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Plain-English guides on business formation (LLCs & C-Corps), taxes, compliance, and the post-formation stack. Written for software founders.
Your LLC Doesn't Own Your Code (Until You Do This)
Forming an LLC doesn't transfer your existing code to it. What IP assignment actually involves, the contractor work-for-hire trap that catches software founders, and how to make sure your company owns what it sells.
- IP assignment
- software IP
- intellectual property
- operating agreement
- contractors
You Don't Owe a BOI Report on Your US LLC. For Now.
FinCEN's 2025 interim rule exempted US companies from beneficial ownership (BOI) reporting, so your US LLC doesn't owe a report right now. The full story, the honest caveats, and why nobody should charge you to file one.
- BOI report
- Corporate Transparency Act
- beneficial ownership
We Partnered With the Best Bank for Software Founders. Now QuickBiz Is the Whole Foundation.
We partnered with Mercury, the best bank for software founders, so QuickBiz is now the whole foundation you start a software company on: the entity, the EIN, legal documents built for software, a registered agent, compliance, and the bank account. Not the most pieces. The best version of each one, built for software founders.
- Mercury
- business banking
- partnership
Stripe Atlas Alternatives for Software Founders (2026)
Stripe Atlas costs $500 and only forms Delaware companies. Six Stripe Atlas alternatives compared honestly, including DIY and when Atlas still wins.
- Stripe Atlas
- competitor comparison
- Delaware C-corp
Your State Can Quietly Shut Down Your LLC. Here's How to Stay in Good Standing.
Miss an annual report or franchise tax long enough and your state can administratively dissolve your LLC without you noticing, because the warnings go to your registered agent, not your inbox. What that costs you in a financing, a lawsuit, or a sale, and the boring three-step system that prevents it.
- good standing
- annual report
- franchise tax
Your SaaS Might Owe Sales Tax in States You've Never Set Foot In
Since the 2018 Wayfair decision, your SaaS can owe sales tax in states you've never visited once you cross their economic nexus thresholds. But whether SaaS is even taxable depends on the state, and they don't agree. Which states tax SaaS, what the thresholds are, and what a small software business should actually do about it.
- sales tax
- SaaS
- economic nexus
Everyone Says Elect S-Corp at $40K. The Real Number Is Higher.
The internet says elect S-corp the moment your LLC clears $40K of profit. Once you subtract payroll, a second tax return, reasonable-compensation rules, and state-level taxes, the real breakeven for a solo software founder is closer to $80-100K. The honest math, plus the filing deadline and the late-election relief most people don't know about.
- S-corp
- S-corp election
- self-employment tax
Should You Form an LLC or a C-Corp? It Comes Down to One Question
The LLC-versus-C-corp decision has a clean answer for most software founders, and it turns on a single question: are you raising venture capital? A founder's honest walkthrough of pass-through taxes, double taxation, QSBS after the 2025 rule changes, and why 'form a C-corp just in case' usually costs more than it's worth.
- C-corp
- LLC vs C-corp
- Delaware C-corp
Your Wyoming LLC Isn't Protecting You If You Live in Texas
If you formed a Wyoming LLC but live and work in another state, you're legally required to register as a foreign LLC there. Skipping this step is common advice online, and it's wrong. Here's what foreign qualification actually costs and when out-of-state formation makes sense.
- Wyoming LLC
- foreign qualification
- foreign LLC
Your Operating Agreement Probably Doesn't Mention Your Software
Most LLC operating agreements are written for restaurants and retail shops. If yours doesn't cover IP assignment, digital asset ownership, or what happens to your codebase when you bring on a co-founder, it's not protecting your software business.
- operating agreement
- software IP
- LLC documents
I Just Formed My LLC. Here's What to Do in the Next 7 Days.
You filed the paperwork and got your LLC. Now what? A concrete, day-by-day checklist for software founders covering EIN, bank accounts, Stripe, IP assignment, and the compliance deadlines you need on your calendar.
- post-formation
- checklist
- new LLC
Every LLC Formation Site Says $0. Here's What They Actually Charge.
The $0 LLC formation industry runs on upsells. Registered agent fees, EIN filing charges for a free IRS service, rushed processing, and operating agreement upgrades. A breakdown of what free actually costs.
- LLC costs
- formation pricing
- competitor comparison
Wyoming vs Delaware LLC: An Honest Comparison for Software Founders
Most software founders should form in their home state, not Wyoming or Delaware. Here's the honest comparison, including the foreign qualification trap that competitors hide.
- state comparison
- Wyoming
- Delaware
Should Software Founders Form an LLC? An Honest Answer
An LLC isn't a force field and it isn't required by Stripe. Here's what an LLC actually does, when it's worth forming one, and what most internet advice gets wrong.
- LLC basics
- software founders
- business formation