Can I use a friend as a registered agent?

Yes, you can be your California LLC’s Registered Agent, as long as you have a street address located in the state. Option 2: A friend or family member can be your LLC’s Registered Agent.

Can I use a friends address for an LLC?

Your Registered Office must be a street address located in the state where your LLC is formed. Your Registered Office cannot be a PO Box address. Your Registered Office can be an actual office address, or it can be your home address, or even the address of a friend or family member.

Can I list myself as registered agent?

A registered agent is simply a person or entity appointed to accept service of process and official mail on your business’ behalf. You can appoint yourself, or in many states, you can appoint your business to be its own registered agent.

Why does an LLC need a registered agent?

Besides receiving official mail on behalf of your business, the main purpose of a registered agent is to help your business maintain effective corporate compliance by informing you of legal notices or sending annual report filing reminders.

Can Regus be a registered agent?

The virtual office can be used as the registered agent address; however, make sure that the instructions that you leave with Regus are explicit.

Does Ein use registered agent address?

When applying for an EIN, you will be asked for the physical location of your business by the IRS. The address of your Registered Agent cannot be used in this instance. The IRS wants to know where the business is physically located. This does not have to be a U.S. address; it can be an address anywhere in the world.

Is registered agent the same as owner?

Does Registered Agent mean owner? No. A registered agent is a person or entity that a company designates to receive official legal documents such as court papers. It could be the owner, but it doesn’t have to be.

Can I be my own LLC organizer?

Can I be my own LLC organizer? The answer is, Yes. Any legal entity or adult person may act as an organizer of a limited liability company as long as they are authorized to do so by the member(s) of the LLC.

Do you need to register as a registered agent?

They will need to register with the state in order to do this. An entity that is acting as a registered agent needs to have a street address and office in the state where the business is operating during regular business hours. Most states allow foreign entities to be registered agents as well.

Should you list your home address as your registered agent?

If you list yourself as your business’ registered agent, you’ll probably be listing your home address as the business’ point of contact. This puts your home address on public record and anyone who wants to officially contact your business (typically with tons of junk mail) will find your home address.

Does a registered agent need to have a physical location?

A registered agent not only needs a physical location, but they need to be available during regular business hours to accept service of process and official notices from the state. Some business owners who aren’t available during business hours opt for registered agent services, so they can maintain irregular work hours.

Can I act as my own registered agent for my LLC?

An individual is allowed to act as his own Registered Agent, however the individual must possess a physical street address in the state where the LLC or corporation will be formed. The actual corporation or LLC being formed however would not be allowed to name itself as its own Registered Agent.