How to form a free LLC in Alabama

Prepare a Alabama LLC filing with official resources. freeLLC has a $0 service fee; state fees and optional services are separate.

File the Certificate of Formation

Alabama Secretary of State, Business Services uses the Certificate of Formation for this LLC filing. Check the official instructions, satisfy the state’s registered-agent or registered-office rules, prepare requested business and organizer details, then review before submitting. Alabama uses this official agent wording: registered agent; registered office.

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Information and records to prepare

Prepare your LLC name, business and mailing address details, organizer and ownership or management information requested by the state, agent details, the filed formation document, state confirmation, and internal ownership records such as an operating agreement.

Registered agent and address choices

Every LLC must satisfy its state’s registered-agent or registered-office requirement. Serving yourself can offer direct control if you meet state requirements, but an address in a public filing may be searchable. A professional agent can provide continuity and may reduce use of a personal address where permitted; it cannot guarantee privacy or prevent identity theft. Registered Agents Inc. is optional through freeLLC for $99/year nationwide, and you may provide another eligible arrangement.

Direct filing and timing

Yes. The official domestic LLC form provides for an organizer to execute the filing; it does not require a commercial formation service. Registered-agent and office eligibility still applies. Processing varies; check Alabama Secretary of State, Business Services's official source for current information.

How freeLLC helps

freeLLC organizes formation information in a guided experience with CPA guidance and a $0 service fee. You review details before approval. freeLLC is not a law firm, does not provide legal advice, and does not guarantee approval or timing.

Platform background and customer control

freeLLC is part of TAXUSA Group, the team behind Tax USA Inc and a family of services built to help international founders navigate U.S. business and tax requirements. Tax USA has been helping founders from the USA and 180 other countries to open LLCs and Corporations since 2004. TAX USA INC is an IRS Authorized e-file Provider and is currently listed in the IRS Authorized e-file Provider directory as an Electronic Return Originator. Customers explicitly review and approve formation information before submission. A licensed CPA review gate applies before submission. freeLLC does not provide legal advice or guarantee an outcome or timing.

Official Alabama sources

Verify current requirements, forms, fees, and processing directly with the state before filing.