The first real decision in a high-ticket store is not which niche. It is whether you are going to be a person selling things or a company selling things, because suppliers, payment processors and freight carriers all treat those two very differently. In my experience an authorized dealer application from a legal entity with an EIN gets read, and one from a personal name and a Gmail address often does not.
CorpNet files that entity for you. This is how I would use it, what each package actually includes, and the one line on its pricing page that most people miss. Every price, package name and quoted policy below comes from CorpNet’s own pricing pages, plus the IRS’s published page on getting an EIN, all read on 29 September 2026. Where something is my opinion, I say so.
I am not a lawyer or an accountant and none of this is legal or tax advice. Which state to form in and which entity type to choose are questions for a professional who knows your situation, not for me and not for a filing service.
I run Ecommerce Paradise and I have watched more launches stall on entity paperwork than on anything to do with selling. If the model is new to you, start with what high-ticket dropshipping actually is.
Get the Entity Filed and Move On
CorpNet’s three formation packages start at $99, $219 and $269 and top out at $349, $469 and $519 depending on entity type and processing speed, with a 100% satisfaction guarantee on its service fees.
Read This Line Before You Read the Prices
On CorpNet’s own services and pricing page there is a disclaimer that changes every number above it: prices do not include state fees, shipping and handling, or our 3% convenience fee.
Three things are excluded, and the third is the one nobody expects. State fees vary enormously by state and are unavoidable whoever files for you. Shipping and handling is minor. But a 3% convenience fee on top of the service price is a real line item, and on a $519 Complete package that is another $15.57 before the state even gets involved.
None of that makes CorpNet expensive or dishonest. It makes the headline price an incomplete number, which is true of most of this category. What it means practically is that you should budget the package price, plus 3%, plus whatever your state charges, and stop being surprised at checkout.
The Free Thing You Should Do Yourself First
Before you add any service to a cart, know what the IRS says about EINs, because it is the single most useful fact in this whole article.
The IRS states plainly that you never have to pay a fee for an EIN. You apply online, and if it is approved, the IRS issues your EIN immediately online.
CorpNet charges for EIN filing: online filing is listed at $69 to $319 depending on speed, and paper filing at $99 to $349. Those are real services and they are not doing anything wrong by offering them. But you are paying for someone else to do a free, immediate, online task.
Two caveats before you decide that settles it, because it does not for everyone.
First, the IRS requires the responsible party’s Social Security number or individual taxpayer ID number. If you are a non-US founder without either, the self-service route is not simply open to you, and a service doing it on your behalf is solving a genuine problem rather than selling convenience. The IRS also notes that a third-party designee must have signed authorization to apply.
Second, there is a limit worth planning around: you can apply for only one EIN per responsible party per day. If you are forming more than one entity, that is a scheduling constraint rather than a paperwork one.
The online application also has hours, which surprises people who assume a government web form runs all night. Eastern time, it is available Monday to Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. the next day, Saturday from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Sunday from 6:00 p.m. to midnight.
My own view: if you have an SSN or ITIN, do the EIN yourself and spend the difference on inventory photography. If you do not, paying for the service is the reasonable call. That is my opinion, not CorpNet’s position and not tax advice.
What Each CorpNet Package Includes
CorpNet publishes three formation packages, and every price is a range rather than a single figure because it varies by entity type and processing speed.
| Package | Price range | Registered agent included |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $99 to $349 | Free registered agent service, 60 days |
| Deluxe | $219 to $469 | Free registered agent service, 1st year |
| Complete | $269 to $519 | Free registered agent service, 1st year |
Complete also includes a custom operating agreement for LLCs. As a standalone service, CorpNet lists custom LLC operating agreements at $99 to $349.
Three processing speeds are offered across the packages: Standard Processing, Express Processing and 24 Hour Rush Processing. That is what moves you from the bottom of each range towards the top.
Note what happens at the Basic tier after 60 days. Registered agent service is free for 60 days on Basic and for the first year on Deluxe and Complete. CorpNet’s standalone registered agent retail price is $149 per unit, with bulk pricing from $119 down to $49 per unit depending on volume. So Basic’s headline saving has a renewal attached to it two months later, and that is worth modelling before you choose the cheapest row.
On the compliance side, CorpNet lists Annual Report, also called Statement of Information, at $99 to $349. Whether your state requires such a filing, and how often, is a question for your state’s filing office or your accountant. Whether you pay someone to handle it once you know is a judgement call.
The guarantee is worth knowing: CorpNet states 100% satisfaction guaranteed, or it will refund 100% of its service fees with no questions asked. Read that as covering its service fees, which is not the same as the state fees you also paid. I have broken the packages down in more detail in my CorpNet pricing guide.
Skip the Setup Entirely
My done-for-you builds cover the store, the suppliers and the foundations underneath them, so the paperwork is not what holds up your first dealer application.
