Illinois LLC Registration

LLC in Illinois

How to form an LLC in Illinois:

You form Illinois LLCs by filing articles of organization with the Illinois Secretary of State.

What is required to file Illinois LLC Articles of organization?

To form an Illinois LLC, you file Illinois LLC articles of organization. The Illinois articles of organization cost $500 to the Illinois Secretary of State. These LLC articles can be basic or complicated. We custom draft your Illinois LLC articles of organization when you hire Northwest to do your Illinois LLC registration, but if you'd like to save some money, you could just hire us as your IL registered agent, and then we supply you all the correct forms to file and filing instructions in your online account immediately. The basic Illinois LLC requirements are:

• The business name must have a LLC ending or variation of it
• The Illinois company name must be different than already registered Illinois companies
• The effective date of the articles of organization may be when the articles are filed or you may specify a later date
• The Illinois LLCs principal address
• The LLC may have a general purpose unless you are forming a Professional LLC
• The LLCs duration is perpetual unless you specify a dissolution date
• If the Illinois LLC is member-managed, you must list the members. If the LLC is manager-managed, you must list the managers
• The street and mailing addresses of the initial registered office
• The Illinois registered agent name and the physical address
• The Illinois organizers name, address, and signature

Illinois does not require original signatures on filings. The filing will be mailed to the address on your cover letter. If you do not provide any return address, the filed document will be sent to your Illinois registered agent. This is why you need a registered agent service you can trust. If we get your filed articles, we will upload them to your online account immediately.

What's the actual process to start an Illinois LLC?

1. Illinois LLC registration is started when you file the articles of organization for an Illinois LLC with the Secretary of State.
2. You obtain a federal tax ID number with the IRS after you have confirmation from Illinois that the LLC is completely filed.
3. You should be able to open a LLC banking account with these two items.
4. You register your Illinois LLC with the Illinois Department of Revenue or Illinois Department of Labor if you're going to have employees or need to withhold sales tax. 
5. You obtain a license from the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation, if you actually need one. (Most businesses don't.) Quick links and information are in your online account when you sign up with northwest.
6. You obtain a local city or county general license, if you need one.
7. You obtain a local trade license, if the city or county you're going to be working in requires it.
8. If you're going to have an office or shop, you might need an approval from the city zoning for your type of business in that location. 

Are you a do-it-yourselfer? You can save some money:

If you want to form an Illinois limited liability company yourself, you can just hire us as your Illinois registered agent, and you'll instantly have the Illinois LLC forms to file and filing instructions on the quickest, cheapest, and most efficient way to file an Illinois LLCs. You'll get the ongoing support of our online tools, compliance reminders and the support of a professional Illinois LLC agent service.

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