Basic Incorporations - Federal, Ontario, Alberta
Contact Neufeld Legal PC for your incorporation legal work at 403-400-4092 / 905-616-8864 or Chris@NeufeldLegal.com
Incorporating a company can be relatively straightforward, or it can be extremely complex, given the objective purposes for which it is intended to serve. As such, the cost of incorporating a company may be at the base rate, or as additional time and/or expenses are incurred, the prices will increase. Our basic rate legal fees starts at a mere $695.00; nevertheless, as you can well note from the subsequent pricing charts there are considerable additional charges that must be paid in the process.With our basic incorporation package, you will be receiving the following:
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Articles of Incorporation for your new company [more about articles of incorporation];
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NUANS name reservation, should you wish a named company [more about named companies];
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Extra-provincial registration, where required [more about extra-provincial registration];
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Initial information return filing, where required [more about initial information return];
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Attainment of tax identification number from Revenue Canada [more about tax id number];
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Corporate by-laws for the company [more about by-laws];
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Organizational resolutions to authorize the company's creation [more about organizational resolutions];
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Registers and ledgers laying out the specifics of the company's stakeholders and shareholdings [more about registers and ledgers];
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Share certificates evidencing corporate share ownership [more about share certificates];
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Reporting letter laying out what has been undertaken [more about reporting letter].
With respect to additional legal work related to the incorporation of your business , and its subsequent operations, please contact our law firm to be apprised as to what that additional work entails [more about additional legal work], together with the anticipated cost of undertaking such work.
Ontario Provincial Incorporation
approximates:| $300.00 | Provincial Charge for Incorporation (mandatory) |
| $89.95 | Electronic Incorporation Filing Charge |
| $74.95 | NUANS Name Reservation [one] (mandatory if not a numbered company) |
| $79.95 | Initial Information Return and Electronic Filing Charge |
| $695.00 | Legal Fees Specific to Base Incorporation (basic package includes: drafting of articles of incorporation, preparation of by-laws, incorporation resolutions, registers and ledgers, reporting letter) + * ^ for additional legal work see below |
| $15.00 | Share Certificates (further corporate supplies are available at additional cost, i.e. corporate seal, minute book binder) |
| $19.50 | Disbursements and Other Charges (low approximation, i.e. postage, printing, copies; whereas such things as couriers represent further charges) |
| $126.67 | Taxes (unavoidable, where applicable) |
| $1,401.02 | BASE INCORPORATION COST - approximate [numbered company deduct $74.95 + HST] |
+ Beyond the base incorporation are such matters as licensing, professional registrations, permits, foreign registrations, unanimous shareholder agreements, legal consultations, amongst a range of contracts and legal advice. There are a range other costs that will also be potentially incurred, including annual renewals, registered office services, etc.
* Standard hourly legal rate of lawyer Christopher Neufeld for work beyond the base incorporation work is $400 per hour, plus applicable taxes, disbursements and other charges.
Note prices are subject to change, together with being dependent upon additional work that needs to be undertaken.
Federal Incorporation (headquartered / operating in Ontario) approximates:
| $200.00 | Federal Charge for Incorporation (mandatory) |
| $0.00 | Electronic Incorporation Filing Charge |
| $74.95 | NUANS Name Reservation [one] (mandatory if not a numbered company) |
| $0.00 | Extra-Provincial Registration (Ontario) |
| $695.00 | Legal Fees Specific to Base Incorporation (basic package includes: drafting of articles of incorporation, preparation of by-laws, incorporation resolutions, registers and ledgers, reporting letter) + * ^ for additional legal work see below |
| $0.00 | Legal Work Related to Extra-Provincial Registration |
| $15.00 | Share Certificates (further corporate supplies are available at additional cost, i.e. corporate seal, minute book binder) |
| $19.50 | Disbursements (low approximation, i.e. postage, printing, copies; whereas such things as couriers represent further charges) |
| $104.58 | Taxes (unavoidable, where applicable) |
| $1,109.03 | BASE INCORPORATION COST - approximate [numbered company deduct $74.95 + HST] |
+ Beyond the base incorporation are such matters as licensing, professional registrations, permits, foreign registrations, unanimous shareholder agreements, legal consultations, amongst a range of contracts and legal advice. There are a range other costs that will also be potentially incurred, including annual renewals, registered office services, etc.
