MyCorporation review: long-running formation service with a nickel-and-dime add-on model
Data last updated: Apr 21, 2026Overview
MyCorporation launched in 1998, was acquired by Intuit in 2005, and then bought back from Intuit in 2009 by Deborah Sweeney, who has run it since. That independent-reacquisition story is unusual in the category and the stability shows: same leadership, same Calabasas headquarters, same 26025 Mureau Road address for more than a decade. Trustpilot sits at 3.7 stars across 279 reviews, which is on the lower end of the category and worth weighing before you commit.
The product is a four-tier formation flow (Basic $109, Standard $134, Deluxe $234, Premium $334), all plus state fees. Support is Monday through Friday phone, live chat in business hours, and email. The MaintainMyBiz compliance add-on bundled at the Premium tier covers up to four business document filings in the first year, which is a genuinely useful feature if you plan to amend your articles or file a DBA. Everything else, the EIN, the operating agreement, the rush filing, the registered agent after year one of Deluxe and Premium, is a separate line item.
Where MyCorporation fits, and where it doesn't
Good fit for MyCorporation
You want a long-established vendor with real independent ownership (Deborah Sweeney reacquired it from Intuit in 2009 and has run it since). You are comfortable with a 3.7 Trustpilot rating across a modest 279-review sample. The Premium tier makes sense because you know you will amend articles, file a DBA, or do another business filing in the first year and MaintainMyBiz covers up to four of those. You are filing a California LLC and want a vendor that is actually headquartered in California with local business hours. You like having live chat available alongside phone support.
Look elsewhere if
You want the fewest paid add-ons possible (better match: Northwest, which bundles the operating agreement, or Bizee Standard, which bundles both EIN and operating agreement at $199). You are optimizing for a $0 sticker first-year cost (better match: Bizee Basic or Inc Authority). You want a registered agent renewal you can verify in writing; MyCorporation's renewal is cited at $179 in some places and $249 in others and is not cleanly published on the vendor site. You need fast rush processing without paying $100 extra for it as a flat line item. You are a non-US founder; MyCorporation does not market an international product (better match: Doola or Firstbase).
Pricing tiers
All prices exclude state filing fees. State fees range from $35 in Montana to $500 in Massachusetts depending on where you form.
| Tier | Price | RA year 1 | RA renewal | Notes |
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| Basic | $109 | Not included | $179/yr | $109 plus state fees. Includes Articles of Organization filing and name availability search. Does not include operating agreement, EIN, or registered agent (each sold separately). Rush filing is an extra $100. |
| Standard | $134 | Not included | $179/yr | $134 plus state fees. Adds bylaws/minutes/waivers document set and annual report service on top of Basic. Registered agent and EIN still sold separately. |
| Deluxe | $234 | Included | $179/yr | $234 plus state fees. Adds one year of registered agent service on top of Standard. Registered agent renews at $179/yr (some sources cite $249/yr; verify at renewal). EIN still sold separately at $79. |
| Premium | $334 | Included | $179/yr | $334 plus state fees. Adds one year of MaintainMyBiz (up to four business document filings within one year of formation) on top of Deluxe. EIN still sold separately. |
Pricing honesty
The sticker prices read as mid-market: $109, $134, $234, $334. The add-on model is where the real cost math bites. EIN runs $79 at every tier, and yes, that includes the $334 Premium package. Operating agreement is a $99 add-on across the board. Rush filing is $100 flat. A Basic filer who needs the EIN and operating agreement is effectively paying $287 plus state fees. At that point you are past Bizee Standard ($199, both included) and past Northwest at $100 regular with operating agreement included.
Registered agent service is where the disclosure gets thin. The standalone first-year price is $120, competitive with the category. Renewal is where the numbers blur. Some reviews cite $179 per year, others cite $249, and the vendor does not publish a clean renewal figure on its pricing or registered agent pages. That is a real transparency problem for a long-term cost line item. Compare with Northwest's written $125 price lock or Bizee's publicly quoted $119 renewal.
