By using this website, you agree to security monitoring and auditing. For security reasons and to ensure that the public service remains accessible to users, this government computer system uses network traffic monitoring programs to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or modify information, or otherwise cause damage, including attempts to deny service to users. Depending on the type of business and its incorporation status, you can change the items that list the names and addresses of the owners (for example. B, members of LLC) or officers. Other persons involved in the ownership or management of the company (e.B. Directors of the corporation or managers of LLCs) can also be changed, but note that changing the ownership or administration of a business is usually a more complex process that is not limited to changing the items with the state. When you place your name change order with us, we ask you to provide three name options to ensure a choice of name and avoid a possible delay in processing your order. If none of the names you have requested are not available, we will contact you for other name options. A change in the Company`s information is necessary if certain facts about the Company change. Organization articles are a document that contains basic information about the company. Typically, you only need to provide the following: Articles of Amendment are a formal document that is filed with registration status when a business entity wishes to change its legal name. Processing times for name change requests vary by state. The typical completion period of our name change filing service is 4-6 weeks.

Other articles can also be edited. Examples of such changes include changing your LLC from a member-managed LLC to a manager-managed llc, changing the par value and/or number of authorized shares of your company, choosing a private company, etc. In addition to changing the company name, you can use the change items to change any items included in your original organization or bylaws. Articles of association are very basic documents that do not need to be changed except to change something important, such as.B. the name of the company. The articles of the articles of association – also called the instrument of amendment – must be submitted to the filing of the Crown corporation. The company must provide the following information: The new name of the company must be available for registration, based on state records. If the name is not available, the state may refuse the name change. The name of a corporation or LLC is changed by filing an amendment to the articles or corporation (amendment article).

The name change may be accepted by the Company`s Board of Directors, unless its articles require that the name change be accepted by the Company`s shareholders (or, in the case of an LLC, by members or managers). If the company also operates in other States as a foreign company, it should not use the new name until it has filed articles of amendment in each of those States. If the name of a registered company changes, a change of name must be submitted to the State of incorporation. If the company has registered to do business in other states (qualified abroad), the name must also be changed with those states. The process required to officially change your company`s name with the state is to file a document called Articles of Amendment. The organization`s articles are a simple document that rarely needs to be modified. However, if changes are necessary,. B for example a change of company name, the LLC must file articles of amendment – sometimes called a certificate of modification or a certificate of modification – with the State. A limited liability company (LLC) is a legal entity that exists separately from its owners, who are called members.

One of the reasons LLCs are popular with small business owners is that, just like businesses formed by bylaws, they offer limited liability protection. To form an LLC, members file settlements with their state`s filing office, usually with the Secretary of State. Once the documents are approved, members submit amendment articles to make changes to the LLC or the company. Companies have the right and obligation to do business only using their legal names filed with the state of registration. When changing the name, the company must obtain state approval BEFORE officially using the new name. The articles of association document establishes the company as a separate business entity next to the owners with the state depositary. Each state has its own form. State law requires companies to provide certain information, such as: The amendment document is easy to prepare.

The information usually required includes: There is a way to do business under a different name without going through the name change process. Instead, you can submit a business name (“DBA” or “Doing Business As”) to the state/county where you want to use that name. When you submit the name change article, your Federal Tax Identification Number (EIN) or a federal, state, or local license associated with the name of the previous company remains unchanged. Therefore, you must notify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and other state agencies of the change. Once an LLC has submitted edit articles to modify its original organization articles, it must submit reformulated organization articles to make additional changes to its organization articles. Reformulated organization articles contain both the changes made by the editing parts and the new changes. You will need to enter the exact name of the company and note any additional changes. Submission is required to officially change the name of your business with the state. Unauthorized attempts to upload information and/or modify information to any part of this website are strictly prohibited and subject to prosecution under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996 (see Title 18 U.S.C.