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You form an LLC in Arkansas by filing a Certificate of Organization. It goes to the Secretary of State's Business and Commercial Services Division. The fee is $45 online, or $50 by mail or in person. The state also bills every LLC a flat $150 a year, due May 1 no matter how the company performed. This guide walks through forming a brand-new domestic LLC in Arkansas. If your LLC already exists in... Read more >

New York LLC owners close their company by filing Articles of Dissolution (DOS-1366-f) with the Department of State's Division of Corporations. The filing fee is $60. This guide covers voluntary dissolution of a domestic New York LLC, the kind your members choose to wind down by vote or written consent. A foreign LLC leaving New York files a different form. See the FAQ below. Skipping this... Read more >

A Series LLC is an LLC structure that can establish separate series with distinct assets, members, managers, or business purposes under a parent LLC when the governing state law permits it. It is not a universal federal or state form, and the liability separation depends on the statute, filings, agreement, records, and actual operation.Before choosing one, confirm that the formation state... Read more >

Pennsylvania forms new LLCs with one form: the Certificate of Organization. File it with the Department of State's Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations. The fee is $125. There's no publication step here. Once your registered office is set and your paperwork clears, your new LLC is active and ready to do business. This guide covers domestic LLCs: businesses formed under... Read more >

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An LLC and a corporation have different state-law ownership and governance structures. C corporation describes federal tax treatment, which an eligible LLC can also elect without becoming a corporation under state law.The IRS’s LLC classification guidance separates tax treatment from the legal entity. Compare owners, funding plans, expected profits, state obligations and administrative costs... Read more >

A professional limited liability company (PLLC) is a state-law LLC formed to provide licensed professional services. State statutes and licensing rules determine whether this structure is available for a particular profession and practice location. The PLLC label does not grant a professional license or choose federal tax status. Before filing, confirm the permitted services, qualified owners and... Read more >

You form a New Jersey LLC by filing a Certificate of Formation with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services. It's part of the state Treasury and charges a $100 fee. This guide covers forming a new domestic LLC in New Jersey from scratch. An LLC formed in another state that wants to do business here registers as a foreign LLC with a Certificate of Authority instead, covered in the FAQ... Read more >

An LLC and a corporation are both state-law entities that can separate a business from its owners. The meaningful differences are ownership interests, management, formalities, financing, tax elections, and the rules where the entity is formed and operates.An LLC is not automatically taxed as a partnership, and a corporation is not automatically an S corporation. Compare the legal form with the... Read more >

To start an LLC in South Carolina, you submit Articles of Organization to the Secretary of State's office and pay a $110 filing fee. South Carolina has no periodic report for a standard LLC. A corporate tax election adds the Department of Revenue's License Fee. This guide walks you through forming a new domestic LLC in South Carolina, step by step. It then explains what the state expects from... Read more >

To start an LLC in Arizona, you submit Articles of Organization to the Arizona Corporation Commission and pay a $50 filing fee. Unless your statutory agent's address sits in Maricopa or Pima county, Arizona also requires you to publish a notice of the filing in a local newspaper once the state approves it. This guide walks a new domestic LLC through the process step by step. If you already run... Read more >

A sole proprietorship is an unincorporated business operated by one owner, while an LLC is a separate entity formed under state law. The choice affects personal liability, administration, ownership, and taxes [1].A single-member LLC can have the same federal income-tax reporting as a sole proprietor without having the same legal status. If you choose an LLC, our formation guide covers the general... Read more >