The Deluxe tier at $234 is the first package that actually includes year-one registered agent. Premium at $334 adds MaintainMyBiz, which is worth roughly $100 to $200 depending on how many filings you actually use. If you are the type of filer who needs MaintainMyBiz, Premium is reasonable; if you only need an LLC, you can back into a roughly $300 total at Basic plus add-ons and get a worse deal than most competitors would give you on their mid tier.
What you'll actually pay
Sticker prices on formation services rarely reflect what a real filer ends up paying. This is the honest math for MyCorporation across three common buying patterns. All figures exclude state fees, which are identical regardless of service.
| Scenario | Year 1 total | Year 2+ annual | 5-year total |
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| Just the basics Cheapest tier, skip the EIN and OA add-ons. Get your EIN from the IRS yourself. | $109 | $179/yr RA | $825 |
| Common buyer: EIN and operating agreement included Most new LLCs end up here. Adds $70 EIN and $99 OA where the service sells them as add-ons. | $278 | $179/yr RA | $994 |
| Standalone registered agent only You formed the LLC elsewhere and just want MyCorporation as your RA. | $120 | $120/yr | $600 |
Feature summary
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
MyCorporation has been running continuously since 1998 with the same Calabasas headquarters, which is the longest track record in the consumer LLC category. Deborah Sweeney's 2009 reacquisition from Intuit gives the company independent ownership under consistent leadership rather than a private-equity churn. Phone, email, and live chat support are all offered, which some higher-priced competitors skip. MaintainMyBiz at the Premium tier is a legitimately useful compliance add-on that covers up to four business document filings in year one. The annual-report service bundled at Standard and up is a real ongoing value. California filers get a vendor in their own time zone with local business hours.
Weaknesses
EIN at $79 and operating agreement at $99 as add-ons at every tier, including the $334 Premium package, is the weakest part of the pricing model. Most competitors bundle one or both at some tier. Registered agent renewal is not cleanly published, with sources citing $179 or $249, and a buyer planning a multi-year commitment deserves a clearer number. Rush filing is a flat $100 on top of your tier. Trustpilot at 3.7 across 279 reviews is the lowest rating among the major consumer LLC services and the sample is thin. No mail scanning, no banking partner, no international founder product. Processing times are not published explicitly on the vendor site.
Support quality
If you're paying for a formation service, support quality is half of what you're buying. The other half is convenience. A service that can't answer a Tuesday-afternoon filing question is harder to justify than one that picks up the phone.
Phone
Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM Pacific Time
Available
Live chat
Business hours on weekdays; no explicit hours published
MyCorporation offers all three mainstream support channels. Response speed and quality vary by tier; phone and chat are usually reserved for paid tiers on services with a free tier.
Ratings and review volume
A 4.8 from 50 reviews is noise. A 4.7 from 25,000 is signal. Review volume matters as much as the star rating because formation services that actively solicit reviews push their rating up and the sample size way up, while services that don't solicit tend to have smaller samples skewed by motivated complaints.
Small review sample (279 reviews). Some services deliberately don't solicit reviews, which keeps the sample low and skewed toward motivated complaints. Read the actual review content rather than leaning on the star rating in these cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
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How much does MyCorporation actually cost to form an LLC?
Sticker prices are $109 (Basic), $134 (Standard), $234 (Deluxe), and $334 (Premium), each plus state fees. Add-ons change the picture fast. EIN is $79 at every tier, operating agreement is $99, rush filing is $100. A Basic filer who needs the EIN and operating agreement is really paying $287 plus state fees. Deluxe at $234 is the first package that includes year-one registered agent service.
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Does MyCorporation include an EIN at any tier?
No. EIN is a paid $79 add-on at all four tiers, including the $334 Premium package. This is unusually aggressive compared to Bizee, which bundles the EIN at Standard, or LegalZoom, which bundles it at Pro. You can file the EIN yourself for free in about five minutes at irs.gov if you want to skip the $79 entirely.
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How much is MyCorporation's operating agreement?
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How much is MyCorporation's registered agent service?
Standalone registered agent is $120 for the first year. Renewal is where the disclosure gets muddy. Some review sources cite $179 per year, others cite $249, and MyCorporation does not publish a clean renewal figure on its own pricing or registered agent pages. If you are committing to multi-year RA, verify the renewal rate with the vendor directly before you sign up.
