FAQ’s: Forming a PLLC

The following outlines the various processes and costs for creating a PLLC in New York:

1. 1. File Articles of Organization with the NY Department of State. Filing fee is $235.
   2. Obtain required consent from the New York Department of Education. Filing Fee $110.
   3. NOTE: The name must include the profession, name, and or/location. Anything outside those rules has a huge chance of getting rejected and will need a letter explaining why they wish to use that term, what it means, and how it applies to their company.
   4. Deal with LLC publication requirement. The Filing Fee $50. Typically the cost of the publication starts at $350.
      
   5. The process takes on average 60 days (if you’re lucky) but can last months.

New York’s LLC Publication Requirement:

In New York, there is also a publication requirement. Section 206 of the New York State Limited Liability Company Law requires that within 120 days of its formation, a notice in two general-circulation newspapers (one daily, one weekly) in the county where the LLC was formed. The notice must run once a week for six weeks and include a number of facts concerning the company and its formation.

The newspapers must be designated by the county clerk of the county in which the office of the LLC is located, as stated in the articles of organization. After publication, the printer or publisher of each newspaper will provide you with an affidavit of publication.

A Certificate of Publication, with the affidavits of publication of the newspapers attached, must be submitted to the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12231.