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- Collective is a paid membership that combines software with human back-office help for single-person businesses, covering LLC or S-corp formation, monthly bookkeeping reviewed by accountants, invoicing, and tax preparation.
More detail
- The S-corp plan adds Form 2553 election filing, reasonable-salary guidance, payroll powered by Gusto, and a Form 1120-S business return.
- It is built exclusively for US solopreneurs and does not serve multi-employee companies.
- Best for
- US sole proprietors, freelancers and single-member LLC owners who want formation, bookkeeping, invoicing and tax filing handled in one flat-fee membership.
More detail
- Higher-earning solo owners evaluating an S-corp election benefit from the bundled Form 2553, payroll and reasonable-salary support.
- Pricing
- Published subscription is $199/month for the LLC tier and $349/month for the S-corp tier, with yearly billing saving 15% (exact annualized dollar amounts are not stated on the pricing page).
More detail
- Additional real costs apply: a one-time onboarding fee of undisclosed amount, state LLC formation fees passed
- Main limitation
- Businesses with W-2 employees beyond the owner, multi-founder companies, or anyone needing accrual accounting, inventory tracking, sales-tax filing, multi-state nexus analysis or audit representation.
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- Owners outside the United States are out of scope.
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About
- Collective is a paid membership that combines software with human back-office help for single-person businesses, covering LLC or S-corp formation, monthly bookkeeping reviewed by accountants, invoicing, and tax preparation.
- The S-corp plan adds Form 2553 election filing, reasonable-salary guidance, payroll powered by Gusto, and a Form 1120-S business return.
- It is built exclusively for US solopreneurs and does not serve multi-employee companies.
What it helps with
- Choosing and setting up the right entity — LLC formation or S-corp conversion, EIN, operating agreement, registered agen
- Not knowing what tax is owed — quarterly federal and state estimated tax calculations with deadline reminders.
- Bookkeeping admin — AI transaction categorization with accountant review, monthly reconciliation and year-end tax-ready
- S-corp complexity — Form 2553 filing, reasonable-salary guidance, payroll processing and Form 1120-S preparation.
- Getting paid — branded invoicing with online payments that sync back to the books.
Capabilities
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| Offering | Available | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Business formation | Yes | New LLC formation or existing-entity review, articles of organization, EIN application, operating agreement, foreign-entity registration as needed, and good-standing verification. |
| Registered agent | Limited | One state included; additional state coverage available for an added fee of undisclosed amount. |
| AI-assisted bookkeeping with human review | Yes | Up to 5 bank or credit-card connections, AI auto-categorization, accountant reconciliation, monthly P&L and balance sheet, and book rebuild/cleanup. |
| Invoicing and online payments | Yes | Custom-branded invoices, online payment acceptance, synced with the books. Collective does not create or alter invoices on the member's behalf. |
| Payroll | Limited | Included on the S-corp tier for the owner and contractors, powered by Gusto; separate Gusto fees are not disclosed. Not available on the LLC tier. |
| Tax preparation | Limited | Quarterly federal and state estimates on both tiers; basic individual 1040 with Schedule C on LLC; Form 1120-S on S-corp. S-corp individual returns are a separately billed annual add-on. |
| Accrual or specialized accounting | No | Cash basis only; no accrual, Profit First, inventory tracking, vendor bill payment or time tracking. |
| Sales, use, franchise or local tax filing | No | Out of scope per Collective's service overview; no multi-state nexus analysis, foreign taxes or Form 1042. |
| Support model | Yes | Human team plus an embedded AI assistant; dedicated account manager on the S-corp tier. |
| Mobile app or API | Unknown | No mobile app or API is confirmed in the supplied evidence. |
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