Kentucky Secretary of State

Kentucky Secretary of State is an elected officer and oversees election-related matters, administrative issues, land-related matters, and more. Any business-related matter that one wishes to accomplish, such as registering, submitting reports, performing LLC lookup, and much more, is completed through the secretary’s office.

How Do I Look Up an LLC in Kentucky?

If you wish to look up a certain LLC in KY, accomplish that through their official website. When you are on the website, on the top menu bar, there is a “business” menu. Click on it, and the first option in the list, corporation entity search, will show up.  

On this page, you can enter a word that interests you and look it up. The database will provide a maximum of 500 results to browse through. Write the entity name either fully or with keywords to find it.

Name Availability Check

This look-up may seek a number of purposes. One of them is looking for a company’s name availability. New organizations want to make sure that their preferred title is available, and this is how they check it beforehand. 

If there is no matching title in the results, then it is free to be taken. Otherwise, you need to come up with a new title or be creative and adjust it so that it sounds different.

Information Lookup

Apart from the title availability check, it is possible to perform the search for other purposes as well. The search results also allow you to access information on different organizations. The information includes details on the LLC, such as dates, office addresses, and so on. 

 

You may also see the registered agent and the founder of the company in the same place, as well as their filing history and any publicly available documents. 

There is an option to subscribe to the particular entity to get notified in case something changes on their page.

Agent Search

If you want to search corporations by their registered agent, or current or founding officers, you can perform it by moving to the online services page. Various links should allow you to make your desired inquiry.  

You may use the names of the agent and current or founding officer, apart from being able to search with the title or the identification number of the corporation.  

How Do I Register My Business With the State of Kentucky?  

Registering a new company is quite simple with online registration. All you have to do is go to the website of the secretary of state, scroll down, and find “start your business.” There, you have the option to choose whether the company will be in Kentucky or outside its jurisdiction. 

Afterward, choose the corporation type and move on to the main part of the application. After filling out all the required details and providing the required documents, you can submit the application.

Things to Consider Before Registration

Remember that the form requires a $40 fee upon completion. Also note that before attempting to fill out the application, you need to have chosen a unique name, an address, and the agent of your organization. 

Renewal of Assumed Name

For renewal of an assumed name, you need to move to the menu bar at the top of the site, click on “business,” then on “business filing index.” Here, you will find the link to perform the renewal online. You only have to provide the required information and follow the instructions.

Filing an Annual Report

As a general rule, corporations are required to file an annual report with the Kentucky Secretary of State. This step is performed online as well. All you have to do is to go to their main website, scroll down and click on the “file an annual report” button. It takes you to a new page, where you have to enter the name of your company. 

After that, the results should bring up several entities. Find the one you are looking for and click “select”. 

If you haven’t filed the report yet, it ought to take you to the next step and instruct you on filing it appropriately. This step costs $15.  

Contact Information

To receive more clarifications or further details about any of the services that the office provides, contact them at the following phone number +1 502-564-3490 or visit their website.