicable for LLC's)
If you are a single member LLC and the single member is an individual who is not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States of America, nor a Sub-S Corporation, our office can prepare the necessary documentation for your LLC to elect to be taxed as a Corporation. The fee for our office to prepare all your documentation is $50. If you instead wish to be taxed as a partnership, then we would recommend that you consider adding another member, it could be a parent, a sibling, a child, or perhaps by forming another corporation to be the other member. The other member could have a very small percentage of ownership interest in the LLC and you could limit their ability to vote, it is therefore also important to prepare and enter into an Operating Agreement between the members, and LLC to clearly spell out all the terms and conditions between the members and the LLC.

Series LLC
Illinois allows a limited liability company to establish a designated series of members, managers or limited liability company interests, each having separate rights, powers or duties with respect to specified property of the LLC, which permits separation of ownership and liability for different business lines while retaining unified management. By doing so, each series can be treated, in many important respects, as if it is a distinct LLC, restricting creditors’ legal recourse to the assets of that series alone. Each of the series of assets in a series LLC can operate independently of the LLC in general and any other series and avoid their liabilities. The fee for our office to add the Series LLC feature to your LLC is is $400. Please note that the $400 includes one series, additional series are $150 extra and you may discuss additional series with a member of our staff when finalizing your order.

Indemnification Agreement and Covenant Not to Sue
We strongly recommend that you include special provisions in your Articles of Incorporation and agreements which trigger this important protection requiring the Corporation to indemnify and hold harmless it's Directors and Officers from any actions they take on behalf of the Corporation. If a Director or Officer is ever sued for actions taken on behalf of the Corporation, these provisions require that the Corporation be held responsible, as agreed upon by the Directors and Officers. This important agreement costs only an additional $75 if ordered at the time of Incorporation.

Shareholders Restrictive Agreement (NOT applicable for Non Profit Corporations or LLC's)
If your Corporation has more than one shareholder, we strongly recommend you enter into a Shareholders Restrictive Agreement. This agreement is entered into by the shareholders to define their duties and responsibilities to each other and to the Corporation. It is like a partnership agreement between the Shareholders. A draft of this agreement will be prepared as part of our service, so you may review the Agreement and make changes and discuss it with one of our Attorneys. Normally, the fee to prepare such a comprehensive agreement of this nature would be $1,500 or more. However, your cost is only $150 if prepared in conjunction with the incorporation process.

Lender’s Agreement & Promissory Note (APPLICABLE for a corporation or LLC, details below)
Illinois franchise tax laws require corporations to pay an Annual Franchise Tax and report the dollar amount of any Paid-in Capital, which would include any monetary contributions made by shareholders to purchase shares of stock in the corporation. The amount of Annual Franchise Tax each corporation has to pay will increase in accordance with any increase of Paid-in Capital. You may avoid paying higher Annual Franchise Taxes by having the shareholders in the corporation sign a Lender’s Agreement and Promissory Note. This allows shareholders to designate funds advanced to the corporation as loans instead of capital contributions. By executing a Lender’s Agreement and Promissory Note immediately after incorporating, you can allow for initial and future advances of funds to the corporation and avoid having to report these funds as Paid-in Capital on your Annual Report, thereby keeping the Illinois Franchise tax to a minimum. Additionally, the lender may take this concept one step further and secure his or her loan to the corporation by using a Security Agreement. The Security Agreement is much like a mortgage generally securing all the assets of the corporation and the Security Agreement can be recorded to perfect the lien the lender may have against any other subsequent creditors of the corporation.

(Information for Limited Liability Companies)
Generally, members of an LLC must note in their Company Records book, their initial capital contributions to determine their membership interest in the Limited Liability Company. We strongly recommend that our clients minimize contributions made into their LLC since the possibility exists that they could be held personally responsible for failure to make that initial capital contribution. One of the ways to put additional money into the LLC and still have a leg up on creditors is to enter into a lender’s agreement and promissory note. This allows Owners to designate funds advanced to the company as loans instead of capital contributions. By executing a Lender’s Agreement and Promissory Note immediately after organizing, you can allow for initial and future advances of funds to the company and these funds would be considered money owed to the members by the LLC instead of being considered capital contributions. The Security Agreement is much like a mortgage generally securing all the assets of the LLC and the Security Agreement can be recorded to perfect the lien the lender may have against any other subsequent creditors of the LLC.

