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# How to incorporate your company

Learn what you need to get started with Atlas.

## What Atlas does for you

Stripe Atlas incorporates your company in Delaware, gets your company tax ID (EIN) from the IRS, issues founders equity, and files your 83(b) election. After incorporating you can open a business bank account, charge customers using Stripe payments, and access discounts on tools for founders.

Atlas costs 500 USD, which covers incorporation (plus state fees), and your first year of registered agent services. After that, we charge 100 USD annually to maintain your registered agent. We’ll refund your fee if we’re unable to support your business. Read more about Stripe Atlas’ restricted business categories.

Atlas provides legal information and self-serve tools that assist you in providing this information, filling out template documents, and filing these with the appropriate government offices. Atlas isn’t a law firm and doesn’t provide legal, tax, or accounting advice. Atlas can’t guarantee that your business will be approved to use Stripe payments. Using Atlas isn’t a substitute for individual advice from qualified legal, tax,
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