Who needs articles of organization (LLC) or a business certificate in New York?
Issued by New York Department of State, Division of Corporations; county clerk for sole proprietors and partnerships, at step 1 of 6 in the opening sequence: set up the business.
Every kind of business in New York
The New York table lists this for every kind of business.
An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease. New York’s publication step is the one people miss: without the certificate of publication the LLC’s authority to do business is suspended after 120 days.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 1 of 6: Set up the business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by New York Department of State, Division of Corporations; county clerk for sole proprietors and partnerships.
Sources and dates
Department of State LLC formation, publication and assumed name pages; New York County Clerk business certificate fees. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
New York Department of State, Division of Corporations; county clerk for sole proprietors and partnerships.
Step 1 of 6, set up the business. It is the first step.
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