How to contact support
We have four ways to reach us, with different speeds and use cases.
Live chat (fastest)
Best for: quick questions, status checks, billing issues, anything urgent.
Click the chat bubble in the bottom-right of any FormationHub page — either on the marketing site (https://www.formationhub.com) or in your member portal (https://www.formationhub.com/member).
If you're logged in, we see your account info automatically and can pull up your filings, orders, and history.
Hours: Monday–Friday, 9am–6pm Eastern Time. Response time: typically under 5 minutes during business hours.
Outside business hours, the chat is still available — leave a message and we'll respond first thing the next business day.
Best for: longer questions, document attachments, anything where you want a written record.
General support: [email protected]
Billing questions: [email protected]
Security concerns: [email protected]
Press / media: [email protected]
Escalation: [email protected] (use sparingly — read by senior staff but doesn't always reply same-day)
Hours: monitored M-F 9am-6pm ET. Response time: within 1 business hour during business hours; next business morning otherwise.
Phone (toll-free)
Best for: complex questions where you'd rather talk than type, or when you want voice confirmation.
Toll-free: +1 (888) 695-5281
Hours: Monday–Friday, 9am–6pm Eastern Time. Voicemail outside hours: yes. Callback SLA: within 1 business hour during the next business day.
If you call during hours and we're all on other calls, you'll either: - Be routed to voicemail (we'll call back within 1 hour), OR - Be offered a callback in the queue position
Help Center (self-serve)
Best for: answers to common questions, especially during off-hours.
The Help Center has articles on: - LLC formation (states, naming, fees, what's next after approval) - EIN applications (US + non-US, lost EIN recovery) - Registered Agent service (what it is, switching, mail forwarding) - Billing (refunds, payment methods, failed-payment recovery) - BOI and ongoing compliance - About FormationHub (this collection)
Search at the top of the Help Center finds across all articles.
What questions does support handle?
We can help with: - ✅ Status of your filing - ✅ "Where is my document?" - ✅ Help understanding what to do next - ✅ Billing, refunds, payment method updates - ✅ Account changes (email, phone, password reset) - ✅ Adding services to an existing order - ✅ Switching plans - ✅ Cancelling subscriptions or dissolving an LLC
We CAN'T help with: - ❌ Legal advice (we're not a law firm — see Are you a law firm?) - ❌ Tax questions specific to your situation (we'll point you to a CPA) - ❌ Trademark advice (USPTO + trademark attorney) - ❌ Visa / immigration questions - ❌ Disputes between business partners (lawyer)
For those, we're happy to refer you to qualified professionals.
What to include when contacting support
To help us help you faster:
Your business name (or order number if you have one)
Your account email (so we can pull up the right record)
Brief description of the issue or question
Any error messages you're seeing (screenshots help)
What you've already tried if applicable
Escalation
If you don't feel like you're getting the help you need:
Reply to the chat or email thread asking to escalate
Email [email protected] directly
We monitor a public escalation log and follow up
We take customer-experience feedback seriously. If we made a mistake, we'd rather hear about it and fix it than have you walk away frustrated.
Response-time guarantees
Live chat during business hours: under 5 minutes for first response
Email during business hours: within 1 business hour
Phone (when launched): under 30 seconds in queue
Email outside hours: next business morning
If you contact us through any channel and we miss our SLA, the next service fee is on us. We don't auto-credit, but mention it when we reply and we'll honor it.
What you can't do via chat
For security: - We can't share your EIN value over chat or email (it's PII — only visible in your authenticated portal). - We can't reset another person's password — only the account holder. - We can't change the responsible-party on a filing without identity verification.
These are gated through the portal with proper authentication.
Common questions
"Can I get support in a language other than English?"
Limited Spanish support during business hours via chat. Translation tools work fine for written communication. Phone is English-only for now.
"Do you have a Discord or Slack community?"
Not currently — we tried it once and most questions get better answers as 1-on-1 support. We may revisit later.
"Can I schedule a 30-min call to walk through my situation?"
For complex situations (multiple LLCs, foreign-owned, multi-state), yes — request a "consultation call" via chat and we'll book a 30-min Zoom. No fee for existing customers; $XX for prospects (refunded if you sign up).
Next steps
Quick question? Click the chat bubble (bottom-right on every page).
Detailed issue? Email [email protected].
Self-serve? Browse the Help Center.