Tools to Plan Your US Company
Three tools, in the order most founders need them: what it costs, what to prepare and when things are due. Each result shows the sources and assumptions behind it, so you can check it before you decide.
- Open the tool with your details
- Wyoming filing fee, $100Government
- Annual report tax, $60 minimumGovernment
- Formation package and extrasRegistate
An example, not your plan. Wyoming fees checked Sept 2026; the tools show their sources and assumptions.
Three tools, one plan
Use them in order or on their own. Each asks a few questions, shows its result on the page and explains how it got there.
- Step 1
Estimate Your US Company Setup and Renewal Costs
See what the first year costs and what comes back every year after, with state fees kept apart from Registate's.
You enter- Company type
- State
- Services you want
- Year-one total
- Yearly cost to keep it
- Government vs Registate lines
- Step 2
Build Your US Company Document Checklist
Answer a few questions about your goals and situation, and get the documents to prepare, split into required and situational.
You enter- What you're setting up
- Where you live
- Accounts you plan to open
- Required documents
- Situational documents
- Nothing to upload
- Step 3
Plan Your US Company Filing Calendar
Turn your formation date into dated state and federal milestones you can add to your own calendar.
You enter- Company type
- State
- Formation date
- Dated milestones
- Who each filing goes to
- A .ics calendar file
How we build these tools
A planning tool is only useful if you can check it. Four rules every tool here follows.
- Dated official sourcesState fees and due dates come from state filing offices and the IRS, with the month we last checked them next to the result.
- Assumptions shownEach result lists what it assumed, like a calendar tax year or the services you picked, so you can see when it doesn't fit you.
- Nothing leaves your browserYour answers are worked out on this page. There's no sign-up, and nothing you enter is uploaded or saved by us.
- Not tax or legal adviceThe tools help you plan and prepare. For advice on your own situation, talk to a qualified tax professional or attorney.
Tools FAQs
Where to start, how exact the results are and what the tools don't do.
Most founders go in order: the cost calculator to see what the first year and each year after will cost, the document checklist to know what to prepare, then the filing calendar once you have a formation date. Each one also works on its own.
No. The tools start from the company type you choose. To weigh the two, read the LLC vs C-Corp comparison, which sets out owners, federal tax and investor fit side by side.
They're estimates and plans built from official sources, with the month we last checked them. States and the IRS can change fees and rules, and processing times vary because they set them. Each result lists its assumptions so you can see where your case differs.
No. There's no sign-up and nothing to upload. The tools work out your answers on the page, and the document checklist only lists what to prepare.
No. The tools help you plan and prepare. For advice on your own situation, talk to a qualified tax professional or attorney.