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What is the proposed LLC name?

Have you done a cursory search to see if your proposed LLC name is available?

Do you want to use any other names for the LLC publicly?

(E.g. if you decide to call your corporation “ABC Enterprises, LLC”, but you also want to be able to be called “ABC, LLC”, then select “Yes”).

If so, what other name(s)?

When would you like to form the LLC?

Describe the general purpose and activities of the LLC and/or the types of goods and services that will be provided.

Would you like to be the registered agent for the LLC or would you like The Parkman Law Firm to be your registered agent?

(A registered agent receives all important documents, including legal paperwork if you are sued).

Identify all insurance policies the LLC will have.

(E.g. workers’ compensation insurance, general liability insurance, etc.).

Do you intend for the LLC have a county business license?

Do you intend for the LLC have a seller’s permit?

Do you intend for the LLC use a resale certificate?

Identify your position in the LLC.

Will the LLC have one owner or multiple owners?

Will the LLC be managed by all the members, or will there be one or more designated “managers” (sometimes called the CEO)?

Who will the owners/members be?

Do any of the owners/members live outside the United States?

For individual owners/members, please provide: the full name, date of birth, marital status, intended percentage ownership in the corporation, driver’s license number and state, address, and phone number.

For business owners/members, please provide: the business name, EIN, address, and contact person for the business, including name, phone number, and email address.

Identify the individual who will oversee managing the LLC’s day-to-day operations/

Will this individual need approval from members for certain decisions?

If so, which kinds of decisions and why.

Does the LLC have an Operating Agreement?

Identify the member (ownership) split for the LLC.

(E.g. John Doe has 51% and Jane Doe has 49%).

Do you intend to have anyone contribute money to the LLC by either a loan, investment, or a donation/gift?

If so, explain them briefly (if known).

Do you intend for the LLC to work with a CPA and/or bookkeeper to help with its taxes?

Do you intend for the LLC to have an EIN (Employer Identification Number)?

Do you intend for the LLC to have any employees?

If you intend for the LLC to have employees, how many?

When do you plan on hiring employees?

Do you intend for the LLC to have any independent contractors?

If you intend for the LLC to have independent contractors, how many?

When do you plan on hiring independent contractors?

Identify whether the LLC will have a logo or catch phrase that it may want to protect by copyright or trademark.

(If the LLC will have a logo or other graphic(s), please email copies to Sharmila Parkman at srp@parkmanfirm.com).

Identify all contracts and/or invoicing documents the LLC will use for clients or patrons, if any.

(Please email copies of client-facing materials to Sharmila Parkman at srp@parkmanfirm.com).

Please provide the LLC’s website and any social media handles, if already known.

If none, type "N/A" and briefly explain why not.

Identify anything else you would like us to know about the LLC.

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