A separate legal entity that shields personal assets. Taxed by default as a sole proprietorship (one member) or partnership (more than one) unless it elects otherwise.
Alabama Secretary of State, BUSINESS ENTITIES DIVISION FEES, "Effective with filings or requests postmarked/hand-delivered January 1, 2021", under "Domestic Entities: all entity types": "Certificate of Formation $200.00".
No recurring filing with the Secretary of State. Tax filings are separate and are not covered here.
Annual Report (repealed). Alabama eliminated the LLC annual report requirement under Act 2024-213, effective October 1, 2024.
The deadlines above are the rules. Your actual dates depend on when you form, so the calendar is built from your formation date — free, no account.
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