Make the content. Run the business behind it.
Content creator businesses look small until a sponsor needs you to sign a contract, until you get sued over a thumbnail, until your channel goes viral and the IRS notices the W-2-equivalent income. We form the LLC, file the federal trademark for your channel name, set up contracts and books, and time the S-Corp election to your scale.
Built around how content creators actually operate.
Three things you will not get from a generic formation site.
Brand trademark protection
$249 USPTO filing for your handle, channel name, or merch brand.
S-Corp tax savings
Once brand deals cross $50K, the S-Corp election starts paying for itself.
Multi-platform, one business
YouTube + TikTok + brand deals + merch all roll into one tax-clean LLC.
Built for variable income and brand-name businesses.
From first sponsorship to full business.
Form the LLC in your home state. EIN issued same day for US founders. BOI filed.
Business bank account opened. Sponsorship wires and AdSense disbursements routed to LLC account. Our address replaces yours on public state record.
Sponsorship MSA template loaded with your terms. Talent releases, content licenses, NDAs ready to send.
USPTO application for your channel/podcast/newsletter name. Common-law search included. 8-14 months to registration.
When net profit crosses ~$60k, file Form 2553. Owner becomes employee + shareholder. Payroll started; distributions exempt from self-employment tax.
Specialty-matched CPA from partner network handles creator-specific deductions (equipment, home office, software, conferences) and quarterly estimated payments.
How customers like you use the platform.
"A model claimed I never had a release. I had it, signed and timestamped in the vault. Saved me a six-figure lawsuit."
"I tracked 80 paying subscribers in Notion until it broke. CRM auto-pulled my email history. Suddenly I could see who I had not followed up with in three months."
"CRM caught a $14,000 retainer client about to ghost. One follow-up email and we signed."
The File.Business Promise
If we miss a deadline on a service you pay us to manage, we cover the penalty. If you change your mind within 60 days, we refund our fee in full. Your data stays yours, always.
Common questions.
Do I need an LLC if I am just on YouTube?
When should I file S-Corp election?
Can I trademark my channel name?
What about sponsorships and FTC disclosure?
How do I handle multi-state sponsors?
Do I need separate LLCs for YouTube + podcast + newsletter?
What about creator income volatility?
Can I deduct equipment, software, home office?
Should I form a Delaware C-Corp for my creator business?
Do you serve cannabis, adult-content, or firearms-related creators?
Start your creator LLC.
Tell us a few details. We file with the state, obtain your EIN, and set up the bundle.
File.Business does not service cannabis, adult-content, or firearms industries. See our Acceptable Use Policy.
On the $129/yr Compliance Annual Filings plan, we cover state late fees.
When you autofile your annual report through the $129/yr plan and we miss the deadline, we pay the state's late fee. The guarantee applies to that specific plan and the filings it includes. Other File.Business services are billed at the prices on this page.