How to Register Your Business as a LLC

A limited liability corporation (LLC) is designed to give your company favorable liability status while being more flexible than a traditional "C" corporation. It is not difficult to incorporate as an LLC, since only a few pieces of information need to be provided to the state.

Articles of Incorporation

The articles of incorporation will vary slightly by state, but this is the information you must submit to incorporate as an LLC.

• The name of your limited liability corporation.  “The name of the limited liability company is ___”.

• A formal statement as to the purpose of the limited liability corporation. “The purpose or purposes for which the limited liability company is formed is to engage in any activity within the purposes for which a limited liability company may be formed under the Limited Liability Company Act of ____ (state of incorporation).”

• The duration for which the limited liability corporation will last. “The duration of the limited liability company, if other than perpetual, is ___.”

• The name and address of the resident agent, who must be within the state that the LLC is formed in. “The street address of the location of the registered office is: ___”.  “The mailing address of the registered office if different than above: ___”.    “The name of the resident agent at the registered office is: ___”.

• If the limited liability corporation is to be run by managers instead of the members of the limited liability corporation, then it should be stated who those managers will be in this article.