LLC · S-Corp Election · C-Corp · Partnership · Nationwide
Set up the right entity — and elect the right tax treatment.
The entity you form and the tax election you make are two decisions, made together, that shape your tax bill for years. We handle the legal formation and the tax election as one engagement — so the structure fits how your business actually operates, not a template.
What’s included
Formation and election, decided together.
The filing is the easy part. The value is choosing correctly — and documenting it so it holds up.
- Entity selection analysisLLC vs. S-Corp vs. C-Corp vs. partnership, modeled against your actual profit, owner labor, and growth plans — not a rule of thumb.
- Formation filingsArticles of organization or incorporation, registered-agent guidance, EIN, and initial state registrations.
- Operating agreement or bylawsOwnership, management, and profit-allocation terms written to match your real arrangement — not boilerplate from a filing mill.
- S-Corp electionForm 2553 filed on time — or late-election relief when the deadline has already passed — paired with a reasonable-compensation plan so the election survives scrutiny.
- Restructuring & conversionsSingle-member to multi-member, LLC to S-Corp, or cleanup of an entity that was set up wrong the first time.
- Multi-state & foreign qualificationRegistration in the states where you actually operate, so nexus doesn’t become a surprise.
- Forward handoffA clean starting point for bookkeeping, payroll, and the first tax return — all under one roof if you want it.
Who this is for.
Founders launching a business who want it structured correctly from day one; profitable sole proprietors and single-member LLCs weighing an S-Corp election; partners formalizing an arrangement that started on a handshake; and owners who used an online formation service and now suspect the structure doesn’t fit how the business actually runs.
How it works
Four-step engagement.
Discovery
A free 45-minute session on the business, the owners, the profit picture, and the growth plan — the facts that actually drive the entity and election decision.
Recommendation
A written recommendation with the tax math behind it: which entity, which election, what it saves, and what it requires of you going forward.
Formation & Election
Filings, governance documents, EIN, and the S-Corp election where it applies — executed and documented.
Handoff
A clean structure ready for payroll, bookkeeping, and the first return — with a single advisor who already knows the file.
Pricing.
Formation is quoted as a fixed fee after the discovery call, once the entity and scope are known. Restructuring and multi-state work are scoped per situation.
Quoted in advance, in writing, before you sign anything. State filing fees are separate and paid to the state.
Fixed feeformation · quoted after discovery
Scopedrestructuring & conversions
Every engagement is scoped so the value of getting the structure and election right justifies the fee — and if you don’t need a change yet, we’ll tell you.
FAQ
Common questions.
LLC or S-Corp — which should I choose?
They aren’t mutually exclusive. An LLC is a legal entity; an S-Corp is a tax election an LLC (or corporation) can make. The real question is whether electing S-Corp treatment saves more in self-employment tax than it costs in payroll administration and reasonable-compensation exposure. That turns on your profit level and how much of it is truly owner labor. We model it with your numbers rather than applying a rule of thumb.
When does the S-Corp election actually make sense?
Generally once net profit is high enough that the self-employment tax saved on distributions exceeds the added cost of running payroll, filing a separate return, and paying yourself a defensible reasonable salary. Elect too early and the overhead outweighs the benefit; elect without a reasonable-compensation plan and you invite scrutiny. We identify the threshold and set up the payroll and documentation to support it.
Can you fix an entity that was set up wrong?
Usually. We handle late S-Corp elections with reasonable-cause relief, missed or defective filings, single-member to multi-member conversions, and cleanups where an online formation service produced boilerplate that doesn’t match how the business actually operates. Restructuring is scoped per situation after we review what exists.
Do I need a C-Corp?
Sometimes — most often when you plan to raise institutional capital, issue multiple classes of stock, or pursue QSBS treatment. For most owner-operated businesses, the double-taxation cost of a C-Corp outweighs the benefits. We tell you plainly which fact pattern you’re in rather than defaulting to whatever is easiest to file.
Why use an attorney instead of an online formation service?
An online service files a form. It doesn’t write an operating agreement that fits your ownership, advise on the tax election, or take responsibility for whether the structure holds up. Because Beaconshire is led by a licensed Indiana attorney with unlimited IRS representation rights, the formation and the tax posture are decided together — and there’s one person accountable for both.
Related services
What pairs with formation.
Tax Advisory & Planning
Once the entity is set, ongoing planning keeps the election working as profit grows.
Explore advisory →Payroll & Reasonable Comp
An S-Corp election is only as good as the reasonable-compensation setup behind it.
Explore payroll →Tax Preparation
Your first return under the new structure, filed by the advisor who built it.
Explore tax prep →Starting up or restructuring? Let’s get it right.
The first conversation is free, candid, and useful — even if you don’t hire us.
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