Single-Member LLC Operating Agreement

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The company

The company's name, exactly as registered with the state

Include "LLC", "L.L.C." or "Limited Liability Company" as it appears on the formation document.

In which state was the company formed?

The state where the company's formation document was filed. That state's law will govern this agreement.

Date the company was formed

The filing date shown on the formation document the state accepted.

Date this operating agreement takes effect

Usually today, or the date the company was formed. It cannot be before the formation date.

Principal office: street address

City

State

ZIP code

What is the company's purpose?

The sole member

Is the member a business or an individual?

Member's full legal name

For a business, use its registered name, including "LLC" or "Inc." if it has one.

Street address

City

State

ZIP code

Email optional

Used for written notices.

Phone optional

Ownership and capital

What has the member put into the company, or agreed to put in?

Cash, property or services, for example "$5,000 in cash" or "a laptop, a camera kit and the domain brightline.example."

Total agreed value of that contribution optional

Leave blank if you do not want to state a value.

Management

Who will manage the company day to day?

Records, money and taxes

Where will the company's books and records be kept?

When does the company's fiscal year end?

Cash the company must keep on hand before making distributions optional

Leave blank if the member decides the reserve each time.

Who is responsible for arranging the company's tax filings?

This agreement does not choose a tax classification. Ask a tax professional how the company should be taxed.

Succession and changes in ownership

How many days should the member's successor have to decide to continue the company?

If no one with the right to continue the company agrees in writing to do so within this time, the company will be wound up.

If the member transfers the entire ownership interest to one new owner, should that owner become the new sole member?

Yes No

The new owner would first have to agree in writing to be bound by this agreement. Adding a second owner always requires a new multi-member agreement.

Should the company pay the member's or manager's legal defense costs as they are incurred, if the person agrees to repay them if not entitled to indemnification?

Yes No

Final terms

Anything else the member wants in the agreement? optional

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