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New Business Formation in South Florida
The mistakes that haunt year five are usually made in month one. Skip them.
Starting a business involves a checklist nobody hands you: a structure to choose, federal and state registrations to complete, tax elections with unforgiving deadlines, licenses that vary by county and trade, payroll obligations that begin with the first hire, and an accounting foundation that most founders postpone until it becomes a cleanup project. Every skipped item is cheap to do now and expensive to fix later, and new owners have no way to know which items apply to them.
Integris Accounting turns the launch into a guided sequence. We help you select the structure with the tax math done properly, obtain your EIN, complete Florida registrations, file time-sensitive elections before their windows close, and stand up QuickBooks with a chart of accounts built for your industry. Because we stay on as your accounting and tax firm afterward, we set things up the way we would want to inherit them, and founders across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach start their first year already organized.
Who this is for
Formation clients include tradespeople going independent, drivers becoming fleet owners, physicians and dentists opening practices, attorneys hanging a shingle, agency founders formalizing freelance work, and investors creating entities for real estate holdings across South Florida. It equally serves experienced operators launching a second venture who want this one built correctly from the start, having lived through what happens otherwise.
Why clients choose this
- Launch legally complete, in the correct order
- Election deadlines met, savings preserved
- Clean books from your very first transaction
- Personal and business finances separated properly
- A CPA relationship in place before the first crisis
Ready to get started?
Build the foundation before the walls. Call (305) 497-0552 to plan your launch.
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What you get
Structure selection with tax modeling
Your expected income and plans get run through the entity options before formation, so the foundation fits the building you intend to construct.
Registrations and EIN
Federal identification, Florida filings, and applicable county and industry registrations are completed correctly, in the right order, the first time.
Deadline-critical elections
S-corporation and other classification elections carry short windows after formation. We calendar and file them so a missed date never costs you a year of savings.
Accounting foundation setup
QuickBooks configured for your industry, business banking separation established, and bookkeeping rhythms defined before the first month closes.
Payroll and contractor readiness
When your first hire arrives, withholding accounts, workers compensation considerations, and payroll systems are already prepared through our ADP partnership.
First-year compliance calendar
You receive the full schedule of filings, estimates, renewals, and deadlines your new company faces, so nothing ambushes you mid-year.
How it works
The engagement, step by step
Step
Launch consultation
We map your business model, income expectations, and goals, then lay out the formation sequence that fits.
Step
Formation and registration
Structure decisions get executed, coordinating with your attorney where needed, with registrations and elections filed on schedule.
Step
Foundation setup
Accounting systems, banking structure, and payroll readiness are established before real transactions start flowing.
Step
First-year guidance
Check-ins through the opening year keep estimates paid, filings met, and questions answered while habits are forming.
FAQ
New Business Formation, common questions
Do I need a CPA to start a business, or just a lawyer?
They solve different problems, and a proper launch usually involves both. Attorneys handle legal formation, agreements, and liability design; we handle the tax analysis, elections, registrations, and accounting foundation. We regularly work alongside our clients' attorneys, and can refer trusted South Florida counsel when you need one.
What is the biggest mistake new owners make?
Mixing personal and business finances, with missing tax elections close behind. Commingled accounts destroy the clean records that deductions, liability protection, and future financing all depend on, and reconstructing them later is miserable. Separate accounts and real bookkeeping from day one prevent nearly all of it.
When should I talk to you, before or after forming?
Before, ideally. Structure and election decisions are far cheaper to make than to unwind, and a single conversation before you file anything can redirect the whole setup. If you have already formed, come anyway; there is usually still time to correct course, especially within the first months.
What will I owe in taxes my first year?
It depends on your profits and structure, but the trap is universal: nobody withholds taxes for an owner, so the first bill arrives as a shock. We project your liability early, set up quarterly estimated payments, and size a reserve, so April of year one is a formality rather than a crisis.
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Let's talk about new business formation
One conversation with a CPA who knows your industry can change the trajectory of your year. Schedule a strategy session, bring your questions, your last return, and thirty minutes.