Ten questions we get most often about forming an LLC in New York — with straight answers, not hedged ones.
5–7 business days for standard online processing through the NY Division of Corporations. Once the LLC is approved, we obtain the EIN the same day and deliver your bank-ready packet within a day or two after that.
Our service is $299 flat. New York's state filing fee is $200, paid directly to the NY Division of Corporations. First-year total is $499, with no upsells and no tiered pricing.
No. New York allows non-residents to form and own LLCs in the state. You do need a New York agent for service of process — that's included in the $299 for the first year. Our Albany office serves as the agent of record.
Yes. New York allows single-member LLCs, which the IRS treats as disregarded entities by default — meaning the LLC's income flows through to the owner's personal tax return.
Four things: your New York Articles of Organization filed by a formation specialist, federal EIN obtained from the IRS, a custom operating agreement drafted to your actual ownership structure, and one year of agent for service of process service in New York. No hidden costs, no tiered pricing.
New York requires a biennial report — filed every two years — at a cost of $9. Miss the deadline and the LLC risks administrative dissolution.
Yes, New York law requires every LLC to maintain a agent for service of process with a physical address in the state to receive service of process and official correspondence. Our Albany office serves as your agent for service of process for the first year as part of the $299.
Yes. After the first year you can renew our service at $119/year, or designate yourself, an employee, or another agent by filing a change-of-agent form with the NY Division of Corporations. The state typically charges a small fee for the change.
Yes. Our operating agreements are drafted to your actual ownership structure — member names, percentages, voting rights, profit allocations — not a fill-in-the-blank template. Every major U.S. bank accepts them for business account opening.
New York has a publication requirement: within 120 days of formation, your LLC must publish a notice in two newspapers — one daily, one weekly — designated by the county clerk, for six consecutive weeks. After publication you file a Certificate of Publication with the Department of State. Costs vary by county and are steepest in Manhattan, where total publication expense routinely exceeds $1,500.
New York has a publication requirement: within 120 days of formation, your LLC must publish a notice in two newspapers — one daily, one weekly — designated by the county clerk, for six consecutive weeks. After publication you file a Certificate of Publication with the Department of State. Costs vary by county and are steepest in Manhattan, where total publication expense routinely exceeds $1,500.
Reservation takes three minutes. A formation specialist in Albany handles the rest.