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Formation Explained

LLC rules, unpacked for first-time owners.

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  2. Glossary
  3. Operating agreement

Terms explained

Explaining an operating agreement

A written agreement on ownership and management that the LLC keeps for itself.
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Snapshot

Sometimes written as
Company agreement in some states
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Member, and also Articles of organization, and also Organizer

Why it matters in practice

Draft it as you form the LLC and revise it when ownership changes.

Pages that use this term

See it applied here: Starting an LLC in each state, Agent requirements in each state, Foreign LLC filings in each state.