Texas Limited Liability Company
Formation Questionnaire
Desired Limited Liability Company Name:
Call the Texas Secretary of State at (512) 463-5555 between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Central Time, Monday-Friday, to determine if your desired name is available. If the name is unavailable, your certificate of formation filing will be rejected. Note: The name must include "Limited Liability Company" or "Limited Company" or the abbreviations "L.L.C.," "LLC," "LC," or "L.C." The word "Limited" may be abbreviated as "Ltd." or "LTD" and the word "Company" may be abbreviated as "Co." Name approval by the Secretary of State only indicates name availability on its records. The Secretary of State’s determination that a name is available is based only on its records. It is not a trademark search and the “available” name may infringe the trademark of another person. A separate federal and state trademark search by a trademark attorney would be necessary for trademark clearance. Names of trademark attorneys are available on request.
Do you want a comma before the suffix (such as "Your Name, LLC")? Yes No [1]
Business Address:
Business Telephone:
Business Description:
Name and Street Address of Registered Agent (for service of process in lawsuits):[2]
Note: The address must be a street address in Texas. P.O. boxes are not permitted.
Manager[3] Name(s) / AddressIf you wish to have officers in addition to manager(s), please complete the following table:
Officers / NamePresident
Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
Secretary
Member Name / Ownership Percentage / Initial Capital Contribution[4]
Please provide the following contact information for each Member and Member’s Spouse:
Name / Mailing Address / Email / FaxPercentage Member Vote Required to Amend the LLC Company Agreement:[5]%
Miscellaneous
Your accountant/tax adviser needs to obtain the employer ID numberand advise you regarding LLC tax implications and tax filings. If there is more than one member (other than a spouse), an additional agreement (a "buy-sell agreement") should be executed to restrict ownership transfers and address other matters (including techniques to prevent a voting impasse among managers or members and similar matters).
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[1]Some prefer to omit the comma for letterhead & cards and place the legally required suffix in small print on the following line.
[2] This is usually one of the officers/principal members.
[3] Managers in a Limited Liability Company are similar in function to Directors of a corporation.
[4] INITIAL CAPITAL TO BE CONTRIBUTED ON ADMISSION TO LLC. May consist of any tangible or intangible benefit to the LLC or other property of any kind or nature, including cash, a promissory note, services performed, a contract for services to be performed, or other interests in or securities or other obligations of any other limited liability company, domestic or foreign, or other entity. For example, the initial capital contribution might be $1,000. Please consult your tax adviser.
[5] The LLC Company Agreement is the internal operating rules for the LLC and establishes the rights and obligations among the members regarding voting, capital contributions, cash distributions, allocations of profits and losses, etc. “Supermajority” voting (such as 80%) may be requested to insure a vote/veto right by one or more owners.