Who's a Registered Agent?

A Connecticut registered agent is required by law for every formal business in the state of Connecticut. A registered agent receives all official paperwork from the State of Connecticut as well as any service of process a business may be served in a lawsuit.

A Connecticut registered agent is an individual or business entity that acts as the point of contact for your business for:

• All communication with the State of Connecticut, such as the Connecticut Annual Report and certificate of good standing
• Receives all service of process for the business in any lawsuit

Can I Be My Own Registered Agent In Connecticut?

Yes, any owner or employee of a business can be its registered agent in Connecticut as long as they are over the age of 18, and have a street address in Connecticut.

You could also choose to elect a member of your LLC, or even a friend you trust, as long as the person meets these requirements too.

Though many businesses prefer to use a professional registered agent service.

Why Businesses Use a Connecticut Registered Agent Service

Many businesses choose to use a registered agent service in Connecticut, here are some of the major reasons why:

Compliance

A registered agent service maintains a compliance calendar and will remind you when annual reports or other filings are due, and help you file them.

This helps you to avoid fines and keeps your company in good standing, which is important to maintain your limited liability protection.

Legal complications, fees, or any other issues can arise if you do not respond quickly to service of process. A registered agent will scan your documents, share them with you online, and notify you when they are available.

Privacy

If you work from home, or even a private office, and act as your own registered agent, your address will be published publicly on the Connecticut Business Registry Search.

If you value your privacy, a registered agent service will use their own address in place of yours.

Discretion

Receiving service of process for a lawsuit at your business can be a sensitive situation to have happen in front of your employees and clients.

To avoid having this issue, a registered agent will receive any service of process and other documents at their office, and discreetly deliver them to you online.

Flexibility

If you are your own registered agent, you must be available at all normal business hours, every working day of the year.

Registered agent services run physical offices and have staff to cover those hours, so they can be available at those times

Hiring a registered agent service allows you to be more flexible in the hours and locations you work. So, take a vacation, work from home or the office, or travel the world, knowing they’re around to take your paperwork.

Online Storage

A good registered agent service will scan your documents as soon as they are received, storing a digital copy of all your business documents and any service of process available at your convenience.

Typically, if you’ve used an LLC formation service, you will also use them as a registered agent. This means that a copy of your formation documents will also be available online.

Having all of this information, available as PDFs is very helpful when you need to do things for your business, such as opening a business bank account or applying for a business credit card, applying for small business loans, and many more things that require a copy of your documents.

National Coverage

If you plan on expanding your business into other states like if you’re hiring an out-of-state employee or opening a new sales office, a registered agent is necessary for your foreign LLC or other entity.

The cost of you hiring Pascarella Accounting Group, LLC as your registered agent service is $200 per year. This is a small cost when you consider how much time it will save you — it’s well worth the price.

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