How To Create An Illinois LLC Formation

By Ida Dorsey


Limited liability company is abbreviated by LLC. Before the process of Illinois LLC formation, you need to know what is meant by LLC. Limited liability company refers to the business structure with a flexible organization. LLC Illinois offers limited liability to its members. LLC in this State are considered as corporations, limited liability partnerships. It can also be single-member LLC.

The first essential steps in order to set up an LLC in this State are the following: full name and address of the LLC's principal; full name and address of the registered agent; full name and address of the organizer (plus his original signature; a statement of the LLC's purpose and its type of management; the definition of its member's liability, and the period that the LLC is not perpetual.

At the first stage you have to give your LLC a name. What you need is a unique name that distinguishes your business from others in the industry. Run a research through the Secretary of State Business to see if your company's name shares similarities with another company's name. Your LLC's name must include L. L. C., LLC or the whole "Limited Liability Company", not corp. Or Ltd.

After naming your LLC you should consider hiring a registered agent. Though not mandatory, it is highly recommended. Your LLC's legal agent may be an individual or another company authorized to carry out business permanently based in Illinois. A registered agent's primary tasks involve accepting legal documents for the LLC and brief its members.

Ensure you get Employer Identification Number (EIN). Most LLC have more than two members and hence are required to have the Employer Identification Number. The IRS issues the EIN. EIN is used for tax purposes. Register with the Illinois Department of Revenue and it is mandatory. It involves filling online forms or registering through mail, and then submit registration application form for your business.

Next, you should create an operating agreement. This is a document where the ownership status and the operational procedures of an LLC are stated. It is the document recognized by the State of Illinois as the one governing the LLC. It is not mandatory for an LLC to operate under one such agreement but it is nevertheless recommended, particularly if your LLC has two members or more and if you want to build a healthy relationship with co-owners. In order to create an operating agreement you need to contact a lawyer.

Finally, focus on delivering on time your LLC's annual reports. An annual report is another very important document which every LLC has to submit to the State of Illinois each year prior to its anniversary. Annual reports cost $250 and can be filled by the manager or one of the LLC's members.

The State's website also provides information on types of taxation. LLCs are of course subject to federal income tax, the amount of which depends on the type of taxation you will choose. Visit the website, get informed and conclude on what suits you best.




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