What does the Firstbase $399 package actually include?

Here is what the $399 one-time Start package covers: your company formation in Delaware or Wyoming, the state filing fees paid to form the entity, an expedited EIN application with the IRS, and your essential legal documents, which typically include an operating agreement (for an LLC) or bylaws and stock purchase agreements (for a C-Corp). It also includes guidance to help you open a US bank account. For most founders, that is the complete core setup needed to start operating.

The EIN is a highlight for many buyers. For US residents with an SSN, an EIN can come online in minutes. For non-residents without an SSN, the IRS process takes longer regardless of who files (roughly 4 business days by fax when a return fax number is given, or about 4 weeks by mail, and often several weeks in practice). Firstbase handles the filing so you do not have to navigate the IRS forms yourself.

What is not in the $399: the registered agent, which is sold separately as Agent Autopilot at $299 per year per state, and whose year-one inclusion is not confirmed on their pricing page, so confirm at checkout. Also not included are ongoing services like a mailroom, accounting, and tax filing, which live in the Firstbase One bundle at $199 per month if you want them. And your state's annual fees (for example, a Delaware LLC's $300 franchise tax) are always the owner's cost.

This package is right for you if you want a lean, banking-ready formation done properly the first time, including as a non-resident, without paying for services you do not yet need. It is less ideal if you want bookkeeping and tax bundled from day one, where a year-round subscription model may fit better.

Before you buy, screenshot the order summary so you can see every included line, decline add-ons you did not come for, and confirm the registered agent terms. That way the $399 delivers exactly what you expect: a real US company, a real EIN, and the documents to run it.