This week, we’re sharing a few questions we received from some new Stable customers. We've helped over a thousand companies update their address and deal with entities like the IRS + the State, and we've gotten lots of questions more than once — so we figured we'd share some of them here.
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When you register a new business, there are a few spammers that will send you physical mail, telling you that you need a specific certificate. Often, they’ll arrive as soon as a few days after you’ve formed your company, and they're designed to look very official.
Here are a few senders to look out for:
Some of these senders are trying to get you to buy a labor law compliance poster from them, and since you’re an all-remote company with no physical presence, you won’t need one. Even if you did open a physical location where you hired employees, you can get a poster for free from OSHA.
Others are trying to get you to buy a state "Certificate of Status'" from them, which is not necessary. If you do need this, you can get one from the state directly for $25. So, you can definitely shred any mail from these senders.
Good question. The main culprit is the IRS — they communicate primarily through physical mail, and they’ll send notices, penalties, and fines to your physical address.
Along with the IRS, here are some other entities that communicate primarily through physical mail:
Luckily, most vendors/ entities you're working with will email you in addition to mailing you. Unfortunately, some exceptions are the entities listed above.
If the IRS sends a penalty or fine, you usually have about 30 days until interest begins accruing, so it’s important that you address it relatively quickly (and this can be difficult if you’ve listed a personal address when you’re on vacation). It’s been situations like these that motivated us to start Stable.
Our team uses OpenPhone for this purpose, and it’s been great. It’s also helpful for international founders who need an American phone number.
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At Stable, we provide virtual business addresses and mailboxes for LLCs, startups, corporations, and more. Our permanent business addresses can be used as your business’s billing addresses for banks, IRS, insurance companies, and others while you remain remote. We also digitize all the business mail you receive at your address so you can access it anywhere in the world.
If you'd like to learn more or have further questions about how our virtual addresses work, please feel free to contact us at: hello@useStable.com.
You can also get started with Stable and create a virtual business address in less than 3 minutes.
Disclaimer: Stable is not a legal or accounting firm; therefore, we cannot provide legal or tax advice. You should consult legal and tax professionals for advice on how to meet ongoing obligations that apply to you and your company.
