Stripe Atlas

Atlas charges a $500 one-time setup fee. It includes Delaware state filing fees with next-day expedited processing and the first year of registered agent service. After year one, the registered agent costs $100 a year and renews automatically.

Stripe lists $2,500 in Stripe product credits for the first year after incorporation and access to over $50,000 in partner discounts. Stripe also pays $500 if you open a Stripe Treasury account within 7 days of incorporation; terms apply. Every Atlas founder gets these, with or without Your Accelerator.

Yes. Atlas forms Delaware C corporations, Delaware LLCs and C corporation subsidiaries of an existing parent company. LLC founders do not need an 83(b) election because Atlas LLC units do not vest.

Stripe's docs say Delaware incorporation usually takes 1 to 2 business days. The EIN takes 1 to 3 business days if the filing founder has a US SSN, address and phone number, and 5 to 35 business days without an SSN.

Plan on $100 for the registered agent plus Delaware tax. Delaware's minimum franchise tax is $400 under the Assumed Par Value Capital method plus a $50 annual report fee, due March 1. Delaware lists the LLC annual tax at $400, due June 1.

Delaware annual tax is not prorated. A company formed before December 31 owes that full year's tax. Stripe's docs say waiting until January 1 could save a full year of Delaware annual tax.