The fee for a Lender’s Agreement and Promissory Note for your  Corporation or LLC is only $75.


Yes, I would also like to order the Security Agreement to go along with the Lender's Agreement and Promissory Note, the Security Agreement, if ordered now, is an additional $75.

Operating Agreement (One Owner)
If your LLC has one owner, you still need a LLC operating agreement to define the duties of the member manager to the LLC and vice versa. The fee for a Single Member Operating Agreement is only $99.95 if ordered at the time of the formation of your LLC. A Single Member Operating agreement sets forth the business of the LLC, its rules and regulations,  its general operation and conduct of its affairs including its rights, powers, preferences, limitations and responsibilities of its members, managers, employees or agents.

Operating Agreement (More than one owner)
The Operating Agreement is entered into by the owner(s) and the LLC to define the owner(s) and the LLC’s duties and responsibilities to one another.  Where there are multi-owners in the LLC, the Operating Agreement, in part, acts like a partnership agreement between the owners. Where there are multi-owners, the Operating Agreement is required to establish the rules and regulations for the operation of the LLC. A draft of the Operating Agreement will be prepared as part of our service so that you may review the Agreement and make changes and discuss it with one of our attorneys. Normally, the fee to prepare such a comprehensive agreement of this nature would be $1,500 or more.  However, your cost is only $149.95 if prepared in conjunction with the LLC formation process.

Series LLC Operating Agreement.
The Series LLC Operating Agreement is entered into by the owner(s) and the LLC. The Series LLC Operating Agreement is designed to take advantage of the Series LLC concept, this Operating Agreement may create one or more series of interests, which will allow diverse business objectives. Furthermore, the Operating Agreement can provide for the future creation of additional classes or groups of members or managers not previously outstanding within a series and also can provide for the taking of any action including the amendment of the LLC Operating Agreement, without the vote or approval of any member or manager or class or group of members or managers. A draft of this Agreement will be prepared as part of our service so that you may review the Agreement and make changes and discuss it with one of our attorneys. Normally, the fee to prepare such a comprehensive agreement of this nature would be $2,000 or more. However, your cost is only $349.95 if prepared in conjunction with the LLC formation process. Please note that the $349.95 includes one series, additional series are $150 each and you may discuss additional series with a member of our staff when finalizing your order.
Dual Class LLC  
The Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. Lawyers Dual Class LLC is designed after IRS proposed regulations which allow an LLC to be deemed a partnership for Federal Income Tax purposes to have members/owners qualified as limited partners for Self Employment (“SE”) tax purposes. The use by Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. of a Dual Class LLC ownership to distinguish between a manager and a non-manager class of ownership is used to allow the non-manager membership class to be treated as a limited partner class. More importantly, the Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. Dual Class LLC is structured to admit both active management providing members in addition to more passive, capital contributing members. For those LLC members who could qualify as both, they would own a portion of each class of the Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. Dual Class LLC.

The Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. Dual Class LLC is divided as follows:

Class A General Member Units: The smaller manager class receives a priority preferred return of income (for example, a management or sales fee arrangement) that is contingent on the profitability of the LLC. It may not be a fixed compensation amount or it will constitute a guaranteed amount which is prohibited.

Class B Limited Member Units: This portion of the LLC membership interests is the cash contributing members’ interest and is structured as a non-manager class qualifying for limited partner status. This class receives a cumulative preferred-priority return of profits based on their unreturned capital contributions, whereas the smaller active manager class would not.

