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title: "Should I incorporate before launching my SaaS?"
summary: "No – No – sole proprietor or single-member LLC is fine until $10K MRR."
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updated: 2026-05-22
publisher: "Unlock SaaS"
author: "Maryan"
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# Should I incorporate before launching my SaaS?

**Verdict: No** – No – sole proprietor or single-member LLC is fine until $10K MRR.

> No. Sole proprietor or single-member LLC is fine for almost any indie SaaS until you cross $10,000 monthly recurring revenue or start hiring employees. Incorporating before you have a product accumulates legal fees, registered-agent costs, and tax-filing complexity against revenue that doesn't exist. The right time to incorporate is when the business has demonstrated it can sustain the overhead.

## Why

- Single-member LLC in most US states: $50 to $500 setup + $0 to $800 annual fee. Reasonable. C-corp: $500 to $1,500 setup + $1K+ annual. Premature for pre-revenue.
- C-corp specifically matters for venture funding. If you are not raising VC, you almost certainly don't need C-corp structure for the first year.
- Don't take incorporation advice from incorporation services. Their incentive is to sell you the most complex structure.

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