Save hundreds of dollars & weeks of time with an LLC Kit

Quick Facts on California LLCs:
Initial state LLC fee $70. Annual state franchise tax $800 minimum. Current California processing times roughly 5-6 weeks, but expedited filing available.

Are you ready to setup a California limited liability company?

Why not get going right now? You'll save time as well as hundreds of dollars setting up your llc by using one of my do-it-yourself California llc kits. You'll immediately reduce your business or investment risk. And you'll probably begin saving thousands of dollars a year in taxes.

Don't make the mistake of thinking you can't use the do-it-yourself approach. You don't need to pay $300 or more to fill out a simple one page form that asks for bits of information like your name and address and the name you want to use for your new California limited liability company. Heck, the form only provides a couple of opportunities for you to goof things up--and the kit makes sure you avoid those errors!

Special Bonus: Sample LLC Operating Agreements
Another benefit of going the do-it-yourself route. All of the do-it-yourself kits include both a single member (one owner) and multiple member (multiple owners) operating agreement. Get going even faster by using one of these sample operating agreements as your starting point!

The $49 California Premium Limited Liability Company Option...

For $49 you can purchase the premium edition of the llc setup kit and then immediately download the ebook document that discusses and describes the twin benefits of using a California limited liability company, or llc, for your business or investing. The kit explains in step-by-step fashion how to setup your California llc in a few minutes, how to get a federal tax identification number for your new llc so you can start banking and other financial activities, and how to elect to have your llc treated (for income tax purposes) as a C corporation or as an S Corporation so you can maximize your tax savings.

California Premium LLC Kit Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Maximizing the twin benefits of an llc
   • Limited liability protection
   • Tax classification flexibility
3. Drawbacks of a California llc
4. Easy-to-follow Steps for forming limited liability company in California
5. Licensing a limited liability company for business in California
6. The Right Way to Get a Federal EIN for your California llc
7. Precise steps for electing C Corporation status for your llc
8. Precise steps for electing S Corporation status for your llc

Money Back Guarantee

If for any reason you feel you didn't get the information you wanted in a Do-It-Yourself California Limited Liability Company Kit, contact me at steve dot nelson at stephenlnelson dot com and request a refund. Your payment will be completely refunded. No questions, no hassles, no delay.

The $29 California Limited Liability Company Economy Kit Option...

If you want just the llc formation information and not the discussion and instructions for electing C corporation or S corporation status for your California limited liability company, you can purchase the "economy" edition of the Do-It-Yourself LLC Kit for just $29.

California Economy LLC Kit Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Maximizing the Twin Benefits of an llc
   • Limited liability protection
   • Tax classification flexibility
3. Drawbacks of a California limited liability company
4. Easy-to-follow steps for forming a California llc
5. Licensing a limited liability company doing business in California
6. The Right Way to Get a Federal EIN for your llc

About the Authors

The Do-It-Yourself LLC Kit: California llc ebook document was written by Stephen L. Nelson, CPA. A CPA for twenty-five years, Nelson taught llc and S corporation taxation to accountants and attorneys from around the United States in the graduate tax program at Golden Gate University, the nation's largest tax school. He holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Washington and an MS in Taxation from Golden Gate University. Nelson is also the author of numerous best-selling books about accounting and finance including Quicken for Dummies (which sold more than 1,000,000 copies) and QuickBooks for Dummies (which sold more than 500,000 copies).

The sample operating agreements included in the Do-It-Yourself Limited Liability Formation kits were written by well-known attorney and author Carl Baranowski. An attorney for two-plus decades, Baranowski has worked both as an in-house corporate counsel and as practicing attorney, serving both private and public real estate and high technology companies. Baranowski holds an MBA from Stanford Business School and a law degree from Stanford Law School. A current or past member of several state bar associations, he's also the co-author of the popular legal reference, Representing High-Tech Companies (Law Journal Press, 2006).

Do You Know For Sure You Want An S Corporation?

Our affiliated web site, S Corporation Explained, describes S corporations in detail and provides do-it-yourself kits for setting up S corporations, including a California S Corporation Kit. You may want to check out this other instruction kit if you know you want an S corporation.

A Final Point: Would Prefer a Traditional Corporation?

For all the reasons given here, in my opinion, most small businesses and investors should use a limited liability company rather than a traditional corporation. However, some entrepreneurs and investors don't like to use the words and acronyms such as "limited liability" or "LLC" in their business name (often for marketing reasons). Rather, these business men and women prefer the words and acronyms like "corporation," "incorporated," "corp," "inc." and so forth.

If you're not so sure about using a limited liability company, or LLC, for your business, you should know that another afiliated web site which I've set up, Fast Easy Incorporation Kits, sells do-it-yourself incorporation kits for setting up a traditional-style corporation. Those kits include discussions of how corporations are treated for tax purposes and a description of the steps for making a subchapter S election for a traditional-style corporation. Accordingly, if you don't want to use a limited liability company as the platform for your subchapter S corporation, consider instead purchasing the California Incorporation Kit: Incorporating in California.