The cost of adding the additional features required of the Spiegel & Utrera Dual Class LLC is just $399.95 if ordered at the time of forming your LLC and, as an added bonus, it includes the required Dual LLC Operating Agreement.
Management Agreement
Every Dual Class LLC must enter into a written Management Agreement between the LLC and its Manager(s), the Manager(s) are generally Class A member(s) of the Dual Class LLC. The Management Agreement should be drafted in such a way so that it conforms with the provisions of the Dual Class LLC Operating Agreement and, in addition thereto, it will:

  • Spell out the terms of employment, such as the duties, responsibilities and compensation of the LLC Manager(s).
  • It states that the Manager(s) will not compete against the LLC for a specific period of time after leaving the LLC;
  • Prohibit the Manager(s) from disclosing any of the LLC’s business records, computer data, trade secrets, methods of operation, et cetera;
  • Prevent the Manager(s) from soliciting customers or clients of the LLC;
  • Prevent the Manager(s), after leaving the LLC’s, from soliciting the LLC’s employees to work elsewhere.

The cost of the Management Agreement is just $150, if ordered at the time of forming your Dual Class LLC.

TAX RELATED

Federal Tax ID Number
Federal Tax ID Number --The equivalent of a social security number for a Corporation. You will need it to operate your business and open a bank account for the Corporation. We can obtain this number for you and the advantage of allowing us to get it for your Corporation, is that we will deliver it with your Corporation for only $35., so you may open your bank account immediately.
IRS Section 1244 Corporate Stock / 1244 LLC Membership Interests
This is another powerful tax provision which can be used by almost all corporations and LLC’s taxed as a corporation. This special provision of the Internal Revenue Code allows you to deduct as an ordinary loss, rather than as a capital loss, a loss on the sale, trade or worthlessness of the stock in your corporation or LLC taxed as a corporation. The amount you can deduct as ordinary loss is up to $50,000 per year or $100,000 per year, if filing a joint return with your spouse. Generally, without 1244 stock, your loss would be limited to $3,000 per year or $6,000 per year, if filing a joint return with your spouse. A corporation or LLC taxed as a corporation that issues 1244 stock and elects to be an S corporation gives its shareholders the best of both possible worlds from a tax stand point. The issuance of 1244 stock costs only an additional $50 when ordered with the formation of your corporation or LLC and comes with all the necessary documents, including corporate resolutions, 1244 plan and special stock certificates.

Illinois Business Registration
Whenever a Corporation is filed in the State of Illinois, the Corporation is required to file for Illinois Business Registration to be registered for all applicable taxes. These taxes include sales tax, business income tax and withholding tax. You may not be able to conduct business if you are not properly registered with the State. We can initiate the documentation to register your business for you and deliver it with the Corporation. The cost at the time of incorporating is $75.

Illinois Resale Certificates
State and local tax laws require that vendors have in their files properly executed Resale Certificates given to them in good faith by all of their customers who claim Illinois Sales Tax Exemption. We can prepare a set of Exemption Certificates for you to give to vendors from whom you intend to buy goods either for resale. The fee for a set of 6 reusable Resale Certificates is only $35 when ordered in conjunction with the Corporation.

Illinois New Hire Reporting Form
All Illinois employers are required to report basic information about employees, who are newly hired, rehired, or who return to work after a separation of employment. You must submit a report for each newly hired employee within 20 days of their first day on the payroll. We can provide you with a package of 6 New Hire Registration Forms for $35. The forms are customized with your Corporation’s information, and you may re-use them for each person you employ.

Illinois Unemployment Insurance
The state of Illinois requires that every employer file a report to determine liability under the Unemployment Insurance Act. This report must be filed within 30 days of the date the business commences operation. If you have any employees, including yourself, you will need to file this report. We can initiate the documentation the state requires and deliver it with the corporation for only $35.

Charitable Organization Registration Statement (Applicable ONLY for Non Profit Corporations)
Any Illinois Nonprofit Corporation which solicits Illinois residents for a charitable cause must file a Charitable Organization Registration Statement with the State of Illinois. We can prepare your Registration documents in conjunction with your incorporation for $125. Failure to file this document within 10 days with the state of Illinois will result in a $200 penalty. (Organizations which do not intend to solicit contributions are exempt from these requirements.) Please note: ALL RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS requesting an exemption from filing Annual Reports must file this registration.

Illinois Sales Tax Exemption Number (Applicable ONLY for Non Profit Corporations)
Your corporation can apply for exemption from Sales and Use Tax with the State of Illinois. To qualify for exemption from sales and use tax, a nonprofit organization must be organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, or educational purposes. We can initiate the documentation required for your exemption and deliver it with the corporation for only $75.

