ZenBusiness vs Stripe Atlas vs Doola vs BetterLegal to Form Your LLC: Which should you use?

This is part two of a video series reviewing the many companies you can use to set up your new business. In this video I review ZenBusiness, Stripe Atlas, Doola, and BetterLegal.
You can see the last video on LegalZoom, IncFile, TailorBrands, and Northwest at this link: • LegalZoom vs IncFile v...
Also in this video I share the two resources especially for those of you located outside the USA (including if you don't have a social security number)!!
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[@ElizabethPW]

Here's the other video, about LegalZoom, IncFile, TailorBrands, and Northwest: kzbin.info/www/bejne/majamnhnj5WHhq8

[@teamernstzeit-vip2581]

Thanks for the great video. I am from Germany and am researching the best LLC providers in the US for clients from abroad. Your research has finally convinced me of Doola. All the best to you!

[@williamppl3624]

Very useful. Thank you for your hardwork

[@thiagocosta9686]

Awesome content! Thanks for sharing

[@ElizabethPW]

You bet!

[@mutene]

* Very very useful. Subscribed.

[@ElizabethPW]

Thanks and welcome

[@reikoleci4689]

thanks

[@ritaap4169]

This is so useful! I appreciate your transparency,

[@ElizabethPW]

Welcome!

[@paul8362]

Thx for your incredible explanation~~!!!!!! so, for someone outside the States (me), Doola would be the best one? thinking of llc...

[@ElizabethPW]

For an LLC & for someone outside the U.S., yes they seem like a good place to start

[@growthcab]

Amazing video, so informative. Best service to get a virtual office / business address ?

[@ElizabethPW]

here's a video on that kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWjZiqKXjt6Ebbc

[@tirthb]

Just registered. Fully agree with the conclusion. Had a great experience with Northwest. Though it cost me $300.

[@ElizabethPW]

Glad to hear you had a good experience with Northwest

[@dawardurrani8536]

hi ! i was wondering whether they offer to make bank accounts for Non US citizens, and if they offer accounting services too? ( for taxes and all )

[@bluewater454]

👍👍

[@reaganclo3944]

I am looking to create an LLC so I can sell things on Amazon with an official business. I am going to partner with my brother as well. Would you recommend any of the extras you mentioned, like the agent or an operating agreement?

[@ElizabethPW]

If you don't want to be the registered agent yourself (you address would be public), then you'd need to hire one. I recommend having an operating agreement where you state the agreement between you and your brother about how you will handle stuff in the business

[@papitou4140]

What is the best and fastest way to get the EIN (or TIN) without ssn and as a non-us citizen that's looking to open an llc in Alaska. Inkfile is taking 3-4months, but by faxing you can get it in 4 days? what would be the easiest and fastest solution for this?

[@ElizabethPW]

Try this company freedomtaxaccounting.com/services/itin-number-applications/ I have heard that they can do it pretty quickly

[@TBb____]

Please help, if there is a deductible for professional services such as a CPA to file my LLC. Would I save more money allowing them to file it and be my registered agent or am I looking at this wrong?

[@ElizabethPW]

Ah yes CPA services should be a tax deduction for your biz - I don’t know if it saves money exactly because an RA would also be a deduction

[@violalewis6652]

When filing my llc do l put in My personal INFO or the business INFO

[@ElizabethPW]

Typically you put the business info except for your contact info

[@mjjohn6361]

I stay in Cali, can I register my LLC in another state? I've been informed that California has hefty taxes and requires a $800 annual charge. Secondly, Can I close my LLC at any time?

[@ElizabethPW]

Well you can form the LLC in another state, but it might be a waste of time if your business has physical contacts in CA so it would need to register here anyway (contacts are in-person things like employees, office, warehouse, inventory, in-person sales). Yes you can close the LLC at any time, but sometimes you owe money on the same-year taxes unless you apply to have it waived

[@Internalechoes-777]

Would you please tell me which is the best for a Non-American -US resident ?

[@ElizabethPW]

I’d go with Doola

[@azmysouweha2093]

Hello, my parents run an eBay business that has revenue of 50k a year. they want to put it in my name under an llc. which service do you reccomend?

[@ElizabethPW]

My top recommendations are Northwest and Doola

[@HucklberyTaz]

This great information, however, I find interesting that you dont mention most of what you get can be obtained free of charge yourself.

[@ElizabethPW]

I’ve done many videos on filing your own documents.

[@Grafezzy]

I would never recommend anyone use stripe for their business stripe banned my account permanently and refunded any funds pending transfer to the customer even though they already got the product I then signed up for atlas and paid $500 and was banned again didn't even have it 2 full months and any funds that were not cleared were again refunded to the customer, awful experience would never recommend.

[@ElizabethPW]

Sorry to hear you had those problems!

[@strauss7151]

Why were you banned?

[@dylandlagarza8203]

whats yohr discord tag or email? 😅

[@ElizabethPW]

Here's an invite to my discord server: discord.gg/X55XRsET

[@dylandlagarza8203]

how bout ig or email?😍

[@dylandlagarza8203]

@@ElizabethPW 🤔

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