{"id":1279,"date":"2010-09-07T07:17:54","date_gmt":"2010-09-07T14:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.keytlaw.com\/azllclaw\/?page_id=1279"},"modified":"2023-02-19T07:49:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T14:49:51","slug":"llc-attorney","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.keytlaw.com\/azllclaw\/forming-llcs\/llc-attorney\/","title":{"rendered":"LLC Attorney Richard Keyt vs. Document Preparers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why You Should Hire Arizona LLC Lawyer Richard Keyt to Form Your Arizona LLC Instead of an Uninsured Person or a Website that Doesn’t Tell You Who Will Work on Your LLC or Disclose Their Education & Experience Forming AZ LLCs<\/strong><\/p>\n

See the 7 Tests Below That Quickly Alert You to Problem Doc Preparers<\/p>\n

AZ LLC Attorney Richard Keyt has formed 10,000+ Arizona LLCs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes people ask me why they should hire me to form their Arizona limited liability company instead of a document preparer, a para-legal or an internet website. Hiring me is a no brainer when you compare my LLC formation services to that of my non-lawyer, nonlegal trained less experienced uninsured competition.<\/p>\n

Primary Reason People Hire Richard Keyt to Form their LLC<\/strong><\/p>\n

The primary reason\u00a010,000+ people have hired me to form their Arizona LLC is because I provide an excellent comprehensive LLC formation package<\/strong>.\u00a0 People love my LLC formation services.\u00a0 See my 406 five star Goolge & Facebook reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Arizona LLC attorney Richard Keyt<\/a> (practicing business law in Arizona since 1980) offers three LLC formation packages and prices: $497 (Bronze package), $897 (Silver package) & $1,397 (Gold package).\u00a0 For a detailed explanation of the LLC formation services we provide for each of the three packages see the \u201ccontents of our Bronze, Silver & Gold LLC formation packages<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

How to Tell if a Document Preparer Has a Clue About Arizona LLC Law?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If a document preparer flunks any of the following tests, you probably should not hire the unlicensed, uninsured person\/firm\/website to form your Arizona LLC.<\/p>\n

Test # 1<\/strong><\/span>: Does the document preparer accurately state the costs to form an Arizona LLC?<\/strong> The Arizona Corporation Commission has two filing fees for new LLCs: (i) $50 basic fee, and (ii) $85 for expedited filing. Beware of document preparers who misrepresent the amount of the Arizona Corporation Commission filing fee or that will charge to publish in a newspaper when the LLC’s place of business in in Maricopa or Pima County because publication is not required when the LLC’s place of business is in either of these counties.<\/p>\n

Test #2<\/span><\/strong>: Does the document preparer refer to something called a “resident agent”?<\/strong> If so, the document preparer is not familiar with Arizona LLC law because the term “resident agent” does not apply to an Arizona LLC<\/span><\/strong>. Arizona law does require all Arizona LLCs to have a statutory agent<\/a>, rather than a resident agent, which is a term used in states other than Arizona. If the document preparer does not know this basic fact about Arizona LLC’s, you should wonder what substantive facts about Arizona law is the doc preparer oblivious to.<\/p>\n

Test #3<\/strong><\/span>: Does the document preparer misrepresent the length of time it takes to form an Arizona LLC?<\/strong> Beware the doc preparer who claims it takes a long time to form an Arizona LLC, especially one who seeks additional money to expedite the process. An Arizona LLC is born and can begin doing business the day the Articles of Organization are filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission unless the Articles are rejected by the Arizona Corporation Commission<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 The ACC’s review of the Articles is varies depending on its work load.\u00a0 For the ACC’s current review times see its online processing times report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

P.S.\u00a0 I form new LLCs and get them approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission the same day I am hired and paid<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Test #4<\/strong><\/span>: Does the document preparer give you something called a “seal”?<\/strong> The seal embosser is a two piece metal device stored inside a pouch. Company seals emboss (raise the text) the company name, state, and date of formation on a piece of paper when you insert the paper into the jaws of the seal and then smash the two handles together. Whoopee!! A total waste of money. A seal is not required by Arizona law and has no legal significance. Why doesn’t the doc preparer know a seal for an Arizona LLC is worthless? A seal is an example of fluff doc preparers offer to make uninformed prospects hire the doc preparer. They could also offer to give each LLC a pillow that has the LLC’s motto crocheted by Aunt Bessie in Latin. Arizona LLC law does not require an AZ LLC to have a Latin motto, but the pillow with motto could be another dandy item of fluff a doc preparer could add to their list of worthless bloat (including simple legal forms on a disk you’ll never use) intended to convince a gullible prospect to hire the doc preparer for a “bargain” price because the purchaser will get a lot of neat, but useless bloat.<\/p>\n