Step 1: Decide the Things a Filing Service Cannot Decide for You
Two choices come before any order form, and neither is CorpNet’s to make: which entity type, and which state.
I am not going to tell you either. Both have tax and liability consequences that depend on where you live, where you operate, how you intend to take money out and whether you have partners. That is a conversation with a CPA or a lawyer, and it is cheaper than getting it wrong and refiling.
What I will say is that in my experience having the conversation before you file saves real money, because changing entity type or domicile later has meant new filings, sometimes a new EIN, and updating every supplier and processor holding your details.
The one thing I will state as fact rather than opinion is that whatever you choose, the details you give have to be consistent everywhere afterwards. Your entity name, address and taxpayer identification number will go onto dealer applications, W-9s, resale certificates, your D-U-N-S record and your payment processor onboarding, and mismatches between them are how applications get queried.
Step 2: Pick the Package by the Renewal, Not the Headline
Here is my own framework, and it is mine rather than CorpNet’s.
The registered agent term is the thing that actually differentiates these packages. Basic gives you 60 days, Deluxe and Complete give you the first year. Since CorpNet’s standalone registered agent retail price is $149, a package that covers a year of it is carrying something the Basic package will bill you for in two months.
So the comparison is not $99 against $219. It is $99 plus a registered agent renewal soon, against $219 with that covered for twelve months. Run that arithmetic on your actual state and entity type before choosing, because the ranges mean my example may not be your numbers.
On processing speed, 24 Hour Rush Processing exists and it is the fastest way to move up the price range. My view is that unless a supplier is waiting on your EIN or a processor has given you a deadline, standard processing is fine. Nothing about a store’s first month genuinely requires the entity to exist 48 hours sooner.
Step 3: Order, Then Do the EIN
Sequence matters here and getting it wrong causes an annoying wait.
Order the formation package first, because the EIN application asks about the entity. Then the EIN. Then the bank account, which needs both. Then everything else, because the bank account is what payment processors and suppliers ultimately want to see.
If you are doing the EIN yourself, that is the step where the IRS hours and the one-per-responsible-party-per-day limit matter. Plan the EIN for a weekday morning rather than a Sunday afternoon.
If you are having CorpNet do it, the $69 to $319 online filing range applies, and the position within that range depends on the speed you choose.
Step 4: Set Up the Things That Come After
The entity is a means, not an end. The point is what it unlocks, and I would move straight onto these.
The business bank account comes first, in my experience, because most of what follows asks for it and because mixing business and personal money is the thing that makes bookkeeping miserable later.
Then a D-U-N-S number, which is free. Dun & Bradstreet states there is no cost to request and receive one, and that normal processing can take up to 30 business days, with a paid expedited option delivering within eight business days. Start it early, because six weeks is a long time to discover you needed it.
Then your legal pages, which name the entity you just formed, which is exactly why the entity comes first. I have written up how I generate those in an afternoon.
Then business credit monitoring, once there is something to monitor. The Nav walkthrough covers that, and the reason it matters for a store is that per the SBA, suppliers and vendors can assess your company’s creditworthiness.
What I Would Skip
Not everything on the menu is a day-one purchase for a single store.
24 Hour Rush Processing is a real service solving a real deadline, and most first-time founders do not have that deadline. It is the easiest way to spend a few hundred dollars on a feeling of progress.
Paper EIN filing at $99 to $349 is hard to justify when the IRS says you never have to pay a fee for an EIN and issues it immediately online if the application is approved. There are situations that need paper filing, and if you are in one you will know.
Bulk registered agent pricing, running from $119 down to $49 per unit by volume, is for people forming many entities. Worth knowing it exists if you end up running several stores, irrelevant on the first.
The standalone operating agreement at $99 to $349 is bundled into Complete, so buying it separately on top of a lower package is usually the more expensive route. Check the arithmetic against Complete before adding it.
What This Actually Costs
| Line item | CorpNet’s published figure |
|---|---|
| Basic package | $99 to $349, by entity type and speed |
| Deluxe package | $219 to $469 |
| Complete package | $269 to $519 |
| Convenience fee | 3% on top of service fees |
| State fees | Not included, varies by state |
| Shipping and handling | Not included |
| Registered agent, standalone | $149 retail per unit, $119 to $49 in bulk |
| EIN, online filing | $69 to $319, or free if you file it yourself with the IRS |
| EIN, paper filing | $99 to $349 |
| Custom LLC operating agreement | $99 to $349 standalone, included in Complete |
| Annual Report filing | $99 to $349 |
Every figure there is a range and every range depends on your entity type and chosen speed, so treat the table as the shape of the bill rather than the bill. The three exclusions plus the 3% are what make a $269 package not cost $269.
Where This Sits in the Bigger Picture
Forming the entity is the cheapest and least interesting part of building a store, and it is also the part that unlocks everything else. In my experience suppliers ask for it, processors ask for it, and banks want it before they will open a business account in the company’s name.
