Comparison
1 Day EIN vs Firstbase
The short answer: we cost about $300 less in year one and we guarantee the EIN timing. Firstbase does not guarantee when your EIN will arrive. We issue it in 1 business day and refund everything if we miss 72 hours.
What each costs
| 1 Day EIN | Firstbase Start | |
|---|---|---|
| LLC registration | Yes | Yes |
| State filing fee included | Yes | Yes |
| EIN included | Yes | Yes |
| Time to receive the EIN | 1 business day | Not guaranteed |
| Guaranteed, or your money back | Yes, 72 hours | No |
| Registered agent, first year | Included | $299/year extra |
| US business address, first year | Included | Paid add-on |
| Works with no SSN or ITIN | Yes | Yes |
| IRS Form 5472 and 1120 filing | $200, or included in the plan | $899 |
| Year one, all in | $399 | About $698 |
| Each year after | $50 | $299 |
| Three year total | $499 | $1,296 |
Based on a Wyoming LLC for a founder living outside the US. Competitor pricing is taken from published rates in August 2026 and can change. Please check their current pricing before you decide.
The registered agent is where the money goes
Firstbase charges $299 a year for the registered agent. We charge $50 a year for the registered agent and the US business address together, and the first year is inside the $399.
Every US LLC must have a registered agent. This is not optional and not something you can skip later. So the annual figure is the number that matters, and over three years it is the difference between $499 and $1,296.
The 5472 filing
We prepare and file IRS Form 5472 together with a pro-forma Form 1120 for your LLC's tax year. Whether your LLC has to file depends on its ownership and on the transactions it had during the year. Where a filing is due, the deadline is 15 April for the previous calendar year, and IRS penalties for failing to file start at $25,000.
Firstbase charges $899 for this filing. We charge $200, or it is included in the Compliance Plan at $350 a year along with the registered agent, the address and the annual report.
Where Firstbase is better
Firstbase is built as a platform. It has more integrations, a partner perks programme with credits from various software companies, and a dashboard that does more than ours does. If you want your company formation to sit inside a wider set of business tools, Firstbase offers more of that than we do.
They are also a larger and better known company.
We are narrower. We form the company, get the EIN fast, and file the two things the IRS and the state require.
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