I'm going to show you exactly how you can register
your business as an LLC in any state for free
without doing all of the filing paperwork yourself.
The only thing that you will need to pay will be
your state's filing fee, and they will provide you with a
full year of Registered Agent service for free, and the entire
process is going to take less than five minutes.
At the end of the video, I'm
also going to show you something very
important to save you some additional money.
If you have not yet researched whether an LLC
is the best fit for your business, I want
you to watch the video that I have linked
in the description down below where I go through
Sole Proprietorships versus LLCs so you can determine what
may be best for your unique situation.
First, click the link in the video description down below to
head over to Inc File and file your LLC for $0.
Next, you're going to click on Start My Business,
and then you're going to select LLC and select
the state in which you are forming your business.
Next, you're going to select which
package you would like to choose.
Regardless of which package you choose, you are going
to have to pay the state filing fee to
the Secretary of State in order to register an
LLC, no matter how you do it.
If you want Ink File to handle your paperwork
and pay $0 for them to file your LLC,
then you're going to select the Silver Package option.
Ink File will charge you $0 on their
end and collect the state filing fee.
And for this you will receive the preparing
and filing of your Articles of Organization.
And the best part here is that you will
receive free Registered Agent services for a year.
For those of you that want to pay for an
upgrade, you can upgrade to the Gold Package, which will
include other essentials such as your operating agreement, which must
be written and kept on file in order to have
an LLC, as well as several other features.
Once you have selected a package, then
you're going to enter in your contact
information and your mailing address.
From there, you are then going
to select the state filing time.
Do you want to have it completed in eight weeks
or in 18 business days for an additional up?
Next, enter in the name that
you would like for your LLC.
An LLC must have a Limited Liability company
designator at the end of the name.
So you're going to do this by typing in the
name of the LLC and then selecting the designator separately.
For example, if you want to be a small
business help LLC, you will type in Small Business
and then select LLC as the designator.
Next, enter in the number of members or
owners and then type in your business purpose.
Next, you're going to enter in what industry your business is
in now this is also known as an NAIC s code.
If you are not able to locate your industry
type, then I want you to click over to
the NAICS website to search all possible codes.
Next you're going to be asked
how your LLC will be managed.
There are two different options
that you can choose here.
Number one is member managed.
This means that the members are the owners of the LLC.
Most likely you will participate in
the decisionmaking process of the LLC.
This is the most likely and most common answer
for the majority of the viewers of this video.
The second option is that your
LLC will be Manager Managed.
This means that a manager, a person who
is chosen by the members, will manage the
day to day operations of the LLC.
Next you're going to enter
in your company address information.
This is not your mailing address, but
rather the actual address of the business.
This must be a brick and mortar site
and you cannot use a PO box.
Now there are two options here.
Number one is that you provide your own address.
This could be an office address, a brick and
mortar store address, or it could be your home
address wherever the business is going to be registered.
But if you are operating a home based business and you
want to protect the privacy of your home address, then you
will need to sign up for a virtual office service.
Inc file offers a virtual office service here
where you can register your business address to
be an address that they provide.
Once that is complete, then Ink File
is going to offer you an upgrade.
They're going to show you a variety of different services
that they can add on if you upgrade your package.
And this is where I want to save you guys some money.
Because if you pay Ink File to obtain an
Ein for you, which is an employer Identification number,
then you are essentially throwing away your money.
Obtaining an Ein number is fast, easy and free
and you can do so on the IRS website.
I have a video that shows you exactly how
to do it linked in the description down below.
The next document that they offer
here is an operating agreement.
Now an LLC is going to be required to
create and keep on File an operating agreement.
If you choose to do this yourself, you can
easily write it yourself based on one of the
many templates available for free online or for simplicity
and for streamlining the process, you can have Ink
File do this for you if you so choose.
Next you're going to be offered free
registered Agent service for one year.
Now this is a really great value and in
my personal opinion, this is the reason to file.
With Ink File.
Registered Agent is someone
that represents your business.
The specific task is that they are assigned to
receive mail and important notices for your business.
Your registered agent can either be yourself,
a representative from your business, or it
can be a third party service that
specializes in offering registered agent services.
Now, there's a few different reasons why
you might want to employ a third
party service as your registered agent.
Number one, if you are someone that values
personal privacy if you are trying to keep
your personal information off of the Internet.
The second reason why you might want a separate professional
registered agent would be if you are someone who is
not at your home or your place of business often.
If you are someone who travels frequently, who
is not often available, then you might want
the security of knowing that there is always
someone available and who is hired specifically to
accept those important notices on your behalf.
Next, you're going to select your preferred
method of delivery and click Next.
Choose to opt in or opt out of their tax consultation.
And the final page is going to give
you a reminder that you are required to
be responsible for filing and registering any business
licenses, permits, or other requirements that are required
in your city, state, and county.
Okay, you guys, I hope that was
helpful, but you're not done yet.
At want to make sure that next you click
this video that is popping up on your screen.
Because in this video I go over many other
additional very important things that you need to know
about filing your LLC and registering your business legally.