Test #5<\/strong><\/span>: If the document preparer is a person, is the person a certified legal document preparer licensed by the Arizona Supreme Court?<\/strong> Arizona law requires non-lawyers who prepare legal documents for Arizona residents to be licensed by the Arizona Supreme Court. Check with the Arizona Supreme Court’s list of certified legal document preparers<\/a> to determine if the person is complying with Arizona law.<\/p>\n

Test #6<\/span><\/strong>: Is the document preparer an entity formed in Arizona?<\/strong> Check the records of the Arizona Corporation Commission<\/a> to determine if the document prepare is an Arizona entity. If it is, then the entity must be licensed by the Arizona Supreme Court as a certified legal document preparer. Check with the Arizona Supreme Court’s list of certified legal document preparers<\/a> to determine if the entity is complying with Arizona law.<\/p>\n

Test #7<\/strong><\/span>: If the document preparer is an entity formed outside Arizona and it does business in Arizona, has it registered to do business in Arizona?<\/strong> Arizona Revised Statutes Section 29-3902<\/a>\u00a0requires that an entity formed outside of Arizona that does business in Arizona must register with the Arizona Corporation Commission to do business in Arizona. Check the ACC’s records to see if an entity formed outside Arizona is registered to do business in AZ<\/a>. Out of state document preparers that prepare legal documents for Arizona residents must also be licensed by the Arizona Supreme Court as a certified legal document preparer. Check with the Arizona Supreme Court’s list of certified legal document preparers<\/a> to determine if the entity formed outside Arizona is complying with Arizona law.<\/p>\n

Beware of Doc Prep Mills that Claim to Form LLCs in All 50 States<\/strong><\/p>\n

You should only hire somebody to form your Arizona LLC who is an expert on Arizona LLC law and who has a lot of experience forming Arizona LLCs. The fact a person forms LLCs in states other than Arizona probably means that person doesn’t have the depth of knowledge needed to be an expert on Arizona LLC law. There is just too much to know for a person to be an expert on forming entities in all fifty states. There is much more to providing good LLC formation service than simply filing a two page fill in the blanks form with the Arizona Corporation Commission. See my article called “The Two Phases in the Life of an LLC<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

An excellent way to determine the experience of a document preparer is by the number of Arizona LLCs the document preparer has formed. Maybe you have seen production numbers, but I have never seen a website selling LLCs that discloses how many Arizona LLCs it has formed. I wonder why? I suspect that if a document preparer does not tell you on its website or in its advertising how many Arizona LLCs it has formed, it is because the document preparer has not formed very many. I am very proud of the fact that I have formed\u00a010,000+ Arizona LLCs since 2001.<\/p>\n

If you do call a website about forming your Arizona LLC, it is unlikely that you will know who you are talking to or know anything about the background, knowledge or experience that voice on the phone. I personally would not entrust something as important as the formation of my Arizona LLC to a phantom whose background and experience is unknown.<\/p>\n

Click here now to hire Arizona LLC attorney Richard Keyt to form your new Arizona LLC.<\/a><\/p>\n

About Price<\/strong><\/p>\n

For some people, however, price is the prime consideration. Although the $897 (this includes the $85 ACC expedited filing fee) I charge for the Silver package is substantially lower than the fee most Arizona attorneys charge, it may be more than what an uninsured document preparer charges. If you do not want to pay an experienced attorney who carries malpractice insurance to form your LLC, I suggest you: (1) read my article called “How to Form an Arizona Limited Liability Company<\/a>” for a complete explanation, (2) follow my instructions in the article, (3) fill out the ACC’s fill-in the blanks Articles of Organization<\/a> and the three other documents that go with this form, (4) file the Articles with the ACC to form the LLC yourself, and (5) save the money you might pay a document preparer for doing the same thing.<\/p>\n

If you still want to waste your money with a document preparer, I recommend you review my credentials in the following table and ask your document preparer for his or her credentials and compare. You should also test your document preparer’s knowledge of Arizona LLCs by asking the preparer some of the questions found in my Document Preparer LLC Knowledge Test<\/a> found below.<\/p>\n

A Document Preparer Disagrees with Richard Keyt<\/strong><\/p>\n

A document preparer turned lawyer sent me an email message in which he disagreed with my premise that people should not hire document preparers to form LLCs. The man’s message actually proves my point that you should not use a document preparer to prepare something as important as your LLC. See the original message with my grammar corrections and comments<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Compare Your Document Preparer’s Credentials & Experience to Arizona LLC Attorney Richard Keyt<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n