* Standard hourly legal rate of lawyer Christopher Neufeld for work beyond the base incorporation work is $400 per hour, plus applicable taxes, disbursements and other charges.
Note prices are subject to change, together with being dependent upon additional work that needs to be undertaken.
Alberta Provincial Incorporation approximates:
| $275.00 | Provincial Charge for Incorporation (mandatory) |
| $99.95 | Electronic Incorporation Filing Charge |
| $74.95 | NUANS Name Reservation [one] (mandatory if not a numbered company) |
| $695.00 | Legal Fees Work Specific to Base Incorporation (basic package includes: drafting of articles of incorporation, preparation of by-laws, incorporation resolutions, registers and ledgers, reporting letter) + * ^ for additional legal work see below |
| $15.00 | Share Certificates (further corporate supplies are available at additional cost, i.e. corporate seal, minute book binder) |
| $19.50 | Disbursements and Other Charges (low approximation, i.e. postage, printing, copies; whereas such things as couriers represent further charges) |
| $45.22 | Taxes (unavoidable, where applicable) |
| $1,224.62 | BASE INCORPORATION COST - approximate [numbered company deduct $74.95 + GST] |
+ Beyond the base incorporation are such matters as licensing, professional registrations, permits, foreign registrations, unanimous shareholder agreements, legal consultations, amongst a range of contracts and legal advice. There are a range other costs that will also be potentially incurred, including annual renewals, registered office services, etc.
* Standard hourly legal rate of lawyer Christopher Neufeld for work beyond the base incorporation work is $400 per hour, plus applicable taxes, disbursements and other charges.
Note prices are subject to change, together with being dependent upon additional work that needs to be undertaken.
Federal Incorporation (headquartered / operating in Alberta) approximates:
| $200.00 | Federal Charge for Incorporation (mandatory) |
| $74.95 | NUANS Name Reservation [one] (mandatory if not a numbered company) |
| $299.95 | Extra-Provincial Registration (Alberta) |
| $99.95 | Electronic Filing Charge for Extra-Provincial Registration |
| $695.00 | Legal Fees Specific to Base Incorporation (basic package includes: drafting of articles of incorporation, preparation of by-laws, incorporation resolutions, registers and ledgers, reporting letter) + * ^ for additional legal work see below |
| $145.00 | Legal Work Related to Extra-Provincial Registration |
| $15.00 | Share Certificates (further corporate supplies are available at additional cost, i.e. corporate seal, minute book binder) |
| $19.50 | Disbursements and Other Charges (low approximation, i.e. postage, printing, copies; whereas such things as couriers represent further charges) |
| $67.47 | Taxes (unavoidable, where applicable) |
| $1,616.77 | BASE INCORPORATION COST - approximate [numbered company deduct $74.95 + GST] |
+ Beyond the base incorporation are such matters as licensing, foreign registrations, unanimous shareholder agreements, legal consultations, amongst a range of contracts and legal advice. There are a range other costs that will also be potentially incurred, including annual renewals, registered office services, etc.
* Standard hourly legal rate of lawyer Christopher Neufeld for work beyond the base incorporation work is $400 per hour, plus applicable taxes, disbursements and other charges.
Note prices are subject to change, together with being dependent upon additional work that needs to be undertaken.
So if you are looking to incorporate a new corporation or deal with the corporate legalities impacting your company, contact us at 403-400-4092 [Alberta], 905-616-8864 [Ontario] or via email at Chris@NeufeldLegal.com.
^ Please note that the flat rates associated with a standard incorporation are strictly limited to a basic incorporation (federal, Ontario, Alberta) and does not involve other matters that might be corrollary to the incorporation process or might be atypical for a standard incorporation, including but not limited to related legal or tax advice, engagement with other governmental bodies or professional bodies, licensing, drafting of pertinent business contracts (i.e., shareholders' agreements), negotiations, disputes, financing, coordination with other companies or other legal structuring.
