Professional LLC
An LLC whose members provide licensed professional services. It is available in most states, though some, such as California, do not allow LLCs for certain licensed professions.
- Entiva fee to form
- $189
- Government fees to form
- $185
- Run plan
- $29 a month
- Steps to form
- 11
- Ongoing filings
- 9
- Ways to close
- 1
Who it suits, and what defines it.
Governed by the NV NRS ch. 89; DE 6 Del. C. ch. 18.
Who it suits
- Licensed professionals who want to practise through an LLC.
Key facts
- Members
- Must hold the professional licence
- Licensing board
- Its approval may be required
- Name
- Needs a PLLC designator
- Available in
- Most states; rules vary
- Restrictions
- California and some states bar LLCs for certain professions
- Annual fees
- Same as an LLC
- Delaware tax
- $400 a year from 2026, due June 1
- Law
- NV NRS ch. 89; DE 6 Del. C. ch. 18
What the law requires.
4 rules, each in plain words.
Members who hold the professional licence
Licensing-board approval may be required.
The same annual fees as an LLC
A name with the PLLC designator
Delaware: an annual tax of $400 from 2026
It is due June 1.
How Entiva forms it.
11 steps. Entiva prepares and files each one, and collects every signature the law needs.
The steps
11 steps- 1Reserve the LLC name
Include the PLLC designator.
- 2File the certificate of formation
Wyoming and Nevada call it articles of organisation. Licensing-board approval may be required first. Nevada also needs an initial list and a licence.
- 3Appoint a registered agent
The registered agent receives legal papers served on the LLC. It is required in the filing.
- 4Adopt the operating agreement
It is an internal document and is not filed with the state.
- 5Appoint the managers if manager-managed
Delaware has no filing for managers. Nevada has an amended list and Wyoming an update form.
- 6Set up the member register
Entiva keeps the record of who holds what. It is never filed with a state.
- 7Obtain the EIN (US tax number)
Online if the responsible party (named on the form) has a Social Security number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN).
- 8Apply for an ITIN if needed
An ITIN is a US taxpayer identification number for a foreign individual. Only if a member needs one; the member signs Form W-7 on paper.
- 9Elect a tax classification (optional)
Form 8832 lets the LLC choose how it is taxed.
- 10Register for state and local taxes
Covers sales tax, payroll withholding, unemployment insurance and local licences, depending on what the LLC does in the state.
- 11Obtain the Nevada state business licenceOnly if needed
Only for Nevada. The licence normally comes with the initial list at formation.
Documents
8- Certificate of formation or articles of organisation
- Registered agent consent or certificate of acceptance
- Consent to act from each named manager or managing member
- Professional licence evidence for each member
- Nevada initial list of managers or members
- Stamped certificate or articles from the state
- LLC operating agreement
- EIN confirmation from the IRS
Who takes part
5- The contact named to the registered agent verifies with photo ID and a liveness check
- Every member's licence is looked up with the state board before filing
- Every manager and managing member verifies identity and address
- Members with 25% or more verify identity and address, as does anyone with control
- Every member verifies identity and address and gives a professional licence number
What has to be filed, and when.
Entiva tracks every deadline from the day it is formed, and files before each one.
Every year, and as things happen
9 filings- Pay the Delaware annual LLC tax
June 1 each year; $400 from 2026
- File the Nevada annual list
Last day of the anniversary month
- File the FBAR (report of foreign bank accounts)
April 15, with an automatic extension to October 15, if you hold foreign accounts
- File Forms 1099 for contractor payments
January 31 each year for Form 1099-NEC, to the IRS and to recipients
- File Forms 1042 and 1042-S for payments to foreign persons
March 15 each year, if you make such payments
- File the BEA BE-15 annual survey
May 31 each year, if it applies
- File the Nevada Commerce Tax return
45 days after June 30 (August 14 in 2026); tax only on Nevada revenue above $4,000,000
- File the Nevada exempt status form
Same date, if Nevada revenue is below $4,000,000
- File the Delaware unclaimed property report
March 1 each year
The changes Entiva handles.
Each change is prepared, approved, signed and filed.
The most common changes
10 changes- Record a decision of the members or managers
- Amend the operating agreement
- Approve a distribution
- Appoint a manager
- Transfer a membership interest to a licensed person
- Change the LLC name
- Change the registered agent
- Register to do business in another state
- Change the tax classification
- Order a certificate of good standing
How it closes.
One route, filed step by step.
Voluntary cancellation
The members decide to close.
- 1
The members sign a consent to close
- 2
File the certificate of cancellation
- 3
Resign the registered agent
- 4
Deactivate the EIN
What Entiva does for you.
From the first filing to the last.
Professional LLC
- Looks up every member's licence with the state board before filing.Formation
- Files the certificate of formation or articles of organisation with the state.Formation
- Appoints a registered agent with an in-state office and records your contact.Ongoing
- Prepares the operating agreement for the members to sign.Formation
- Obtains the EIN from the IRS once the responsible party has signed.Formation
- Pays the Delaware annual LLC tax each year by June 1.Ongoing
Build it with the API.
Every step on this page is an action in the Entiva API, with its documents, signatures and filing.
What it costs, item by item.
Every Entiva fee and every government fee, from forming it to closing it.
Forming it
$189one-off
- Government fees
- $185
Steps marked only if needed are not counted.
Closing it
Quoted before it starts
- Entiva fee
- Fixed, quoted first
- Government fees
- At cost
Included in the Run plan
- File Forms 1099 for contractor payments
- File Forms 1042 and 1042-S for payments to foreign persons
- File the Delaware unclaimed property report
- Routine changes
- Every deadline tracked
Extra, at a fixed fee
- Apply for an ITIN if needed
- Elect a tax classification (optional)
- Register for state and local taxes
- Obtain the Nevada state business licenceOnly if needed
- File the FBAR (report of foreign bank accounts)
- File the BEA BE-15 annual survey
- Register to do business in another state
- Change the tax classification
Each extra is quoted before it starts, and nothing is done until you approve it.
Forming it
Entiva's formation fee is $189, one-off. Government fees are passed through at cost.
Delaware $75 for a 120-day reservation.
Delaware domestic certificate of formation; DE expedite 24-hour $50, same-day $100. WY $100.
$500 for corporations under NRS 78, 78A, 78B and foreign corporations; $200 for other entities. Initial list fee of $150 is charged separately.
Excludes steps marked only if needed.
Every year
The Run plan costs $29 a month ($348 a year).
$400 from tax year 2026. The 2025 tax due June 1, 2026 was $300. Registered series $100 each.
Corporation minimum $150 list plus $500 licence, $650 in total. LLC $150 plus $200, $350 in total. Nonprofit list $50.
Changes
Routine changes are included in the Run plan.
Delaware: corporation $214; LLC $220; LP $200; statutory trust $500; foreign corporation name-change amendment $100. Wyoming $60. Nevada $175.
Delaware: $50 for corporations, LLCs, LPs and partnerships; expedite 24-hour $100, same-day $200. Wyoming $5. Nevada $60.
Delaware figure: foreign corporation qualification $245; foreign LLC $200; foreign LLP statement $300 per partner. WY $150.
Delaware short form $50; long form $175. Wyoming free online, $20 on paper. Nevada $50.
Closing it
Closing is a fixed-fee project, quoted before it starts.
Delaware domestic LLC $220 plus $50 per registered series named. NV $100. WY $60.
Entiva fees are in US dollars. Government fees are in the currency each authority charges, passed through at cost when the filing is made. Taxes are separate.
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