formation.handoff
Validate and hand off a formation draft
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Validate a formation draft and generate the prefilled handoff link on corpuslaw.us. Pass EVERYTHING you have collected (people, address, management, EIN answers, state-specific answers — see formation.requirements for the checklist). The response says exactly what is still missing — keep collecting and call again until COMPLETE, then give the user the link: it opens the formation agent with every detail pre-loaded, so they only review, sign in, and pay. Free; does not consume credits.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| entityType | string | yes | Entity type to form. |
| state | string | yes | Two-letter US state code, e.g. 'MS', 'WY', 'DE'. |
| proposedName | string | no | Proposed company name. |
| contactEmail | string | no | Founder contact email. |
| naicsCode | string | no | NAICS industry code, 2–6 digits (use formation.lookup_naics to find it). |
| businessActivity | string | no | In one plain sentence, what the business actually does, in the founder's words (not the company name). Corpus researches the licenses and permits that apply from this. |
| principalOffice | object | no | Principal office address (street, city, state required for a complete draft). |
| management | string | no | LLC management type. |
| parties | array | no | The people. LLC: at least one 'member' and an 'organizer' (same person may hold both roles — pass two entries). Nonprofit: an 'incorporator' and at least 3 'director' entries (plus officers where the state requires them). |
| nonprofit | object | no | Nonprofit-only fields. |
| ein | object | no | Optional EIN (federal tax ID) add-on, when available — formation.requirements says whether it can currently be sold and at what price. Never quote a remembered EIN price; use the one that call returns. Set wanted=true/false once the user decides. NEVER include a Social Security Number anywhere — the founder types it into a secure panel on corpuslaw.us, never in chat. |
| stateSpecificAnswers | object | no | Per-state quirk answers under the EXACT keys shown by formation.requirements (e.g. "would_you_like_to_list_members_managers_on_the_state_record"). Values are strings or booleans. |
| referral_code | string | no | Your referral code from account.status, if you have one. The founder saves 25% of the Corpus service fee and the order is credited to your code. Omit it if you do not have one — an absent or unrecognised code changes nothing about the link. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"entityType": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"llc",
"nonprofit"
],
"description": "Entity type to form."
},
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Two-letter US state code, e.g. 'MS', 'WY', 'DE'."
},
"proposedName": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "Proposed company name."
},
"contactEmail": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 254,
"description": "Founder contact email."
},
"naicsCode": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{2,6}$",
"description": "NAICS industry code, 2–6 digits (use formation.lookup_naics to find it)."
},
"businessActivity": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 500,
"description": "In one plain sentence, what the business actually does, in the founder's words (not the company name). Corpus researches the licenses and permits that apply from this."
},
"principalOffice": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Principal office address (street, city, state required for a complete draft).",
"properties": {
"line1": {
"type": "string"
},
"line2": {
"type": "string"
},
"city": {
"type": "string"
},
"state": {
"type": "string"
},
"postalCode": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"management": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"member_managed",
"manager_managed"
],
"description": "LLC management type."
},
"parties": {
"type": "array",
"description": "The people. LLC: at least one 'member' and an 'organizer' (same person may hold both roles — pass two entries). Nonprofit: an 'incorporator' and at least 3 'director' entries (plus officers where the state requires them).",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"role": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"organizer",
"member",
"manager",
"director",
"incorporator",
"president",
"secretary",
"treasurer"
]
},
"fullName": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 120
},
"email": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 254
}
},
"required": [
"role",
"fullName"
]
}
},
"nonprofit": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Nonprofit-only fields.",
"properties": {
"purposeStatement": {
"type": "string",
"description": "At least 20 characters."
},
"hasDissolutionClause": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"exemptionIntent": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"none",
"501c3_later",
"501c3_now"
]
}
}
},
"ein": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Optional EIN (federal tax ID) add-on, when available — formation.requirements says whether it can currently be sold and at what price. Never quote a remembered EIN price; use the one that call returns. Set wanted=true/false once the user decides. NEVER include a Social Security Number anywhere — the founder types it into a secure panel on corpuslaw.us, never in chat.",
"properties": {
"wanted": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"responsibleParty": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"fullName": {
"type": "string"
},
"phone": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"startDate": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Company start date, MM/DD/YYYY."
},
"principalActivity": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Principal business activity in a few plain words."
},
"numberOfMembers": {
"type": "number"
},
"hasEmployees": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "W-2 employees expected in the next 12 months."
},
"firstDateWagesPaid": {
"type": "string",
"description": "MM/DD/YYYY — only when hasEmployees."
},
"agriculturalEmployees": {
"type": "number"
},
"otherEmployees": {
"type": "number"
},
"taxLiabilityUnder1000": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"trucking": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"gambling": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"exciseTax": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"sellsTobaccoAlcoholFirearms": {
"type": "boolean"
}
}
},
"stateSpecificAnswers": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Per-state quirk answers under the EXACT keys shown by formation.requirements (e.g. \"would_you_like_to_list_members_managers_on_the_state_record\"). Values are strings or booleans.",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": [
"string",
"boolean"
]
}
},
"referral_code": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Your referral code from account.status, if you have one. The founder saves 25% of the Corpus service fee and the order is credited to your code. Omit it if you do not have one — an absent or unrecognised code changes nothing about the link."
}
},
"required": [
"entityType",
"state"
]
}