<html><head><base href="x-msg://276/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">In Port Orford, we did our own (no lawyer, CPA) & was a lot of work. As the person that did most of the work, I would recommend Legal Zoom who did work for me setting up a LLC for my business. Even doing it ourselves - filing costs added up - 1st incorporation with the state & then the filing with IRS. Sherry was helpful when IRS questioned us - mainly justifying help with businesses as part of our goals.<div>Best of Luck</div><div>Karen Auborn, President</div><div>Port Orford Revitalization Association</div><div><br><div><div>On Jul 7, 2011, at 4:08 PM, George Custer wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div class="hmmessage" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><div dir="ltr">Hello All,<br> <br>We in Oakridge are hoping to apply (finally) for our own 501C(3) status. We have been operating as a program under a local Community Dev. Corp. and want to be on our own. We are a small organization with a current total budget of less than $10,000.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br> <br>We plan at this time to use Legal Zoom to do the paperwork. Any comments on this? We know that we'll need general liability insurance. But do we really need the insurance for the officers? I also understand that we'll need an audit each year. By a CPA or can a licensed book keeper do the job?<br> <br>Are there any other annual costs that we will need to consider?<br> <br>Our community and area has around 5,000 people.<br> <br>Thanks for any and all comments/help.<br> <br>George Custer, President<br>Uptown Business & Revitalization Assoc.<br>P.O. Box 839<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Oakridge, Oregon 97463<br>541-225-8484 <br> <br> <br></div>= _____________________________________________________<br>OMS_MANAGERS mailing list<br><a href="mailto:OMS_MANAGERS@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">OMS_MANAGERS@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a><br><a href="http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/oms_managers">http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/oms_managers</a><br>Hosted by the Oregon State Library. The Library is not responsible for content.<br>Questions related to message content should be directed to list owner(s) or the sender of the message, by phone or email.<br>Technical questions? Call 503-378-8800.<br></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>