{"id":3305,"date":"2016-04-20T11:27:42","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T18:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evergreensmallbusiness.com\/?page_id=3305"},"modified":"2017-10-13T10:10:31","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T17:10:31","slug":"setting-up-an-illinois-s-corporation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/evergreensmallbusiness.com\/s-corporation-kits-for-all-fifty-states\/setting-up-an-illinois-s-corporation\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Up an Illinois S Corporation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/evergreensmallbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/illinois.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2149 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/evergreensmallbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/illinois.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Illinois S Corporation Kit\" width=\"200\" height=\"258\" \/><\/a>You may think you need an attorney or accountant to form an S corporation in Illinois. But that&#8217;s not really true.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, forming an S corporation will be easier with a professional&#8217;s help. But you can do the work yourself (and with considerable cost and time savings) if you&#8217;re careful and comfortable taking a do-it-yourself approach.<\/p>\n<p>To help those small business owners and entrepreneurs who want to take the do-it-yourself route to incorporation, we provide two instantly downloadable kits. One kit uses an LLC as the base for your Illinois S corporation (we recommend you use this kit). One kit uses a traditional corporation as the base.<\/p>\n<h2>Instant Downloads<\/h2>\n<p>To buy and download\u00a0the LLC version of the Illinois S corporation kit, click the the button below:<\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.e-junkie.com\/ecom\/gb.php?c=cart&amp;i=ILScorp&amp;cl=23704&amp;ejc=2\" method=\"post\"><button type=\"submit\">Purchase and Download<\/button><\/form>\n<p><a title=\"View Cart\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e-junkie.com\/ecom\/gb.php?c=cart&amp;cl=23704&amp;ejc=2\">View Cart<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0We generally recommend you use an LLC as the base for an S corporation, because LLCs are harder to break and because LLCs allow you to form the entity immediately but delay making the Subchapter S election until you have the profits that justify using the S corporation tax accounting rules.<\/p>\n<p>To buy and download the corporation version of the Illinois S corporation kit, click the button below:<\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.e-junkie.com\/ecom\/gb.php?c=cart&amp;i=ILInc&amp;cl=23704&amp;ejc=2\" method=\"post\"><button type=\"submit\">Purchase and Download<\/button><\/form>\n<p><a title=\"View Cart\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e-junkie.com\/ecom\/gb.php?c=cart&amp;cl=23704&amp;ejc=2\">View Cart<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Money Back Guarantee<\/h2>\n<p>We offer a money-back guarantee for all of our digital goods. If you buy something from us and realize you didn&#8217;t get what you need or want, no problem. Just email us a refund request and we&#8217;ll return your money. Note that we process refunds manually, so it&#8217;ll be a workday or two before we get to your request.<\/p>\n<h2>Additional Information You Might Find Useful<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/evergreensmallbusiness.com\/small-business-faq\/how-do-i-incorporate-a-new-business-how-about-an-existing-business\/\">How does someone incorporate an existing business?<\/a> Here&#8217;s some stuff you&#8217;ll probably want to know&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/evergreensmallbusiness.com\/which-accounting-program-should-i-use-for-my-small-business\/\">What sort of accounting system do you need for a new business?<\/a> We complied a laundry list of things you may want to consider.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/evergreensmallbusiness.com\/why-small-businesses-should-outsource-payroll\/\">Should you outsource payroll if you&#8217;re a new S corporation?<\/a> Awkward question to which the awkward answer is often &#8220;yes&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may think you need an attorney or accountant to form an S corporation in Illinois. 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