501(c) (3) Corporate Records Compliance (For Non Profit Corporations)
If your non-profit corporation is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, or scientific purposes; after you apply to the Internal Revenue Service, it may qualify for exemption under Internal Revenue Code Section 501 (C) 3. This determination from the Internal Revenue Service will allow your non-profit corporation to apply for grants and accept tax deductible donations while permitting the donor to deduct their contributions to your corporation from their personal Federal Income Tax Returns. To obtain a favorable Federal Income Tax exemption determination from the Internal Revenue Service, your corporation must go through a lengthy and often cumbersome Internal Revenue Service approval process, during which time you will have to provide the Internal Revenue Service with copies of your Corporate Records and information regarding your Corporation’s activities. Your Articles of Incorporation, Corporate By-laws and other corporate documents must include the proper information to comply with Internal Revenue Service Regulations. The fee to prepare a Illinois Non Profit Corporation with the required Internal Revenue Service 501 (c) 3 provisions for compliance is an additional $100.

501 (c) (3) Application for Exemption with Internal Revenue Service (Non Profit Corporations ONLY)
Once your corporation is registered with the State of Illinois, the next step in obtaining 501 (c) (3) qualification is to file the IRS Application for Recognition of Exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 501(c)(3) status would provide your non profit corporation with the following benefits: public recognition of tax exempt status, which is particularly beneficial for obtaining grants; advance assurance to potential donors of the deductibility of contributions; exemption from certain Federal excise taxes; and even non profit mailing privileges. The application process to obtain this tax-exempt status can be a very complex and tedious one. Therefore, we strongly recommend you seek the assistance of Spiegel & Utrera in order to avoid any likely problems or undue delays in obtaining this status. We, at Spiegel & Utrera, P.A., are prepared to assist you in this application process in order to ensure you that all of the necessary documents are completed and submitted in compliance with IRS requirements. The fee to apply for formal recognition with the Internal Revenue Service is $1,500 plus the IRS filing fees.

EMPLOYEES / CONTRACTORS

Employment Agreement
If you are using employees in your business, it is important to have a written Employment Agreement to document the conditions of Employment. An Employment Agreement can be very advantageous for a business and should be required for all employees, whether new or existing. It creates a clear understanding of the arrangement between the employee and the Corporation and provides protection for the business. The Employment Agreement is prepared in such a way that you can use it over and over again to avoid additional costs in the future. By having this Employment Agreement, the Corporation is given substantial clout in preventing an employee from joining a competitor, or competing against the Corporation and disclosing business secrets to anyone. The Agreement may be re-used by the Corporation as it hires additional employees, the cost of the Employment Agreement is just $150.

Independent Contractor Agreement
There are many reasons for using Independent Contractors, however, simply verbally stating that a worker is an Independent Contractor is not enough according to the IRS. Certain criteria must be met. The IRS considers 11 factors in three specified areas: Behavioral Control, Financial Control and Type of Relationship. So, before you engage the services of an Independent Contractor, it is essential that you document that relationship with a written Independent Contractor's Agreement, otherwise the IRS could hold your Company and you personally liable for the Independent Contractor's Income Tax, Social Security, Medicare Tax and Federal Unemployment Tax, which should have been withheld. As a signatory on the check used to pay the Independent Contractor, you could be held personally liable for these taxes. The Independent Contractor’s Agreement also contains other important provisions:

  • It spells out the duties, responsibilities and compensation of the Contractor.
  • It states that the Contractor will not compete against the Company for a specific period of time after the project is completed.
  • It prohibits the Contractor from disclosing any of the Company's business records, computer data, trade secrets, methods of operation, et cetera.
  • It prevents the Contractor from soliciting customers or clients of the Company.
  • It prevents the Contractor, after leaving the Company, from stealing the Company's employees.

For a detailed explanation of the Benefits of using Independent Contractors’ Agreements, including a breakdown of the 11 factors the IRS analyzes and Industry examples provided by the IRS, please refer to document 239 of our Free Faxback Service. We can provide an Independent Contractor's Agreement that covers all the legal requirements and many business advantages for your Company for only $150.

