Oregon’s Articles of Organization ask you to name a person with direct knowledge of the business. The registered agent must have a street address that meets Oregon’s rules.
This guide covers forming a new Oregon LLC. If your LLC already exists in another state or country, use the foreign-registration process instead.
Oregon LLC at a glance
- Official filing website
- Oregon Secretary of State
- Business name check
- Search business namesA name search does not reserve or approve the name.
- Formation document
- Articles of Organization
- State filing fee
- $100Formation filing only; other required costs and optional services are separate.
- Processing time
- Online2-3 business daysPaper4-6 weeks; add mail transitPublished guide estimate. Published guide estimate for a complete filing; not a state guarantee. Check the filing office before setting a deadline.
- Ongoing report or tax
- Annual Report / Renewal
- Report / renewal charge
- $100Fee for this filing only.
- Frequency / due date
- Every year on the original filing anniversary
- Sales tax base rate
- 0%No statewide general sales tax. July 1, 2026 snapshot; not an address-specific rate. No general sales tax. Other business or transaction taxes are outside this comparison.Official tax agency ↗
- Names in formation records
- Conditional or optional listingMember/manager listings are provided on the form. A named individual with direct knowledge is required and may be a member, manager or authorized representative. Other filings and private bank/tax records may identify owners.
Before you file in Oregon
Prepare the name, business location, Oregon agent, organizers, management choice and direct-knowledge contact. Check which home-address details will be public before filing; use the state’s permitted privacy options where needed.
File the Articles of Organization
Oregon LLC articles and instructions ↗
- Start domestic LLC articles in the Oregon Business Registry or use the current paper form.
- Complete the business location, agent and organizer fields. Add the individual with direct knowledge and choose the management structure.
- Sign, pay and save the articles and registry number.
What to enter in the form
- Agent address
- A P.O. box, mail-forwarding service or virtual office does not meet Oregon’s registered-agent street-address rule.
- Direct-knowledge contact
- Name a real individual who knows the business, such as a member, manager or authorized representative.
- Management
- Choose member management when the owners run the LLC, or manager management when appointed managers run it. Complete the required person fields for that choice.
- Professional services
- If the LLC will provide regulated professional services, complete the relevant filing section and obtain the required license.
Annual Report / Renewal
Official report and fee instructions ↗
- Find the LLC in the Oregon renewal service. Its annual renewal is due on the original registration anniversary.
- Update or confirm the business location, agent and requested member/manager details.
- Sign, pay and save the accepted renewal.
Compare the filing cycles in our annual report and recurring-fee table.
Next steps: operating agreement · get an EIN · starting checklist.
Sources and filing links
Sources checked . Confirm the state’s current fees and instructions before filing.
- Oregon Secretary of State: Business Registry Fee Schedule
- Oregon Secretary of State: Annual Report or Renewal
Research and walkthrough references
These references provide background and filing walkthroughs. Follow current state instructions if an older walkthrough differs.
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