How to Look Up a Minnesota LLC

Looking to form a Minnesota LLC? Here’s a quick guide on how to look up information on LLCs in the state of Minnesota.

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Introduction

To lookup a Minnesota LLC, go to the Secretary of State’s website and use the Business Entity Search function. You can search for businesses by name, filing number, or registered agent. The results will include the business name, filing number, entity type, status, registered agent, registered address, and principal place of business.

What is an LLC?

An LLC is a business entity that is created by filing Articles of Organization with the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office. LLCs are formed to conduct any lawful business or activity. An LLC may be for-profit or not-for-profit. Unlike a corporation, an LLC is not required to have a board of directors, shareholders, or officers.

An LLC is formed by one or more persons, called members. The members of an LLC elect to have the LLC taxed as either a partnership or a corporation. If the LLC is taxed as a partnership, the members report their share of the profits and losses on their individual income tax returns. If the LLC is taxed as a corporation, the LLC files a corporate income tax return. The members of an LLC taxed as a corporation do not report their share of the profits and losses on their individual income tax returns.

An LLC has certain rights and protections that are not available to other business entities such as corporations and partnerships. For example, an LLC member is not personally liable for debts of the LLC unless the member has personally guaranteed the debt.

How to Look Up an LLC in Minnesota

You can look up a Minnesota LLC in a few different ways. You can go to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website and search for the LLC by name. You can also search for the LLC by filing number. You can also look up the LLC in the Minnesota Business Corporation Registry.

Go to the Minnesota Secretary of State website

Go to the Minnesota Secretary of State website. The website is www.sos.state.mn.us. You will see a search bar in the center of the screen that says “Search Business filings.” Type in the name of the LLC you are looking for, and hit enter.

Enter the LLC name in the business name search

To look up an LLC in Minnesota, start by going to the business name search on the Secretary of State website. Enter the LLC name in the business name search. If you don’t know the exact name, you can enter part of the LLC name and usewildcards (*).

Click on the company name from the search results to view more information about the LLC, including information about representatives and filing history.

View the results and click on the LLC name

Go to the Minnesota Secretary of State website at http://www.sos.state.mn.us/. On the main page, click on the “Search Business Filings” link near the center of the page, then click on “Search for a Business Entity.” On the next page, enter the name of the LLC in question in the “Name Search” box and click “Submit Search.”

View the results and click on the LLC name to bring up its Certificate of Authority. This document will list the LLC’s registered agent and their contact information, as well as the date of formation and filing number.

How to Get More Information About an LLC

You can get more information about an LLC by searching for the business name on the Secretary of State website. You can also look up the business name in the Business Entity Details section of the website. If you have the business name and the business address, you can also search for the business in the Business Entity Search section of the website.

Click on the “UCC” link

From the Department of Commerce website, click on the UCC link to be redirected to the Uniform Commercial Code site. The UCC is a set of laws governing business transactions and contracts, and is administered by the state in which the LLC was formed. Each state has its own UCC office, so you will need to know the state in which the LLC was formed before you can continue. You can find this information by searching for the LLC on your state’s Secretary of State website.

Click on the “Articles of Incorporation/Organization” link

You can access this information by clicking on the “Articles of Incorporation/Organization” link on the Business Entity Search results page. If there is more than one filing for the business entity you are researching, you will need to select the filing you wish to view from the list provided.

The Articles of Incorporation/Organization filing usually contains the following information:
-The name and contact information for the LLC’s registered agent
-The LLC’s date of formation
-The LLC’s purpose
-The names and addresses of the LLC’s organizers
-The names and addresses of the LLC’s officers and directors

Click on the “Annual Reports” link

To get more information about an LLC, you can click on the “Annual Reports” link on the LLC’s web page. This will take you to a page where you can view the LLC’s annual report. The annual report will include information about the LLC’s income, assets, and liabilities.

Conclusion

You can look up a Minnesota LLC in several ways, including online, in-person, and by mail. The easiest and most efficient way is to use the state’s online business entity search tool. You can also visit the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office in person or request LLC records by mail.