This table includes links to all 50 states (plus District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) Secretary of State, Business/Corporate Services Departments, and Business Entity/Corporate Record Searches. Search existing corporate records, or search your desired business name. Search LLCs, Corporations, LPs, LLPs, etc.
A Statement of Organizer can include various items, but in our specific example, the Statement of Organizer relinquishes the Organizer’s duties and provides official documentation (in addition to the Operating Agreement) stating who the Members (and Managers, if applicable) are.
LLC terminology can be confusing! What’s an LLC Organizer? Same thing as an LLC Member? Answer is Nope. An LLC Organizer is the person (or company) who takes responsibility for, and files, the LLC formation documents with the state. They are the ones who are “organizing” (filing) the LLC. An LLC Organizer does not have to be a member (owner) of the LLC, but often they are a member. This article helps simplify and explain these two terms.
Most LLCs are member-managed, where all the owners run the business and day-to-day operations. An LLC can also be manager-managed, where one, or a few designated people, run the business and day-to-day operations (while the members play more of a passive/investor role). This post explains Member-managed vs Manager-managed LLCs.
Answers to the most common questions when forming an LLC in California. How to start an LLC in California, how much does it cost, how long does it take, who can be my Registered Agent, where to get the forms, and more.
If you have shut down your LLC and need to reinstate it (“reopen” it), you can do so at any time. You need to file what’s known as the Articles of Reinstatement. The filing fee for the Articles of Reinstatement is $100. It can only be filed online (cannot be filed by mail) and you’ll need to pay the $100 filing fee with a debit or credit card.
A Colorado LLC becomes “Delinquent” when it fails to file a Periodic Report within 4 months after the Periodic Month. If your LLC is marked “Delinquent”, you won’t be able to do business in Colorado. Your LLC can stay in “Delinquent” status for an unlimited period of time. If you don’t cure your “Delinquent” status in 400 days, your LLC name becomes available to others. To cure your LLC’s “Delinquent” status, submit a Statement Curing Delinquency with the CO Secretary of State. Filing this document can only be done online.
This guide will walk you through the 7 Steps to Starting a Business in Colorado. Tips on coming up with business name, getting your website started yourself, registering your business with the Colorado Secretary of State, and more! Read this guide for a simple, step-by-step process.
There are two main benefits to forming an LLC in Colorado: personal liability protection and pass-through taxation. We’ll discuss the most important one first. Personal liability protection is a benefit found both in Corporations and LLCs. It builds a “wall of protection” between your personal assets and the assets of the business. If your business gets sued, your personal assets cannot be used to pay off any debts or liabilities.
None of the 50 states have rules or restrictions about whether or not you have to use a comma. You can use a comma in your LLC or you can leave it out if you prefer. The more traditional and commonly seen is the comma (ABC Widgets, LLC). And by more commonly seen, I mean with-the-comma LLCs encompass over 80% of registered LLCs in most states.
