how to be an llc in nc application [Pictures]

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welcome to the north carolina secretary of state's tutorial for creating and submitting business registration forms online the north carolina secretary of state's office provides online form creation and electronic submission for many of the most popular business creation forms this video will walk you through the process of creating and submitting a form online for filing the process begins at the north carolina secretary of state's website sosnc.gov by clicking the online services menu and choosing the link to submit a creation filing from the business registration links clicking submit a creation filing from any page of sosnc.gov will bring you to the landing page for online form creation click the create and submit button to begin creating your form in this example we'll be creating a domestic limited liability company the first question is to determine if the entity will be a north carolina or domestic entity or if the filing is for a foreign entity or entity based outside the state wanting to conduct business in north carolina since i'm creating a north carolina limited liability company the answer for the first data field is no if i have a question about what's being requested in a data field i can hover my cursor over the question mark and a definition will appear the second data field asks me to select the entity type i choose limited liability company and click next the name i want to register is jumpingjackflashllc this process checks for name availability so let's see if the name i want is available i enter jumpingjack llc into the field and click next it seems the name i want is already taken the red text under the field provides the names of the entities already using this name however north carolina is a distinguishable upon the record state and an addition of one word or number is acceptable for filing i re-enter the name jumpingjack.4 llc and click next each domestic and foreign entity is required to maintain a registered agent and registered agent office of record in north carolina the sole duty of the registered agent is to receive any notice or demand on behalf of the company and forward to the principal office of the company i need to designate a registered agent i can choose from the first list and pay that company to be my registered agent or i can select an entity or person not on the list i can provide anyone i know who's living in north carolina and agrees to be my registered agent even myself i don't want to hire a corporate registered agent in fact i want to be the registered agent so i select the second option and click next i'm required to provide the email address of my selected registered agent i enter my email address jumpjf gmail.com in the first field in the second field they want to know if my registered agent is a company or an individual in this case the registered agent is an individual i can't use the company i'm creating as it hasn't been created yet but i can change the registered agent to my company after creation if i choose i select no in the second data field more fields open up for the registered agent's name i enter my name mary l flowers and click next now i need to put in my registered agent's physical address this should be a business address as i don't want my residential address on the form i enter 314 summit drive sanford north carolina zip code 27330 in lee county i notice north carolina is the default as the requirement is for the registered agent to reside in north carolina i add the rest of the information for my address if this address is also the mailing address i can click the box if i don't the next page will ask for the mailing address i click the box indicating that's the same the address gets verified at this point so if this is not an actual address as recognized by the united states postal service i will get an error and be requested to review the address for typos or more information such as a suite or apartment number when i'm finished i click next upon creation of my company i don't actually have a principal office but if i did i would enter the telephone number on this page and the address on the next page just as with the registered agent address the principal office mailing address can be the same as the physical address i click the down arrow and choose no then next i need to add at least one organizer who will be signing the document since i'm completing this process i'm the organizer i click to add an entity or individual as organizer i am then asked if the organizer is a company which is a commercial entity since i'm in individual i choose no from the down arrow selections i'm then asked for the capacity member organizer or both a member and an organizer a member is a person who has an ownership interest in the company while an organizer is the person who forms the company by signing the document and submitting it to the north carolina secretary of state for filing a member can be the organizer but the organizer does not have to be a member i choose both as i have a membership interest in the llc and i'm filling out this form i enter my personal information and click save if there are more organizers i can add them at this time all organizers will be required to sign the document when i'm done entering the information i click next a business email address is requested but is optional for filing the secretary of state's office uses your email address to contact you regarding filings with the department and to send you any documents filed on behalf of your company this will assist me in staying aware of any third-party filings on my company and help guard against business identity theft i enter my company's email address the effective date is when i want the document to be effective i can choose the day of filing meaning the day the department's document examiner files it or i can choose any day up to 90 days in the future this is often used at the end of the calendar year when the business won't be effective until january 1st of the following year i leave this blank as i want the effective date to be the date the examiner files the document i click next i'm submitting this document today so i choose today's date as the date the documents signed the customer reference number is optional and may be used by attorneys with more than one client filing articles those identified as organizers earlier in the process are available to sign everyone listed earlier will need to sign the document choose the down arrow and the first person then type the person's name my name is the first and only name listed as an organizer so i choose my name then enter it in the data field as my signature this is also where if i had additional provisions to my articles i would upload them if i had additional provisions i would click to browse for attachment and choose the appropriate file from my personal computer files please note that the file name cannot contain certain characters listed when all documents if need be are attached and all organizers have signed the document click next this is where i can review the form and check for any typos or inaccurate information i can go back a

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I've studied econophysics at Lawrence University in Appleton and I am an expert in invertebrate zoology. I usually feel envious. My previous job was job printer (graphic arts) I held this position for 24 years, I love talking about rappelling and virtual reality. Huge fan of Michelle Pfeiffer I practice golf and collect records.