Ava Holako Law

Ava Holako has been helping California entrepreneurs get legal since 2017

Entity formation

For a smooth formation process, a lawyer can be your best first step.I have helped entrepreneurs form over 5,000 entities.

Legal Counsel and Custom Documents

Every single entity I form is handled in a thorough and comprehensive way. The first question I will help you answer is what kind of entity to form. There are important differences between C-Corporations, S-Corporations, and LLCs.

Legal Advice and Flat Charges

Our $579 flat charge includes legal counsel regarding every aspect of the structure of your new company.

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Our flat charge includes legal counsel regarding every aspect of the structure of your new company.

  • Determine name availability and reserve corporate name in states where appropriate

  • Prepare and file Certificate/Articles of Incorporation/Formation with Secretary of State

  • All Secretary of State filing fees

  • Prepare all Organizational Documents (Operating Agreement (for LLCs only); Bylaws and Organizational Minutes, authorizing election of officers and directors, establishment of bank account, issuance of stock, and other matters (for Corporations)

  • Prepare and file IRS form SS-4 and obtain Federal Tax Identification Number.

  • Prepare and file IRS Form 2553 and State S-election (e.g., CT-6) to elect “S” status, if applicable.

  • For corporations, prepare and issue stock certificates.

  • Key ancillary documents (e.g., Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan, Employment Agreement, Promissory Notes/ Revolving Line of Credit)

  • Follow up to ensure all documents are properly signed, filed, fees are paid, and formation is properly completed.

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Taxation:C-Corp: Pays corporate income tax on profits, then shareholders pay taxes again on dividends they receive (double taxation).S-Corp: Profits pass through to owners' personal tax returns (avoiding double taxation), similar to an LLC. However, S-corps have stricter ownership rules (e.g., limited number of shareholders, US citizens/residents only).LLC: By default, taxed as a pass-through entity, meaning business profits/losses pass through to the owners' personal tax returns. LLCs can also elect to be taxed as S-Corporations.Liability:C-Corp & S-Corp: Offer limited liability protection. Owners' personal assets are generally shielded from business debts and lawsuits.LLC: Similar liability protection to corporations. LLC members' personal assets are usually separate from business liabilities.Regulation and Ownership:C-Corp: Most complex structure. Requires formalities like board meetings and record-keeping. No restrictions on ownership.S-Corp: Less complex than C-Corps but more regulated than LLCs. Ownership limitations (e.g., number of shareholders).LLC: Simplest structure. Offers flexibility in management and profit sharing. Less regulation compared to corporations.Choosing the Right Structure:C-Corp: Ideal for businesses aiming for high growth, raising capital from many investors, or with complex ownership structures.S-Corp: Suitable for small businesses with a limited number of US citizen/resident shareholders who want to avoid double taxation and receive some salary from the company.LLC: Often chosen for startups, small businesses, and those prioritizing flexibility and simplicity.Remember: This is a simplified overview. Consulting a lawyer or tax advisor is crucial for choosing the best structure for your specific business needs.

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As attorneys, we are bound by the duty of confidentiality to our clients, so you can rest assured that we share your information with no one. While many of our clients are extremely well-known celebrities, we treat the personal information of each of our clients with the utmost care, and each of our staff members is required to sign a confidentiality agreement as a condition of employment.
We use a combination of technology and good sense to safeguard your information. We have invested significant time and money to ensure that all of the information you submit on our website is secure and confidential. We use industry-recognized security safeguards such as firewalls and tightly restricted server and database access to protect your information from loss, misuse, or unauthorized alteration. Your information is stored on a secure server, password-protected and can only be accessed by our staff. To further ensure the security of credit card information, we have selected Stripe’s Merchant Services as our credit card merchant and perform periodic security and privacy audits in conjunction with PCI requirements. We are committed to providing the highest level of security and privacy for our clients.
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We are committed to protecting your right to privacy. As such, we have outlined here the steps we have taken to ensure that your privacy of information is ensured. Your use of Ava Holako Law indicates your acceptance of this privacy policy. We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at our sole discretion. Your use of this site is subject to the most current version of the Privacy Policy at the time of such use.Data ProtectionAva Holako Law will maintain your information as confidential and secure at all times. Your password and credit card information remain encrypted within our database and we enforce appropriate security measures to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that you have submitted to Ava Holako Law.
When you submit an order or filing request to Ava Holako Law, your information is encrypted with secure server software to protect the information from unauthorized access. Ava Holako Law uses SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), a global standard security technology that creates an encrypted link between a web server and a web browser to ensure that all data transmitted remains private and secure. Users can recognize this security feature through the lock icon that appears in their browser to indicate they are viewing a secure web page when they submit information.Protection of Personal InformationIn order to provide you with our services, we collect personally identifiable information from you. We make every effort to keep this information private and secure.
To provide our services to you, it is necessary for us to collect standard information from you, such as your name, email address, mailing address, credit card number and telephone number, as well as the information required to form your corporation or LLC. This may include the chosen name of your business entity, the purpose of your business, the names and addresses of the directors and officers of your corporation (or members or managers for an LLC), as well as how many shares of stock your corporation will be authorized to issue and its par value.In certain situations, Ava Holako Law could be required by applicable law to release company or personal information of a client. Otherwise, however, we will never share your name, email address or other personal information with anyone other than our agents, affiliates or partners in order to provide our services to you.
It is important to recognize that certain information becomes public record upon the filing of documents with the state or the court or other governmental body. Such information may include the business name, business address, and name of the registered agent, which become public information upon the filing of articles of incorporation (or in the case of an LLC, the Articles of Organization). In certain jurisdictions, the Secretary of State will provide this information to third parties for a fee. In some states, fictitious business names, including the name and address of the business owner, must be published in a newspaper. Our privacy policy does not cover actions by these third parties, which are beyond the scope of our services. Please check with the applicable government agency in your state to determine their policies.To improve the Ava Holako Law services, we may collect and use statistics about visits to our website, but this information contains no personal information. This anonymous data is collected to help us better understand how our site is being used to make improvements for your convenience. Cookies are used to store visitor preferences and improve the content of our site. When visitors type information into our online order form but do not complete the order process, that information is stored securely in our database.
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