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How long has MyCorporation been in business?
Since 1998. MyCorporation was acquired by Intuit in 2005, then reacquired from Intuit in 2009 by Deborah Sweeney, who has run the company out of Calabasas ever since. That makes it one of the longest-running same-leadership formation services in the category, ahead of Bizee (Incfile since 2004, rebranded 2023) and comparable to Northwest (also 1998).
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What is MaintainMyBiz?
MaintainMyBiz is MyCorporation's compliance add-on, bundled at the Premium tier ($334). It covers up to four business document filings (amendments, DBAs, name changes, similar filings) within one year of formation. If you know you will amend articles or file a DBA after formation, Premium is worth the upgrade. If you only need a single LLC and nothing else, MaintainMyBiz is a feature you are paying for but not using.
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How long does MyCorporation take to form an LLC?
MyCorporation does not publish standard turnaround times explicitly on its pricing pages. Actual approval time is driven by the state of formation. Rush filing is offered as a flat $100 add-on, which accelerates the vendor-side processing. States with same-day filing (Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada) will return in a few business days; backlogged states (California, New York, Texas in peak months) can take multiple weeks regardless of which vendor you use.
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Is MyCorporation better than Bizee or Northwest?
On total cost, no. Bizee Standard at $199 bundles both EIN and operating agreement; getting the equivalent at MyCorporation runs closer to $287 at Basic after add-ons. Northwest at $100 regular includes the operating agreement and locks the RA renewal at $125. MyCorporation's edge is longevity (since 1998, same independent ownership since 2009), California-local support hours, and the MaintainMyBiz add-on at Premium. For a straightforward one-LLC buyer, the competitors are a better deal; for someone who values the stability story and will actually use MaintainMyBiz, Premium is defensible.
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Sources
- Pricing: www.mycorporation.com/ · verified April 21, 2026
Homepage and pricing comparison surface four LLC tiers: Basic $109, Standard $134, Deluxe $234, and Premium $334, each plus state fees. Rush filing add-on is $100. - Notes: www.mycorporation.com/business-formations/ein.jsp · verified April 21, 2026
EIN (Federal Tax ID) service is a paid add-on at $79 across all LLC tiers; MyCorporation does not bundle the EIN at any package level. - Operating agreement: www.mycorporation.com/corporation-llc-documents/llc-operating-agreemen… · verified April 21, 2026
Custom LLC operating agreement is a paid add-on at $99. Delivered as 12 to 16 page document in print and CD-ROM. - Registered agent only: www.mycorporation.com/ · verified April 21, 2026
Standalone registered agent service is $120 for the first year. Renewal pricing varies across review sources ($179 vs $249); vendor page does not publish renewal figure clearly. - Features: www.mycorporation.com/ · verified April 21, 2026
MyCorporation handles online filings via its site but also accepts phone signup through 877-692-6772. No named banking partner surfaced on vendor pages. Not marketed to non-US founders. MaintainMyBiz compliance dashboard and reminders bundled at Premium tier. - Support: www.mycorporation.com/contactus.jsp · verified April 21, 2026
Contact page lists phone 1-877-692-6772 with support hours Monday to Friday 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM Pacific Time. Email via contact form. Live chat advertised on the website. Address: 26025 Mureau Rd Suite 120, Calabasas, CA 91302. Area code 818 matches Calabasas. - Headquarters: www.mycorporation.com/contactus.jsp · verified April 21, 2026
Headquarters at 26025 Mureau Rd, Suite 120, Calabasas, CA 91302. - Founded: www.mycorporation.com/aboutus.jsp · verified April 21, 2026
About page states: 'We have been helping our customers form and maintain their businesses since 1998.' Acquired by Intuit in 2005 and later reacquired from Intuit by Deborah Sweeney in 2009. - Ratings: www.trustpilot.com/review/mycorporation.com · verified April 21, 2026
Trustpilot profile for mycorporation.com shows approximately 3.7/5 across roughly 279 reviews as of early 2026.