QuickBooks partners with Stripe Atlas to help entrepreneurs launch their startups

More than 5.4 million entrepreneurs started a new business in 2021—a record-breaking year. This surge of new businesses began in 2020 when nearly 4.4 million business applications were filed, a 23% jump from the year before. And experts don’t expect the pace of new business filings to fall back towards pre-pandemic levels anytime soon. QuickBooks estimates as many as 17 million new small businesses could be set up in 2022—at least, that’s how many people say they want to start a business this year. 

But starting a business is often easier said than done. Starting a new business can be intimidating for entrepreneurs simply trying to follow their dreams. There are forms to fill out, fees to pay, and legal complexities to navigate. It’s enough to discourage any new entrepreneur from making their dreams a reality. But Stripe Atlas is here to help. 

Stripe Atlas helps you launch your startup from anywhere in the world. They remove the barriers of lengthy paperwork, unnecessary fees, and legal confusion so you can do what you’re meant to do—run your business. Stripe Atlas is a powerful, safe, and easy-to-use platform for forming a company. 

How Stripe Atlas works

With Stripe Atlas, your business can be set up within just a few days. All you need to do is spend a few minutes filling out some basic information about your new business; Stripe Atlas handles the rest. They’ll create the legal documents, file the paperwork, and even apply for your Tax ID number. 

Once your business is official, you can use Stripe Atlas to create your company’s ownership structure and generate stock issuance documents. Activate your Stripe account to start accepting payments from customers in 100+ currencies—and just like that, you’re in business!

Key features of Stripe Atlas

1. Form a legal entity

Stripe Atlas guides you through the formation of your company step-by-step. This includes signed documents to establish company bylaws and protect IP, company formation documents, and a Tax ID number from the IRS. 

2. Issue stock to founders

Create your company’s initial ownership structure using Stripe’s free tool. Generate stock issuance documents using standard terms other top startups use. 

3. Maximize your Stripe account

Activate your Stripe account to accept over 100 currencies from customers worldwide. Take advantage of Stripe’s other products, including Billing, Capital, Connect, Corporate Card, and Radar, to track money movement in your business and protect your company from fraud. 

Why Stripe Atlas?

Thousands of founders in more than 140 countries, from New York to New Delhi, have formed their businesses using Stripe Atlas. And companies formed using Stripe Atlas have raised more than $2 billion in funding.

Forming your company with Stripe Atlas grants you automatic access to the Stripe Atlas Community, where you’ll get tips from other founders and learn best business practices. Plus, members receive special offers and discounts from Stripe Atlas partners like Amazon Web Services and legal and accounting firms—saving you even more money and connecting your business with best-in-class services.

Finally, you can use your newly minted Stripe account to access Stripe’s catalog of powerful and flexible tools for internet commerce, including Checkout, a pre-built payment page optimized for conversion, and Radar, machine learning fraud protection. Stripe’s consumer-focused design helps you create the best possible product for your customers.

QuickBooks + Stripe Atlas, better together

Intuit and Stripe Atlas share a common goal: to support startup founders as they launch, grow, and evolve their businesses. Together, Intuit and Stripe offer entrepreneurs a robust set of financial tools, including billing and invoicing optimization, streamlined access to credit and capital, and automated tax calculations. 

Today, QuickBooks and Stripe Atlas work together to help new business owners simplify the process of starting and running a business. 

Tomorrow, Intuit and Stripe continue to innovate for startups, making it easier for Stripe and QuickBooks customers to reconcile their Stripe data in their QuickBooks accounts and automatically import their 1099 data into TurboTax. 

Learn more about Stripe Atlas and stay tuned for even more innovations from the Stripe and Intuit teams.