About the Resident Agent (RA)

When you register a new or existing entity to transact business in any state you are required to have a Resident Agent in that state. The function of a Resident Agent is new to most business owners. Below is a summary of what a Resident Agent is and what role he plays for your business.

A Resident Agent serves as the legal point of contant for "Service of Process". Essentially all important legal and tax documents are sent to the RA on behalf of a business.

Resident Agent requirements:

Physical Address. The RA must be available during normal business hours and have a physical address in the state P.O. boxes and private rented mailboxes are not accepted as a physical address.
Publicly-Accessible. The RA’s address must be open to the public.
Appointed Resident Agent. Individuals can act as the RA for your business. However, your company can't act as its own RA.
Resident Agent Service Provider. Tax Alli can act as your professional resident agent service provider.

*A Resident Agent is also know as a Registered Agent or just RA for short.