Normal processing time for a new Illinois Foreign LLC is 4 weeks. For an additional $350 we can submit your Foreign LLC filing to the Illinois Secretary of State for guaranteed expedited 24 hours processing.

This is the time by which the Illinois Secretary of State will either approve or deny the Foreign LLC application.  Illinois Foreign LLC applications must be received by the Secretary of State before noon Illinois time for the process to start that day. Another way to expedite your order is to choose the Express Mail option.  The Express Mail option can cut the document delivery time in half.

If you really need your original approved Application for Admission to Transact Business in your hands quickly, the Express Mail option can cut the delivery time in half. The Express Mail option has no effect on the Illinois Secretary of State's processing time. For the quickest turn-around time also choose the Expedited Service option.

S Corporations are taxed differently than C Corporations.  With an S Corporation, business profits may be "passed through" directly to the shareholders.  This avoids the double tax on both corporate and shareholder profits.  S Corporations do not pay any Illinois Corporate Income Tax.

We can prepare the S Corporation Election form for you and include it with your final Foreign LLC documents package.

Every Illinois Foreign LLC is required to have an address within the state of Illinois where official and legal correspondence can be delivered.  The individual or company that is registered with the state of Illinois to receive all correspondence on behalf of the Foreign LLC is called a Registered Agent.

You may act as your own Registered Agent, however, many Foreign LLCs hire a Registered Agent because they don't have a physical address within Illinois or to provide a distinct level of privacy. 

We can act as your Illinois Foreign LLC Registered Agent.  This is an annual service.  We will forward all correspondence to you and will remind you when it is time to renew your IL Registered Agent services.

An Illinois Good Standing Certficate is proof of the existence of your new Illinois Foreign LLC. The Certificate is issued by the Illinois Secretary of State and is proof that your IL Foreign LLC is not behind on any of its Illinois Secretary of State Corporate obligations.

An Illinois Good Standing Certificate is often required for loans, to apply for business licenses, or for tax or other business purposes in the state of Illinois or in any other state.

We can get your Illinois Good Standing Certificate immediately after the Illinois Secretary of State has approved your Foreign LLC.

An FEIN is like a Social Security Number for your Illinois Foreign LLC.  We can get your FEIN on the same day that your Application for Admission to Transact Business are approved by the Illinois Secretary of State.

You can get your FEIN before your articles are approved by the Illinois Secretary of State but it's a good idea to wait until after approval.  Your filing may be rejected or the Foreign LLC name that you want may not be approved.  Changing information on an FEIN filing is not a trivial exercise with the IRS.

While you're not required to have a Foreign LLC Kit and Seal for your new Illinois Foreign LLC they do come in handy.  The IL Foreign LLC Kit consists of a beautiful customized binder, stock certificates, a stock ledger and your custom Foreign LLC Seal.

The Foreign LLC Seal is used to emboss important company documents, such as stock certificates.  The binder also includes dividers so you can use it for all of your Illinois Foreign LLC record keeping.

Most new Illinois Foreign LLCs are required to get some kind of state, regional or local permits or business licenses.  The task to figure out exactly what you need can be daunting.

We can determine exactly which forms you need to fill out, fill them out for you and file the forms with the appropriate government agency where possible.