Form your LLC (any state)

Formation forms a legal company — an LLC — by direct state e-file, right inside Turtini. Forming the entity is step zero of standing up a business: the company you file becomes the org you run.

How it works, end to end:

1. **Pick a state.** Form in any of the 50 states or DC — Delaware (the startup standard), Wyoming (low cost, strong privacy), Virginia, or wherever your business is based. Each state's real fees, naming rules, and formation document apply automatically. Every state's base filing fee is verified against its current published schedule, and state-specific gotchas (newspaper publication in NY/AZ/NE, Nevada's added initial-list and business-license fees, Tennessee's per-member fee, California's annual franchise tax) are surfaced before you file.
2. **Name it.** Type a company name and tap **Check availability**. Every state requires the name to end with an LLC designator — Turtini adds "LLC" if you don't. The check validates the name against that state's naming rules (some words like "bank" or "trust" are restricted and need regulator approval).
3. **Organizer + address.** Enter the organizer (the authorized person forming the company) and the principal business address.
4. **Registered agent.** Every state needs an in-state registered agent. Bring your own (name + in-state street address — no PO boxes) or use Turtini's.
5. **Review fees.** See the real fee schedule for the state you picked — e.g. Delaware's $110 Certificate of Formation plus expedite tiers, or Wyoming's $100 online filing.
6. **File.** Turtini files the formation document (Certificate of Formation in Delaware; Articles of Organization in Wyoming and Virginia). On acceptance you get the filing number, the generated document, and a portable **proof-of-formation credential** you own.
7. **Become an org.** One tap turns the filed company into your Turtini org — then your website, email, and backend follow.

**Sandbox note:** until live state filing is provisioned for your environment, filings run in a sandbox channel — the full flow runs so you can see it end to end, but no document is actually submitted to the state. The page tells you when a filing is sandbox.

**Important:** Turtini gives you self-help forms and files exactly what you decide. It is **not a law firm and does not give legal advice.** For anything beyond a standard formation — custom ownership splits, an S-corp election, contracts, or a dispute — you'll want a licensed attorney.