Limited Liability Company Filing

what are the business activities I can choose for my LLC

These are broad categories that the IRS provides to help you select what type of company you are creating. If your company does not fall into any of these categories choose “other” then tell us specifically what you will be doing in the blank next to “other.”

Accommodation & food services - providing customers with lodging, meal preparation, snacks, or beverages for immediate consumption.

Construction - erecting buildings or other structures, (e.g., streets, highways, bridges, tunnels). The term “construction” also includes special trade contractors (e.g., plumbing, HVAC, electrical, carpentry, concrete, excavation, etc.)

Finance & insurance - in transactions involving the creation, liquidation, or change of ownership of financial assets and/or facilitating such financial transactions; underwriting annuities/insurance policies; facilitating such underwriting by selling insurance policies; or by providing other insurance or employee-benefit related services.

Health care and social assistance - providing physical, medical, or psychiatric care using licensed health care professionals or providing social assistance activities such as youth centers, adoption agencies, individual/family services, temporary shelters, etc.

Manufacturing - the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products. The assembling of component parts of manufactured products is also considered to be manufacturing.

Real estate - renting or leasing real estate to others; managing, selling, buying or renting real estate for others; or providing related real estate services (e.g., appraisal services).

Rental and leasing - providing tangible goods such as autos, computers, consumer goods, or industrial machinery and equipment to customers in return for a periodic rental or lease payment.

Retail - selling merchandise to the general public from a fixed store; by direct, mail-order, or electronic sales; or by using vending machines.

Transportation & warehousing - transportation of passengers or cargo; warehousing or storage of goods; scenic or sight-seeing transportation; or support activities related to these modes of transportation.

Wholesale-agent/broker - arranging for the purchase or sale of goods owned by others or purchasing goods on a commission basis for goods traded in the wholesale market, usually between businesses.

Wholesale-other - selling goods in the wholesale market generally to other businesses for resale on their own account.

Other - activity not described above. Describe the applicant's principal business activity in the space provided.

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