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Kentucky official formation packet
Download the Kentucky articles of organization packet used to create an LLC with the state. This is the official formation document plus support files, not an operating agreement.
A Kentucky formation packet built around the official articles of organization, with customer support and lifetime updates if the official form is revised.
This is the articles of organization you file with the state to create the LLC. It is a public record, not the internal ownership contract.
One $9.99 purchase covers instant download, email support, and replacement files if we update this packet.
Most banks and multi-member LLCs still need a separate operating agreement. It is not filed with these articles.
This state packet includes 1 document in print-ready PDF format. Labels describe each file's role, not the internal filename.
Articles vs operating agreement
This packet is built around the official Kentucky articles of organization. Filing it with the state creates the LLC as a public legal entity.
The $9.99 price is not for inventing a government form. It covers the current official blank, companion files, email support, and lifetime updates if the official form changes.
This is not an operating agreement. Articles create the company; the operating agreement is the internal contract among members.
Need the internal rulebook too? After you file, most customers also download a member-managed or manager-managed operating agreement for Kentucky.
Researched filing overview
Kentucky uses official Form KLC, Articles of Organization for a profit limited liability company, printed July 2025. Pay the $40 state fee separately, whether you file on FastTrack or by mail.
The registered office must be a Kentucky street address, and the registered agent must sign the articles. A professional LLC uses separate Form PLC. After SOS acceptance, file a copy with the county clerk where the registered office is located.
What happens before, during, and after the state filing. This product is the public formation document, not a filing service.
Choose a distinguishable Kentucky name and a registered agent with a Kentucky street address. A P.O. box is not enough, and the agent must sign the articles.
File official Form KLC on FastTrack or by mail. The $40 state fee is paid separately. This product does not file for you. A professional LLC uses separate Form PLC.
After SOS acceptance, file a copy with the county clerk where the registered office is located. Kentucky also requires a $15 annual report from January 1 to June 30 starting the next calendar year. Adopt a written operating agreement. An EIN is separate.
Read the filing notes and statute excerpts here. The official articles of organization preview follows below.
Quick answer
An articles of organization form is the document that one must complete and submit to the commonwealth to establish the creation of an LLC within Kentucky.
An articles of organization form is the document that one must complete and submit to the commonwealth to establish the creation of an LLC within Kentucky. It sets forth the name of the proposed company and contact information for its registered agent, among other details. It may include other provisions, provided that they are not inconsistent with commonwealth law. It comes complete with instructions and filing information for creating an LLC within the commonwealth.
Kentucky accepts the filing of an articles of organization form via U. S. mail or electronically via the Kentucky Online Gateway system for e-filing documents.
The requirements for naming an LLC within the commonwealth are set forth in Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14A.3-010(3). The name of the LLC must end with the phrase "limited liability company" or "limited company" or the abbreviation "LLC" or "LC," provided, however, if the company is a professional limited liability company the name shall end with the phrase "professional limited liability company" or "professional limited company" or the abbreviation "PLLC" or "PLC." In the name of either a limited liability company or a professional limited liability company, the word "limited" may be abbreviated as "Ltd." and the word "Company" may be abbreviated as "Co." The name must be distinguishable from those of all other entities on file with the commonwealth. It may not infringe on any active trademark or service mark registered with the commonwealth or the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office. One may search online Kentucky's trademark database and the USPTO's trademark database.
One may determine the availability of a proposed business name for use within Kentucky by querying the commonwealth's official Business Name Availability Search tool. As a general proposition, the commonwealth will consider a proposed business name available if the first two words of the name do not match the first two words of that of any other entity authorized to conduct business within the commonwealth.
Kentucky imposes a fee of $40 for the filing of an articles of organization form.
The statutory authority for an LLC within the commonwealth is the Kentucky Limited Liability Company Act (Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 275.001 et seq.).
The statutory requirements for document preparation, filing, and execution are set forth in Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14A.2-010 et seq. The statutory requirements for a valid articles of organization instrument are codified in Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 275.025, and the text of that statute reads as follows:
§ 275.025 Contents of articles of organization. (1) The articles of organization shall set forth: (a) A name for the limited liability company that satisfies the requirements of KRS 14A.3-010; (b) The registered office and initial registered agent that satisfy the requirements of KRS 14A.4-010; (c) The mailing address of the initial principal office of the limited liability company; and (d) A statement that the limited liability company is to be managed by a manager or managers or that the limited liability company is to be managed by its members. (2) The term of a limited liability company shall be perpetual unless a period of duration other than perpetual is set forth in the articles of organization. (3) The articles of organization of a professional limited liability company shall designate the professional services to be practiced through the professional limited liability company. (4) The articles of organization may set forth any other matter that under this chapter is permitted to be set forth in an operating agreement not inconsistent with law. (5) A member of a limited liability company shall not have a vested property right resulting from any provision of the articles of organization. (6) If the limited liability company is a nonprofit limited liability company, then the articles of organization shall state that fact and its nonprofit purpose. This provision of the articles of organization shall not be removed from the articles of organization without written notice to the Attorney General of Kentucky given not less than ten (10) business days prior to the filing of the amendment.
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KENTUCKY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
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No. The articles of organization is the public filing that creates the LLC. An operating agreement is a separate internal contract that sets ownership, voting, profit splits, and management. Most customers need both.
Yes. This packet is built around Articles of Organization — Profit Limited Liability Company. If the state later revises the official blank, lifetime updates cover a replacement packet.
When the state publishes a free official form, that blank is still free on the government site. This product packages the current form we carry, any companion files listed on this page, email support, and lifetime updates if we replace the packet. It is not a filing service and it does not pay the state’s filing fee.
This packet currently includes 1 document in print-ready PDF format. The list on this page is the customer-facing inventory.
Kentucky generally does not file the operating agreement with these articles, but banks, lenders, and multi-member LLCs almost always want one. Choose member-managed if every owner will run the company, or manager-managed if appointed managers will run it.
No. ILRG provides self-help forms and information. You complete the documents and file them with the state, or use the official online portal where that is required. Consult a licensed attorney for tax elections, professional-license entities, or unusual ownership structures.
No. The $40 SOS filing fee is paid separately. An annual report is a later $15 filing due between January 1 and June 30 starting the year after formation.