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Choose the state where you want to form the LLC. That can differ from where you live. This is the public formation document. It is not an operating agreement.
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This may differ from your home state.
This family is the public document that creates an LLC. It is not the internal ownership contract.
This packet is the document used to create the LLC with the state. It is not the operating agreement.
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These are two different documents. Most LLC customers need both.
Creates the LLC on the public record. Filed with the state. Does not set ownership percentages.
Internal contract among members. Usually not filed. Banks and multi-member LLCs almost always want one.
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No. Articles of organization or a certificate of formation are the public filing that creates the LLC. An operating agreement is a separate internal contract for ownership, voting, and management. Most customers need both.
Choose the state where you want to form the LLC. That can differ from where you live or where the business will operate. Forming in one state and operating in another often also requires a later foreign-qualification filing in the operating state.
Often, but not always. Many states publish an official blank. Some now file only online. A few use a short statutory certificate. Each state page says what this packet is. Confirm the current official source before you file.
The $9.99 price is for the prepared state packet, companion files, email support, and lifetime updates if we replace the form. It is not the state’s filing fee and it is not a filing service.
Usually yes if you want written ownership and management rules, and banks often ask for one. Use member-managed if every owner will run the company, or manager-managed if appointed managers will run it.
Yes. Delaware, Wyoming, and Nevada are common formation choices. If you then do business in your home state, you will often need to register there as a foreign LLC and pay fees in both places.