CorpNet Review

CorpNet Review Summary

CorpNet is for small business owners and novice entrepreneurs who don't want to take a risk with their LLC business formation. With more than 95% excellent reviews about their customer service and a 100% satisfaction guarantee, this LLC formation service is a trustworthy choice.

However, if you are starting your business with a humble budget, you might want to check other economical options like ZenBusiness, which offers more services for a cheaper price.

Pros and Cons

Pros

CorpNet has served over 100,000 clients in all 50 states.

They offer a 100% money-back guarantee for up to 30 days if you are not satisfied with their LLC formation services.

CorpNet also offers a no-cost and obligation-free phone consultation. If you have any doubts or general queries about LLC business formation, you can book a free consultation with their agent.

CorpNet's onboarding questionnaire will use your input to help you select the right package for your business .

CorpNet reviews reveal they provide reliable customer service. Replies to negative feedback were thorough and offered the famous 100% refund for a dissatisfied experience.

Cons

Compared with its competitors ZenBusiness, Northwest Registered Agent, and IncFile, CorpNet doesn't provide low-cost, comprehensive services. They charge $79 for LLC formation in their basic package and only file the Certificate of Formation and provide compliance alerts for annual reports and franchise tax payments (exclusive of state fees). 

They offer only 60 days of registered agent service with their cheapest LLC formation package and a year of service with their higher-priced packages. IncFile offers a year of the same service for $0 + state fee.

Who Should Use CorpNet?

If you are looking for LLC formation services that come with a long and positive reputation and cannot take any risk with your money, then CorpNet, with thousands of satisfied clients and a 100% refund policy, is the right option for you.

Who Should NOT Use CorpNet?

CorpNet is not for those who have formed an LLC before and are looking for the cheapest, most basic formation package. Those folks should go for IncFile. If you are looking for multiple LLC formations, complete with an EIN, compliance alerts, online document storage, and a consultation with an accounting specialist, then ZenBusiness is the option you want.

Overall

You are looking for experienced and reputable LLC formation services with a satisfaction guarantee. CorpNet has a proven record of providing a personalized customer experience. They also offer document formation within 24 hours for fast processing. Almost all review sites have positive reviews about their rapid transactions. Due to CorpNet's decades of industry experience and reputable relations with state offices, they can get your work done faster than any other service provider with an expediting fee (which may vary from state to state).

CorpNet Basics Review

What is CorpNet?

CorpNet is a business incorporation service provider headquartered in California that can help business owners and entrepreneurs start and run their businesses. They ensure businesses stay in good standing through corporate compliance alerts and efficient filing.

They offer incorporation and LLC formation, registered agent service, state tax registrations, and corporate compliance services in all 50 states. They also provide express and 24-hour rush filing services available upon request and a 100% refund for up to 30 days.

Founded by Philip and Nellie Akalp, an entrepreneurial couple, the company has served more than 100,000 clients and their customer service is praised across all review websites.

CorpNet Services

LLC Formation

A limited liability company (LLC) is a legal entity similar to a corporation, a sole proprietorship, or a partnership. The LLC is a popular business structure because it provides the same or similar asset protection as a corporation while requiring the most basic of formalities to be followed (similar to a sole proprietor or partnership).

CorpNet helps its clients with LLC formation together with all the related services it offers which they do on your behalf such as:

• File Articles of Organization with the State
• Obtain an EIN (employer identification number)
• Assist with drawing up an operating agreement
• Assist with obtaining business licenses and permits
• Assist with opening up a business bank account

Name Availability Check

CorpNet will look up the business name you want in the state registration database to see whether it's available. This procedure lowers the chances of a state authority rejecting your paperwork, included in the LLC formation services.

24-Hour Document Preparation

Once you choose a name for your LLC, CorpNet confirms the availability of this business name with the Secretary of State’s office and then proceeds with preparing documents and filing the paperwork within 24 hours.

FREE Corporate Compliance Tool (B.I.Z)

B.I.Z. is a corporate compliance assistant tool designed by CorpNet for clients to access reminders for crucial deadlines like tax payments and annual report filings, as well as to read and print critical business paperwork that is all discretely kept in the cloud.

Registered Agent Service

A registered agent, also known as a resident agent or an agent for service of process, is a person or business officially recognized by the state and appointed by the corporation or LLC to receive service of process on the company's behalf.

CorpNet serves as your company's registered agent for service of process in any state for an annual fee of $149 per year. You can also add registered agent service by buying one of their incorporation service packages.

Initial and Annual Report Filing

Initial and Annual Report Filings are integral but time-sensitive filings. It helps businessmen and the company maintains good standing after starting the business. The prices vary for Basic, Deluxe, and Complete packages.

Standard and Express Processing

CorpNet has two processing timelines: standard and express. Standard time takes an estimated 20–30 days according to what state you are in. with express time, CorpNet files the documents the same day (Monday–Friday). You can also pay an expediting fee to hasten the processing at the state office.

How much is CorpNet?

CorpNet's three different LLC formation plans are Standard, Deluxe, and Complete. All prices quoted are per year. Let’s review them in detail.

