Most businesses need a registered agent to accept service of process on behalf of your business. When you form a business, you need to list a registered agent on your state documents.
Every state has their own registered agent requirements, but generally, fulfilling this duty means the agent is required to be at a known location during business hours. This ensures that when legal mail is delivered, someone is always there to receive it and provide it to the relevant party.
Our premier service is available in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, and includes your annual report filing.
What Is a Registered Agent?
Required by state statute, registered agents make sure service of process and other legal documents reach the businesses they’re intended for. They are a regulatory fail-safe. Many states do not require businesses to include their own contact information on formation documents and other state filings. Since registered agent information is required, it means there’s always a way to get legal documents into the correct hands.
Either a person or a business can act as a registered agent. If the registered agent is an individual, they need to reside in the state where service is needed. If the agent is a business, it needs to have a physical location in the state.
Yes. You can be your business’s registered agent as long as you live in the state where you need service. Note that your address will be on state documents. As such, it will become part of the public record.
Whether to hire a registered agent or be your own depends on a few important factors. Here are a few questions to ask before signing up to be your own registered agent:
Registered agents need to be at the office location recorded with the state during business hours, Monday through Friday. For many small business owners, this commitment is impossible to keep.
If your home and office addresses are the same, consider whether you want your home address to be the one recorded with the state. Hiring a registered agent service generally means you can keep your own address private.
Businesses operating in multiple states need multiple registered agents. Since you can live in just one state at a time, you can be your own registered agent in just one state. When you hire a registered agent service like us, we’re available in every state, all the time.
For those with customers coming in and out of their business, receiving legal documents during the work day is less than ideal. Hiring a registered agent means you don’t have to worry about that.
At Winners Circle Academy we’re setting the standard for what a registered agent should provide. Our premium service costs just $200 a year. With that, you get:
Our Registered Agent service includes annual report (or equivalent) filing for your state. That means you don’t need to keep track of those deadlines and requirements—we’ll do it for you at no extra cost.
Need Registered Agent service in one state today but more tomorrow? No problem. We have offices in all fifty states, plus Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.
And if business is going well, you’re going to need it.
Our experienced customer support team work closely with local agencies and offices to provide the most relevant and accurate information to our clients.
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Our Registered Agent Service is incredibly easy to sign up for and maintain. It works like this:
Go to the Registered Agent sign-up form to select your state(s) and tell us information like your company’s name and the type of entity it is. From here, you can also add tools to help establish your business’s online presence, like a website and domain name.
Our Registered Agent service costs $200 a year.
After you place your order, you can begin navigating your online account. You can manage your services from there, and when we receive legal documents for you, your account is where they’ll live.
When you hire Registered Agents Inc to be your registered agent, we’ll file your annual or biennial report with your state at no extra cost. This helps ensure your business remains in good standing.
Yes. Exact rules vary by location, but all states require LLCs to appoint a registered agent.
To become a registered agent in the US, you’ll first need to look up the specific requirements for the state where you wish to operate. In general, individual agents must be at least 18 years old and live in the state where they provide service. Entity agents must have a business location in the state of service. Additional rules may apply, so be sure to check the relevant state statutes.
Most registered agent services cost between $50 and $300 a year. Our premier service is $200 annually. We also have annual report filing, as well as domain name, website, phone, and email services to help you launch your online business presence.
Choosing a registered agent means deciding who you trust to receive and forward your sensitive legal documents. It is an essential part of the business formation and maintenance process.
Service of process involves delivering legal documents, such as a court summons or complaint, so the necessary party. Registered agents are responsible for receiving service of process and passing it along to the business in question.
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