Indiana LLC Registration

How to form an LLC in Indiana:

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

What is required to file Indiana LLC Articles of organization?

To form an Indiana LLC, you file Indiana LLC articles of organization. The Indiana articles of organization cost $90 to the Indiana Secretary of State. These LLC articles can be basic or complicated. We custom draft your Indiana LLC articles of organization when you hire Northwest to do your Indiana LLC registration, but if you'd like to save some money, you could just hire us as your IN registered agent, and then we supply you all the correct forms to file and filing instructions in your online account immediately. The basic Indiana LLC requirements are:

• The LLCs name must have a Limited Liability Company ending or variation of it
• The Indiana company name must be different than already registered Indiana companies
• The Indiana LLCs principal office address
• The Indiana registered agent name and the physical address
• An Indiana LLC may be perpetual or for a limited duration
• State whether the Indiana LLC is managed by members or managers
• The name, address, and signature of the Indiana LLCs organizer

Indiana does not require original signatures on filings. If you file online, your filed document will be emailed to you. If you file a paper form, the acknowledgement will be sent to the return address.

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

1. Indiana LLC registration is started when you file the articles of organization for an Indiana LLC with the Secretary of State.
2. You obtain a federal tax ID number with the IRS after you have confirmation from Indiana 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 Indiana LLC with the Indiana Department of Revenue or Indiana Department of Labor if you're going to have employees or need to withhold sales tax. 
5. Some businesses need to be licensed at the Indiana state level. Be sure to obtain a trade or occupational license, if you actually need one. (Many businesses don't.)
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 Indiana limited liability company yourself, you can just hire us as your Indiana registered agent, and you'll instantly have the Indiana LLC forms to file and filing instructions on the quickest, cheapest, and most efficient way to file an Indiana LLCs. You'll get the ongoing support of our online tools, compliance reminders and the support of a professional Indiana LLC agent service.