Basic Package

CorpNet’s cheapest package is the basic package, in which they cover only the basics of incorporation or LLC formation. The basic package includes:

• Checking the availability of your company name with state office
• Preparing Articles of Incorporation (Corporations) or Articles of Organization (LLCs)
• Providing free corporate compliance tool with company alerts
• Free registered agent service for 60 days

This basic package costs $79 for the abovementioned limited services with standard processing. State filing fees and shipping fees are additional and vary per state and required filing speed. It offers only crucial services in this package at a slightly higher rate than the other options on the market. But the 100% satisfaction guarantee up to 30 days makes up for it. I recommend this package for those businesses and newcomers who are forming an LLC for the first time and are hesitant to take risks. 

Deluxe Package

In this mid-range plan, two more services are added to the basic package and it costs $199. It includes all the services mentioned in the basic package as well as:

• Issuing of an employer identification number (EIN)
• Free registered agent service (first year)

The deluxe package includes the registered agent service for the entire year. And even though you can get your EIN by yourself by following the procedure at the Internal Revenue Service official website, you can avoid all the hassle by using CorpNet to do the job for you.

Complete Package

As the name suggests, CorpNet offers a complete array of LLC incorporation services in this package that will cost you $249 per year with standard processing time. It is for those business owners who want experts to handle everything. This package offers the following services:

• Company name availability check
• Preparation of Articles of Incorporation (Corps) or Articles of Organization (LLCs)
• Free corporate compliance tool with company alerts
• Employer identification number (EIN)
• Certified filed copy of formation documents
• Incorporator resolution statement
• One-year free registered agent service
• Custom bylaws and minutes (corporations)
• Custom operating agreement (LLCs)
• Custom corporate banking resolution
• Electronic delivery of state documents
• Custom kit and seal (corporations and LLCs)
• Online access to your incorporation documents
• Lifetime customer support via phone and email

My CorpNet Review

Here’s my review of CorpNet, broken down by category.

Price—6/10

CorpNet has three packages, all priced annually: basic ($79+ state fees), deluxe ($199+ state fees), and complete ($249+ state fees) for LLC formation. CorpNet doesn't include shipping charges, which are an extra $29.

Their basic plan is not the cheapest on the market considering they provide only 60 days of free registered agent service (which other providers, such as ZenBusiness, provide free from an entire year). I don’t recommend that to those business people who are on a tight budget.

The complete package offers complete handling of all the filings and steps in LLC incorporation without needing to worry about anything.

For Express service you pay $199 for the basic package, $299 for the deluxe package, $349 for complete package (exclusive of state fee) per year, CorpNet prepares and files on the same day (Mon–Fri), and you can expedite your filings with a little extra cost. 

Products and Services—9/10

CorpNet offers a complete range of services to help you start and run a business: business formation filings, sales tax and payroll tax registrations, compliance services, registered agent services in all 50 States, and trademark search and filing services. CorpNet provides all a company could need, with the exception legal services.

CorpNet is one of the few service providers that offer such a fast rate of delivery. Most of the providers state 30–40 days for file processing in the state office but CorpNet offers a 24-hour rush processing fee with some extra charges. Your file is delivered by hand to the state office within a day by a member of the CorpNet team.

Customer Support—8/10

I have done rigorous checking across all the review sites when it comes to rating customer service and found many positive client reviews. I not only checked the review sites but also tried their customer service myself. I was glad to experience similar treatment while on the calls with their customer service team.

The agents were friendly, explained everything politely and clearly and offered quality service even when I asked some basic, stupid questions to gauge their level of patience and politeness. Luckily, they handled it pretty well. Also, the agents offered the 100% satisfaction guarantee refund immediately when they found the company was at fault.

Ease of Use—8/10

Most providers require you to complete a lengthy order form, which can be up to 18 pages in some cases. The fact that much of the information they collect on those order forms will be shared with third parties and used for marketing purposes is hidden in the fine print.

In contrast, CorpNet has a simple, two-page order form that is easy to complete. CorpNet is the only provider that keeps your personal information private from third parties.

Overall Rating—7.75/10

CorpNet is a reputable incorporation service provider that has delivered exceptional and personalized service to its clients over the past decade. They offer a wide variety of LLC formation services in three different packages, along with interesting tools for business incorporation. Their strongest unique selling points (USPs) are reliable customer support and a 100% satisfaction guarantee.

What Others Are Saying (CorpNet Reviews)

TrustPilot

On TrustPilot, CorpNet has a 4.7 rating with 459 reviews and 95% of the CorpNet customer reviews fall in the “excellent” category. All the reviews I read talked about their positive experience using CorpNet. They stated that the service was fast, friendly, and responsive to their businesses' needs.

Google Business

There are 19 reviews on Google Business and the overall rating is 4.7 for CorpNet. All the customer reviews are positive except for a few were bogus.

Facebook

On Facebook, CorpNet has a 5/5 rating from seven customer reviews. These reviews appreciate CorpNet’s performance and service as compared with other LLC formation services in their reviews.

Yelp

There are 12 reviews on Yelp and the overall rating is 3.5. I checked some of the negative feedback and saw that those had been cleared after the CorpNet team had reached out to them. One customer mentioned an instance of a time that Nellie, one of the owners, took the customer’s call when the other agents were busy. I must say that this is the first time I had heard of this type of personal attention in this niche.

Overall

An overall rating of 4.6 displays a decent reputation in terms of product, value, customer service, and overall performance.

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