Should I Be My Own Registered Agent?

A registered agent is required to receive legal and tax-related documents. This includes Service of Process (official notifications regarding a lawsuit against the LLC or wage garnishment proceedings against an employee), as well as franchise tax forms and other tax and legal documents.

Can I Be My Own Registered Agent?

In the majority of states, it’s legally acceptable to be your own registered agent for your LLC if you meet the following requirements:

• At least 18 years old
• Have a physical address (not a P.O. Box) in the state you want to register in.
• Be physically present at that address during regular business hours (typically 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) to accept legal documents.

Should I be My Own Registered Agent ?

It’s often not a good idea due to these reasons:

Am I stuck in one place?

In many states, the registered agent is required to be present to accept service of documents at all times during business hours. If you take a holiday or travel, you may miss important legal documents.

Business operate in multiple states

You cannot serve as a registered agent in the state where you don’t live.

Home address will be in public

Those use home address as business address will receive a lot junk mail.