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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 limited liability company (Series LLC) is a specific kind of limited liability company that offers several tax and operational benefits.To help you understand this company structure, I've partnered with certified LLC experts who have hands-on experience forming and managing series LLCs for various business needs.This blog post will discuss what a series LLC is, how they are formed,... 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 >

If you're planning to start a company, you have to consider which type of entity structure is best suited to your business needs. Your company's legal structure can have an impact on what taxes you'll pay and what liability protection you will enjoy.After spending 9 years as a corporate consultant advising over 500 small business owners on entity selection, I've seen how the wrong structure can... Read more >

Choosing between an LLC and a C Corp is one of the first big decisions you'll make as a new business owner — and it directly affects your taxes, liability, and ability to raise capital.I've helped over 50 clients pick between these two structures in the past 9 years, so I put this guide together to walk you through the main differences, tax implications, and situations where each one makes... Read more >

If you're a licensed professional — a doctor, lawyer, accountant, or engineer — protecting your personal assets isn't optional. It's the whole point. A Professional LLC (PLLC) is built specifically for that.I've personally guided professionals through LLC formation and spent time testing various formation services. Working alongside a team of legal experts in LLC formation, we put in... 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 >

Choosing between LLC and Inc. is one of the first decisions you'll make as a business owner — and it's one that actually matters for your taxes, liability, and how much paperwork you'll deal with for years to come.Our team has worked directly with hundreds of entrepreneurs through this exact decision, so we've seen firsthand how the wrong structure can create real headaches down 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 >

If you're planning to start a business, one of the first decisions you'll face is which management structure actually fits your business.An LLC and a sole proprietorship are both worth considering — but they're not interchangeable. I've spent years as a Mergers and Acquisitions specialist guiding first-time founders through this exact decision, and I've seen the wrong choice create real... Read more >