Frustrating experience with Bizee
I'm going to preface this with the fact that I should have done my own research and I should have just filed directly with the state. The reason I didn't is because I wanted to save time. I'm incredibly busy getting my business ready to launch, and although I know I could figure out all the details of what I need to do to file, I simply did not want to.
This is why I decided to file with Bizee. For $350 they would handle all the filing for me and even file for my EIN. Not only that, they would have everything processed within 2 business days. To their credit, this process was incredibly easy, and within 24 hours I had an LLC with an EIN, Registered Agent, and Virtual Address.
Now for the frustrating part. As soon as I logged in this morning to take a look at my new LLC details, I was immediately prompted with a required filing for a Statement of Information. Yes, if I had done my research I would have known what this was and that it was required within 90 days of forming an LLC. However, I didn't, because I trusted Bizee as an advisor to inform me of what was needed and what was and wasn't included in the initial formation fees. Why is this so frustrating? It's frustrating because Bizee charges $134 (+$20 state fee) to file a Statement of Information. This fee seems astronomical to me given everything that was included in the initial filing for $350. It truly feels like I'm being scammed. I'm now in the position of figuring out whether I just give in and pay the fee or learn from my initial mistake and figure out how to file this on my own.