The process — a surveyed route, five stations

From first look at the Chart to a formed company with its calendar drawn, the route is the same for every state in the Atlas. What changes by state — fee, duty, office — is on the state’s own sheet.

1. Station 1 — Choose the state from the Atlas

   The Chart and Ledger

   You start from evidence: the verified fee, the duty that repeats, and where your customers and operations actually are — not a forum myth. The diagnostic plots the same route in five questions.

   You receive: your Route Brief (state summary, total cost, duty calendar, EIN path).

2. Station 2 — Intake, once

   One form, no re-asking

   Members, managers, the address for formation records, and the responsible-party details the EIN step needs — collected once and used for every filing that follows.

   You receive: an intake confirmation listing exactly what will be filed, where, and for how much.

3. Station 3 — Formation filed; agent appointed

   The state filing

   Articles filed in the chosen state with the office named on its sheet; a registered agent is on file from day one, as every state in the Atlas requires.

   You receive: the filed formation document (stamped Articles or Certificate) as a PDF.

4. Station 4 — EIN, including the without-SSN route

   The IRS filing

   For founders with no SSN or ITIN, the EIN is applied for through the IRS fax/mail route for foreign owners — slower than the online route, and timed honestly on the EIN guide.

   You receive: your CP 575 EIN confirmation as a PDF.

5. Station 5 — Your obligations, on paper

   The duty calendar

   You leave with the state duty from your state sheet and the federal dates that apply to foreign-owned LLCs, in writing — including Form 5472 where it applies.

   You receive: your duty calendar, including an .ics calendar file.