What Rush Processing does
Forming a US company involves two waiting periods. The first is on our side: collecting your details, checking the name, preparing the articles and submitting them. The second is the state's: its filing office reviews the documents and issues the approval. Rush Processing shortens the first and, where the state allows it, asks for the faster option on the second.
It is an add-on to a formation order, not a separate company registration. If you are forming an LLC or corporation with BookMyLLC, you can choose Rush Processing at checkout, or add it afterwards while your filing is still with us.
What we can speed up, and what we cannot
It helps to be exact about this, because "rush" is often read as a promise about the date your company exists. Here is the honest split.
- We can move your order to the front of our queue and prepare your documents first.
- We can submit the filing to the state the same day your details are complete.
- We can request the state's expedited review, where the state offers one, and pay the state fee on your behalf with your approval.
- We cannot control how long the state takes. Processing times change week to week and vary a great deal between states.
- We cannot change your name availability or fix a rejection caused by information that was not ours to check.
If the state is running a long backlog, Rush Processing still puts you ahead of anything that depends on us, but the state's review is the larger share of the wait.
Why state processing times differ
Every state runs its own business filing office, and each handles volume differently. Some approve online filings within a day or two, some take a week or more, and a few offer same-day or 24-hour service for an extra fee. Paper filings and filings that need a name change or a correction take longer in almost every state.
This is why the best way to get a fast result is to submit a clean filing the first time. A rejected filing goes back to the start of the queue. Our checks before submission, including name availability and registered agent details, exist to avoid that.
When it is worth paying for
- You have a signed client contract or invoice that needs a US entity to be paid.
- You need an EIN and bank account in time for a payment processor review or launch date.
- You are applying for a marketplace, app store or platform account that asks for registered company details.
- You want to start trading in the same week you decide to form.
If none of these apply, standard processing is usually fine. A company formed a few days later does not lose anything, and the fee is better spent on something else, such as a registered agent or bookkeeping.
How it works
- You choose Rush Processing at checkout, or add it from your client dashboard before the filing is submitted.
- We confirm the state, the entity type and the options the state offers for faster review.
- If the state charges an expedite fee, we show you the amount and ask for your approval before adding it.
- We prepare your documents first and submit them the same day your details are complete.
- We track the filing and message you the moment the state replies.
- You receive your approved formation documents in your dashboard.
Delays that begin with you, such as missing owner information or an unconfirmed company name, pause the clock. The quickest way to benefit from Rush Processing is to answer our questions the same day.
What happens after approval
Approval is the start of your company's life, not the end of the work. Once the state approves, the next steps follow in a predictable order: the operating agreement, your EIN, a business bank account and, for foreign-owned LLCs, the annual reporting obligations that apply.
Because Rush Processing gets you to approval sooner, it makes sense to line up those next steps at the same time. Ordering an EIN registration and an operating agreement alongside formation lets us start each as soon as the one before it completes, rather than waiting for you to come back and ask.
Costs to expect
The fee on this page covers our priority handling. It does not include the state filing fee for forming your company, which is charged by the state and shown in your formation order, or any extra state fee for expedited review. Where an expedite fee applies, you will see the exact amount before anything is charged.
We do not mark up state fees. They are passed through at the amount the state charges.
Frequently misunderstood points
- Rush Processing does not change the legal date your company is formed. That is the date the state approves the filing.
- It does not guarantee a result on a specific day, and we will not describe it that way.
- It applies to the formation filing only. Other services, such as EIN or banking, have their own timelines.
- If your filing is rejected by the state for a reason on our side, we correct and resubmit it without a further fee.
If you are unsure whether it is worth it for your situation, tell us your deadline in the order notes and we will say plainly whether we think Rush Processing can help.
Rush Processing compared with standard processing
The two options end in the same place: an approved company with the same legal standing. The difference is how much of the delay you absorb and how much we carry for you. With standard processing, your order is prepared in turn, submitted in our normal batches and filed at the state's standard speed. With Rush Processing, your order skips that queue and, where the state offers it, asks for a faster review.
In practice, we find that the difference on our side is usually a day or two. The difference on the state side can be much larger or nothing at all, depending on the state. For that reason, we recommend checking the current processing time for your state before you decide, and we will tell you what it is when you ask.
A few states process online filings in near real time already, and in those states the expedite option adds little. Others have backlogs that run to several weeks on the standard track, and a paid expedite can cut that dramatically. Delaware, Wyoming, Florida, Texas and others each work differently, so there is no single answer, and we would rather tell you that than sell you something you do not need.
Things that slow a filing down
- A company name that is too close to an existing one, which the state rejects.
- A registered agent address that is not valid in the state of formation.
- Missing or inconsistent owner or manager details.
- A filing sent to the wrong state office or on the wrong form.
- Late responses from you to our questions.
Most of these are preventable, and most of our pre-submission checks exist to catch them. The best use of Rush Processing is on a clean file: complete details, a checked name and a valid agent. Together, those give the state nothing to push back on.