LEASE AGREEMENTS

Home Office Lease
Agreement detailing the leasing of office space by a homeowner or tenant with a Corporation for use as the Corporation's principal place of business. The typical tax savings under this agreement can exceed $1,200 - per year. The Home Office Lease is only $150 when ordered with your Corporation, and as an added bonus to our clients, we draft the Lease in such a manner that it is automatically renewable.

Motor Vehicle Lease
If you use your vehicle for business purposes, it is usually much more advantageous to keep the vehicle in your name and lease the vehicle to the Corporation The typical tax savings under this type of arrangement ranges between $1,500 and $3,000 per tax year. We can prepare the lease for only $150 when ordered with your Corporation.

Office Equipment Lease
A lease which details the leasing of office equipment by a business. Once again, by leasing equipment to the Corporation, you create a legitimate business expense for the Corporation and a Tax Deduction. Typically, the tax savings under this type of arrangement can exceed $1,000 per tax year. The cost for an Office Equipment Lease is only $150, when ordered with your Corporation.

SPEED OF SERVICE OPTIONS

Regular Service
The regular processing time for a Corporation is approximately two to six weeks depending on the State’s work flow schedule. The Corporate Package is complete and includes Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, Corporate Book, Corporate Seal, Preliminary Name Search, State Filing Fees, and Attorneys Fees. Any Additional documents or agreements you may order will also be delivered in your Corporate Records Book.

2 BUSINESS DAY
If you need your Corporation formed urgently, for an additional $250., we can expedite the registration of the Corporation and preparation of the Corporate Records and the Corporate Package will be ready on the 2nd business day.

4 BUSINESS DAY
If you need to incorporate fast, we offer a 4 Business Day incorporation Service for an additional $175. We will expedite the registration of the Corporation and preparation of the Corporate Records and the Corporate Package will be ready on the 4th business day.

SHIPPING INFORMATION

Corporate Packages are available for pick up at any of our office or may be shipped to you via Ground (2-3 business day) Service for a charge of $17.95 or via Overnight Delivery for a charge of $30.95 within the state of Illinois.

Please select the appropriate shipping service available for your area:

Please be aware that your company package weighs approximately 4 pounds.
Shipping Inside Illinois:
Regular Service - $17.95Next Day Service - $30.95Office Pickup - no charge
Shipping Outside Illinois and the continuous 48 states:
Regular Service - $25.95Next Day Service - $40.95 
Shipping to Canada:
Regular Service approximately 6-8 business days service - $25.95
International Economy approximately 5-6 business days service - $74.95
International Priority approximately 2-4 business days service - $99.95
Shipping to Europe:
International Economy approximately 6-8 business days service - $99.95
International Priority approximately 2-4 business days service - $124.95

BILLING INFORMATION

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If you are going to process your order with a PayPal account, provide us with the email address associated with your account. No charges are ever processed or requested until we speak with you first.
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A Spiegel & Utrera Associate will contact you to review any additional questions you may have and confirm your total before your credit card is processed.

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For clients who are confident that they selected all the services that their corporation or company requires, we can begin to process your order right away. This does not change your speed of service or shipping options selected from above.
DELAYED PERSONAL CONTACT PROCESSING (No Additional Charge)
 By selecting our Delayed Personal Contact Processing, you will be contacted by phone to go over the details of your order. At that time, you will be provided with specific information about your order, and will be given the opportunity to make any necessary changes or additions.
IMMEDIATE PROCESSING (No Additional Charge)
 By selecting our Immediate Processing option, you may not be contacted by a member of our staff by phone to go over the details of your order. Upon review, if the formation of your corporation or LLC requires additional input from you, our offices will contact you promptly. Your order shall be processed during the business day of the order or next business day if ordered on a day other than a business day, provided, we found the order to be complete and requires no further phone contact.

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We have taken the necessary measures to guarantee that any client information submitted to our secure server will not be intercepted by unauthorized parties. Without you having to download any additional software, your information is automatically protected with a 128 bit encryption certificate. Double click on the Gold Padlock on the bottom right of your browser's screen to bring up details of our SSL Security certificate.