Evergreen, plain-English guides to forming and running a US LLC: formation, naming, registered agents, EIN, taxes, state choice, and compliance.
Start with the decision you need to make. Formation, tax identification, banking and recurring filings are separate steps.
State choice, documents, costs and after-formation tasks.
Use state sources and check the qualifications next to each charge.
Separate formation, EIN eligibility, banking review and tax reporting.
Pick the right entity before you file.
Availability, rules, and reserving a name.
Your LLC's internal rulebook, explained.
The role, its limits and important state differences.
When you can be your own — and shouldn't.
Switch providers without a lapse.
Compare the states against where you operate.
Compare operating-state and additional-state obligations.
Decision guide for non-U.S. founders comparing Wyoming, Delaware, New Mexico and the operating state, with practical tradeoffs for fundraising, annual compliance and banking.
Compare your operating state, New Mexico, Wyoming and Delaware by registration duties, recurring costs and business plans.
A practical LLC formation checklist: choose a state, check the name, appoint an agent, file documents, obtain an EIN and plan ongoing duties.
Choose the correct IRS EIN application route, prepare Form SS-4, identify the responsible party and avoid duplicate or incorrect applications.
Compare state LLC filing charges, annual and biennial obligations, official sources and check dates across all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
Compare LLC ownership, default federal tax treatment, operating agreements, adding an owner and special cases for spouses and foreign owners.