LLC formation services for North Carolina roofers

What a formation service does for a roofing LLC

A formation service prepares and files your Articles of Organization. It does not touch a contractor license, and it cannot change the state fee.

North Carolina charges $125 to file, whoever files. The license, the bond or working capital, and the workers' compensation policy stay yours to arrange. The license cost page covers the first two.

The comparison is narrow. It is about what is bundled around the filing and what renews after year one.

$125The North Carolina Secretary of State charges $125 for Articles of Organization, whoever prepares them. — North Carolina Secretary of State, retrieved 2026-09-29

First-year cost for a North Carolina LLC, service by service

Compare the total first-year cost. Several general services publish a $0-plus-state-fee tier, so the difference is in what is included and what you add.

North Carolina requires a registered agent with a physical office in the state. You can be your own agent if you live there, or pay a service to be it.

Every figure below comes from the service's own pricing page, checked on the date shown. Plans change, so check again before you buy.

$0 + state feeBizee publishes a $0 plus state fee Basic package, and says all three packages include one free year of registered agent service. — Bizee pricing page, retrieved 2026-09-29

$199 per yearZenBusiness publishes plans from $0 plus state fees, with registered agent service at $199 per year and Worry-Free Compliance at $199 per year. — ZenBusiness pricing page, retrieved 2026-09-29

$0 + state feesLegalZoom publishes a $0 Basic plan plus state fees that files only the articles of organization. — LegalZoom LLC pricing page, retrieved 2026-09-29

Formation services matched to what a roofer needs

These entries are use cases, not a ranking. Each service sits where its own published offer fits a need, and the order is presentation order only.

Every price is what the service published about itself on the date checked. Nothing here is a rating. Confirm the current plan on each site before you sign up.

1. Tailor Brands

   Suits an owner who wants the LLC filing, an operating agreement and yearly compliance reporting under one login. The $0 Lite plan takes 14 business days. Essential at $199 per year and Elite at $249 per year cut that to one business day. A bookkeeping trial converts to $39 a month after 30 days unless cancelled. Its plan page does not list registered agent service.

2. Bizee

   Every package here, including the $0 Basic, comes with one free year of registered agent service. That keeps a crew-yard address off the public record for the first year. The page does not spell out what separates Basic from Standard at $199 and Premium at $299, so compare them on the site. Agent service is what renews after the free year.

3. BetterLegal

   No tiers to compare: $299 plus state fees covers the formation filing, an EIN, an operating agreement and a banking resolution, with a stated two business days of turnaround. Getting the EIN inside the package saves a step before you open a business account. Registered agent service is an add-on and not part of the $299.

4. ZenBusiness

   Deadline help is sold line by line, so the total depends on what you add. Registered agent service is $199 per year, Worry-Free Compliance is $199 per year, fast filing is $79 and an EIN is $99. It also sells annual report filing at $100 per report, which matters for the state's $200 report.

5. LegalZoom

   When a supplier agreement or a subcontract needs a lawyer's eye, the Pro plan is the one with 30 days of unlimited 30-minute attorney consultations. Pro is $249 plus state fees and adds an operating agreement and an EIN. Basic at $0 files only the articles. Premium at $299 adds bookkeeping tools. The pricing page does not list registered agent cost.

$0 + state feesTailor Brands publishes a $0 Lite LLC plan plus state fees, with Essential at $199 per year and Elite at $249 per year. — Tailor Brands plans and pricing page, retrieved 2026-09-29

$299 + state feesBetterLegal publishes a $299 plus state fees package with an EIN and operating agreement, with a two business day turnaround. — BetterLegal home page, retrieved 2026-09-29

$249 + state feesLegalZoom publishes a Pro plan at $249 plus state fees with an operating agreement, an EIN and 30 days of attorney consultations. — LegalZoom LLC pricing page, retrieved 2026-09-29

File it yourself with the North Carolina Secretary of State

You can skip every service. File Articles of Organization, Form L-01, with the North Carolina Secretary of State for the same $125 fee.

You name a registered agent who is a state resident, or a company whose office is the registered office, and a street address for that office. Most roofers name themselves and their shop or home address.

This is the benchmark for the whole page. It is the same filing at the same fee with nobody in between. What a service adds is the typing, an address, reminders or extra documents.

Form L-01A North Carolina LLC is formed with Articles of Organization, Form L-01, under G.S. 57D-2-20, with a registered agent and office named. — North Carolina Secretary of State, retrieved 2026-09-29

Year two for a roofing LLC

Pick by year-two cost and by what you will use. The state fee is fixed, and the yearly duties stay yours whoever filed.

Every LLC files a $200 annual report, due April 15 of each year after the year of creation. A reminder service helps, but the duty is yours. The license renewal runs on a separate January 1 calendar.

Write down both dates before you compare services. Then price the year-two cost of each option. The setup guide lists the rest of the order.

$200The North Carolina LLC annual report fee is $200. — North Carolina Secretary of State, retrieved 2026-09-29

April 15An LLC report is due April 15 each year after the year of creation, per the Secretary of State. — North Carolina Secretary of State, retrieved 2026-09-29

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