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Owners of an LLC are called members. Most states do not restrict ownership so members may include individuals, corporations, other LLCs, and foreign entities. 

A corporation is formed under state law by filing and the state must generally date-stamp the articles before they are effective. 

 Organizations organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, educational or other specified purposes. 

Every business entity needs a registered agent when forming or incorporating a business. The registered agent is a business or a person that meets the following requirements:

• Live in the state where the business is registered
• Receive service of process in a lawsuit or other legal matter
• Receive annual reports
• Receive tax forms
• Keep operating agreements and organizations' documents on file. 

 A DBA is someone who owns an unincorporated business alone. However, if you are the sole member of a domestic limited liability company (LLC), you are not a DBA if you elect to treat the LLC as a corporation.