None of it matters if the store sells the wrong thing. If you are still deciding, my high-ticket niches list is where I would start.
And the real bottleneck comes after the paperwork, which is getting suppliers to approve you. That is the skill the whole business turns on, and I wrote a full guide to finding high-ticket suppliers about it. The wider sequencing is covered in business formation for high-ticket dropshipping.
The Whole Thing, in Order
| Step | What you do |
|---|---|
| 1 | Talk to a CPA or lawyer about entity type and state before you file anything |
| 2 | Budget the package price plus 3% plus your state’s fees, not just the headline |
| 3 | Compare Basic against Deluxe on the registered agent renewal, not the sticker price |
| 4 | Choose standard processing unless a supplier or processor has given you a deadline |
| 5 | File the entity |
| 6 | Get the EIN, yourself with the IRS if you have an SSN or ITIN, within the published hours |
| 7 | Open the business bank account, having the formation document and EIN to hand |
| 8 | Request the free D-U-N-S number, allowing up to 30 business days |
| 9 | Put the exact entity name and address on your legal pages and every supplier form |
| 10 | Diarise the annual report deadline for your state before you forget it exists |
Step 10 is the one that bites people a year later, when a compliance notice arrives about a filing nobody diarised.
File It This Week and Get Back to Selling
Deluxe and Complete both include the first year of registered agent service, against a $149 standalone retail price. CorpNet backs its service fees with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Six Mistakes to Avoid
Reading the low end of a range as the price. Every CorpNet figure spans a range set by entity type and processing speed. $99 is the floor of Basic, not its price.
Forgetting the 3% and the state fees. CorpNet’s own disclaimer says prices do not include state fees, shipping and handling, or its 3% convenience fee.
Choosing Basic on price without checking the renewal. Its registered agent service is free for 60 days, against a year on Deluxe and Complete, and standalone retail is $149.
Paying for an EIN without knowing it is free. The IRS says you never have to pay a fee for an EIN, and that if the application is approved it issues the EIN immediately online. Pay for the service if you need it, not because you did not know.
Trying the EIN application at the wrong hour. It has published hours and a limit of one EIN per responsible party per day.
Letting a filing service pick your entity and state. Those are tax and liability decisions. Ask a professional, not a checkout flow.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does CorpNet cost?
Basic is $99 to $349, Deluxe $219 to $469 and Complete $269 to $519, with the position in each range set by entity type and processing speed. CorpNet states prices do not include state fees, shipping and handling, or its 3% convenience fee.
Is registered agent service included?
Free for 60 days on Basic, and free for the first year on Deluxe and Complete. Standalone retail is $149 per unit, with bulk pricing from $119 down to $49 per unit by volume.
Do I have to pay CorpNet for my EIN?
No. CorpNet offers it at $69 to $319 for online filing and $99 to $349 for paper filing, but the IRS states you never have to pay a fee for an EIN and issues it immediately online if approved.
Can I get an EIN without a Social Security number?
The IRS requires the responsible party’s SSN or ITIN for the online application, and says a third-party designee must have signed authorization to apply. If you have neither, that is the situation where a paid filing service is solving a real problem. Ask a professional about your specific case.
How fast is the EIN?
The IRS says that if the application is approved, it issues the EIN immediately online, within its published hours.
How many EINs can I get?
The IRS states you can apply for only one EIN per responsible party per day.
Which package includes an operating agreement?
Complete includes a custom operating agreement for LLCs. As a standalone service CorpNet lists custom LLC operating agreements at $99 to $349.
What are the processing speed options?
Standard Processing, Express Processing and 24 Hour Rush Processing.
Is there a guarantee?
CorpNet states 100% satisfaction guaranteed, or it will refund 100% of its service fees with no questions asked. That covers its service fees rather than state fees.
Which state should I form in?
Not a question I can answer, and not one a filing service should answer either. It depends on where you live and operate and how you take money out. Ask a CPA or a lawyer. This article is not legal or tax advice.
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Trevor Fenner is an ecommerce entrepreneur and the founder of Ecommerce Paradise, a platform focused on helping entrepreneurs build and scale profitable high-ticket ecommerce and dropshipping businesses. With over a decade of hands-on experience, Trevor specializes in high-ticket dropshipping strategy, niche and product selection, supplier recruiting and onboarding, Google & Bing Shopping ads, ecommerce SEO, and systems-driven automation and scaling. Through Ecommerce Paradise, he provides free education via in-depth guides like How to Start High-Ticket Dropshipping, advanced training through the High-Ticket Dropshipping Masterclass, and fully done-for-you turnkey ecommerce services for entrepreneurs who want a faster, more hands-off path to growth. Trevor is known for emphasizing sustainable, real-world ecommerce models over hype-driven tactics, helping store owners build scalable, sellable, and location-independent brands.
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