New York LLC Questionnaire & Ordering Form

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NY Law & Regulation:NY Law & Regulation:

LLCs are governed by (N.Y. Ltd. Liab. Co. Law § 609(c)). New York Limited Liability Company Law. The legislature has not adopted the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act.

Administration:Administration:

The office of the Dept. of State, Division of Corporations accepts LLC filings.

Articles of Organization cost $200 to file.

Ongoing compliance requirements:Ongoing compliance requirements:

Members of a New York LLC are required to adopt a written Operating Agreement. Section 417 of New York State’s Limited Liability Company law requires the adoption of a written operating agreement The statute states "An operating agreement may be entered into before, at the time of or within ninety days after the filing of the articles of organization".
Section 301(e) of the LLC Act requires a Biennial Statement to be filed every two years with the New York Department of State. The fee is $9.00. The Department of State sends an email notice at the beginning of the calendar month in which the Biennial Statement is due.
The company's Principal Office Address does not have to be in New York and does not have to be the place of the company's business activity. Listing the principal office in the Articles of Organization is optional.
New York DOES NOT require an LLC to have a registered agent. The Secretary of State will receive service of process and other legal notices for an LLC and forward copies to the company at its principal office. There is no charge to utilize the Secretary of State to receive process. An LLC may designate a registered agent, instead of receiving process through the Secretary of State, and in that case, the agent must have a physical street address in New York. The agent can be an individual or another business entity with an active New York registration. An LLC cannot be its own agent, but a member or manager of the company can be the agent, if they have a New York street address.

Disclosure of Members & Managers

Disclosing the names and addresses of Members & Managers in the Articles of Organization is also optional.

Company Name

New York limited liability company "shall contain without abbreviation the words "Limited Liability Company" or the abbreviation "L.L.C." or "LLC"".
No other abbreviations or words are permitted as the entity designator.
The name must be distinguishable from the names of all other entities or filings with the Division of Corporations.

Processing time frames:Processing time frames:

The Division of Corporations routinely processes & approves Articles in 2-3 business days in non-peak periods. The Department of State issues an official filing receipt to the filer of the Articles of Organization reflecting the date of filing, the name of the LLC, an extract of information provided in the Articles of Organization.

24 hour Expedited processing by the State is available for $25.

We will Rush File (not just "mail", "send", "dispatch" or "route") the LLC on the same day you order for free when you select the Enterprise Service. Rush filing is also available with Economy servicing.

We send digital copies of the approved Articles, Operating Agreement, Organizational Action and Banking Resolutions to you the same day the State office approves the Articles of Organization.

We also send hard copies of the documentation by US Postal mail or FedEx.

All of our services levels include:All of our services levels include:

Articles of Organization prepared, filed with & processed by the Divs. of Corporations until approved.

Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement custom drafted to structure your company in accordance with the instructions you provide in this form.

Organizational Action / Banking Resolutions / Indemnification Clauses included in the Articles, Operating Agreement and Organizational Action Resolutions.

Membership certificates & seals are ceremonial in nature and not required in any jurisdiction (the Operating Agreement is the governing document regarding ownership). Twenty Membership Certificates & a Seal are included in the Limited Liability Company Kit we provide to you "at cost" if you still want certificates.

Ongoing support:Ongoing support:

"Once a customer, always a customer". You can call us free of charge at anytime for help during or after the company is formed.

Customers receive repeat client discounts or free services if they need to amend, modify, terminate, wind-down or restructure the composition of their LLC.

We do not try to sell you legal insurance as in fact it's an attorney referral program. Many business lawyers will provide such information to you for free if legal advice becomes necessary.

We make a contribution under your new Company's name when you place an order this week.

New York LLC Ordering Form Questionnaire

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