Virtually all states require corporations and LLCs to appoint a registered agent in the state where the company is formed. The registered agent is responsible for receiving important legal and tax documents including: notice of litigation (service of process), franchise tax forms and annual report forms.
The registered agent may be an individual or a company approved by the state to act as agent, located at a street address in the state where the company is formed. The registered agent’s name and address are included on the formation documents. This information is a matter of public record, meaning that anyone has access to it.
Benefits of Using a Registered Agent Provider
Registered agent providers, such as BizFilings, are companies that act as registered agent for many businesses. These companies understand the important role the registered agent plays, and strive to provide excellent service for your business. Benefits of using BizFilings as your company’s registered agent include:
Stability - If you move locations, you do not have to worry about changing your registered agent address with the state. If you act as your own registered agent and move, you must amend your formation documents with the state to update this address, and pay the necessary amendment filing fees.
Anonymity - The registered agent name and address is of public record. With BizFilings as your registered agent, our address will be listed in public documents for anyone to access.
Reliability - With BizFilings’ service, we provide real-time notice of litigation to you, and forward all official state documents and franchise tax notices.
Convenience - Access your registered agent account 24-hours a day via our secure Online Corporate Status Center.
Professionalism - Many corporations and LLCs use a separate company as registered agent; however, the professionalism of BizFilings’ registered agent team ensures that your company’s important documents are handled with the utmost speed and reliability.
Accountability - Some providers offer a limited service for a hefty fee. When choosing BizFilings, you not only receive exceptional registered agent service, you also receive BizComply, our online compliance management tool, at no extra charge. We understand the challenges involved with starting and growing a business, and believe that this great product can assist you throughout the life of your business.
BizFilings operates
through a company-owned, national network of
registered agent offices. This allows us to deliver
consistent registered agent service and provide
exceptional customer service and support. As your
registered agent, we will:
- Accept any legal
service of process (notice of litigation)
document, record the service in your company file,
scan the document into the BizFilings Online
Corporate Status Center, and ship the service of
process to you via overnight delivery.
- Notify you via
telephone and/or email upon receipt of service of
process.
- Forward any
official documents and tax notices received from
the Secretary of State/Department of State.
- Provide you with
24/7 secure access to your registered agent
account via BizFilings’ Online Corporate Status
Center.
- Provide 24/7
access to BizComply, our online compliance
management service.
As your registered
agent, BizFilings is responsible for statutory
regulations, ensuring that your company remains
compliant with government regulations in any state.
However, unlike other incorporation and registered
agent providers, we also offer BizComply as an added
value, at no charge to you.
BizFilings includes six months free of registered
agent service with all formation and foreign
qualification services. The cost thereafter is
$129/year. If you already have a registered agent
and wish to change your agent to BizFilings, that
cost is also $129, which includes the change of
agent with the state and the first year of service.
The cost thereafter is $129/year. If you are filing
your own documents with the state or your attorney
is filing them for you, but need to name a
registered agent, you can take advantage of our
registered agent only service for $129/year.
To access our formation order form, click here. To
access our registered agent only and change of
registered agent order form, click here. |
