Protect your homebased business privacy with a registered agent

Why you should use a registered agent One of the concerns many people have when operating a homebased business is that anyone has access to your home address. Many people worry that the "wrong types" will end up standing on their doorstep at 3am in the morning if their address is too publicly accessible. Ownership of an LLC's shares is not public information, however, the registered agent of an LLC is.

Every LLC must have a registered agent with a physical address within the state that the LLC is formed in. A P.O. box usually won't suffice. A street address is required. Many people, particularly single member LLCs, act as their own registered agent using their home address because it's simple and costs nothing extra. Anyone with an internet connection can go to the Secretary of State's webpage for their state and search by company name. Here is a sample of the information about your company that is publicly available: As you can see here, a quick trip to the Missouri Secretary of State's homepage shows that Todd Wolfram is the registered agent of the Boeing Employees Softball Team.