Business Filing Forms

Business Filings has a wide range of forms available to assist in filing with our office.  Affixing supplemental documentation to the standardized forms is not permitted.  Therefore, if these forms do not satisfy your specific filing needs, you may use them as a guide in preparing your own documents to file with our office.

Please review the instruction sheet provided with each filing for specific instructions and filing fees.  Once completed, documents can be mailed to:

Office of the Secretary of State
P.O. Box 718
Frankfort, KY  40602-0718

Corporations

Domestic Corporations Forms
Articles of Incorporation Business Corporation (PAI)
Articles of Incorporation Nonprofit Corporation (NAI)
Articles of Incorporation Professional Service Corporation (KPS)

Foreign Corporations Forms
Certificate of Authority Foreign Corporation (FCO)
Amended Certificate of Authority Foreign Corporation (FCA)
Certificate of Withdrawal Foreign Corporation (FCW)
Registration or Renewal of Corporate Name Foreign Corporation (FRG)

Other Forms
Reservation or Renewal of Reserved Name (ARN)
Notice Transfer of Reserved Name (NOT)
Notice of Cancellation of Reserved Name (CCR)
Change of Registered Agent or Change of the Address of the Registered Office, or Both (RAC)
Statement of Change of Principal Office Address (POC)
Statement of Consent of Registered Agent (CRA)
Statement Resignation of Registered Agent (SRA)

Domestic Limited Liability Companies Forms
Articles of Organization (KLC)
Articles of Organization Professional Limited Liability Company (PLC)
Articles of Organization - Non-Profit LLC (NLC) 

Foreign Limited Liability Company Forms
Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC) (FLC)
Amended Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC)  (FLA)
Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign LLC) (FLW)
Registration or Renewal of Limited Liability Company Name (LRG)

Other Forms
Reservation or Renewal of Reserved Name (ARN)
Notice of Cancellation of Reserved Name (CRN)
Statement of Consent of Registered Agent (CRA)
Statement Resignation of Registered Agent (SRA)
Change of Registered Agent or Change of the Address of the Registered Office, or Both (RAC)
Statement of Change of Principal Office Address (POC)

Partnerships

Statement of Partnership Authority (KNG)
Statement of Denial (SOD)
Statement of Dissociation (SDS)
Statement of Dissolution (SPD)
Statement of Merger (SMG)

Limited Partnerships

Certificate of Limited Partnership (KNP)
Application for Reservation or Renewal of Reserved Name (ARN)
Notice Transfer of Reserved Name (NOT)
Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership (CLP-Formed prior to July 11, 2006)
Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership (LPC-Formed after July 11, 2006)
Statement of Consent of Registered Agent (CRA)
Change of Registered Agent or Change of the Address of the Registered Office, or Both (RAC)
Statement of Change of Principal Office Address (POC)
Notice of Cancellation of Reserved Name (CRN)

Foreign Limited Partnerships

Certificate of Authority as a Foreign Limited Partnership (FNP)
Amended Certificate of Authority (ALP)
Certificate of Cancellation (LPW)
Application for Reservation or Renewal of Reserved Name (ARN)
Notice Transfer of Reserved Name (NOT)
Statement of Consent of Registered Agent (CRA)
Change of Registered Agent or Change of the Address of the Registered Office, or Both(RAC)
Statement of Change of Principal Office Address (POC)
Registration or Renewal of Foreign Limited Liability Partnership Name (RLP)

Limited Liability Partnerships

Statement of Qualification (KNL)
Amendment to a Statement of Qualification (SQA)
Statement of Foreign Qualification (FNL)
Change of Registered Agent or Change of the Address of the Registered Office, or Both(RAC)
Statement Resignation of Registered Agent (SRA)
Statement of Registration or Renewal of Limited Liability Partnership (REG)
Application for Reservation or Renewal of Reserved Name (ARN)
Notice Transfer of Reserved Name (NOT)
Application for Registration or Renewal of a Foreign Limited Liability Partnership (RLP) 
Cancellation of Statement of Qualification (Domestic-DQC)
Cancellation of Statement of Qualification (Foreign-FQC)

Amendments

Articles of Amendment for a Profit Corporation (AMD)
Articles of Amendment for a Nonprofit Corporation (NPA)
Articles of Amendment for a Limited Liability Company (LLA)

Assumed Names

Certificate of Assumed Name (ASN)
Amended Certificate of Assumed Name (AAN)
Certificate of Withdrawal of Assumed Name (CWA)
Renewal Certificate of Assumed Name (RAN)

Dissolutions

Articles of Dissolution of a Non-profit Corporation (NPD)
Articles of Dissolution of a Profit or Non-profit Limited Liability Company (LLD)
Articles of Dissolution of a Profit Corporation (IPD) *This form is to be used for dissolution by Incorporators or Initial Directors.
Articles of Dissolution of a Profit Corporation (SPD) *This form is to be used for dissolution by the Board of Directors or Shareholders.

Foreign Business Trusts

Certificate of Authority of Foreign Business Trust (FNT)
Amended Registration of Foreign Business Trust (ABT)
Certificate of Withdrawal of Foreign Business Trust (WBT)
Statement of Change of Registered Office, Agent, or Both (RAB)
Business Trust Statement of Change of Principal Office (BTP)
Statement of Consent of Registered Agent - (CRA)
Statement Resignation of Registered Agent- (SRA)

UCC Financing Statement
UCC Financing Statement Addendum
UCC Financing Statement Amendment
UCC Financing Statement Amendment Addendum
Information Request
Additional Party
Amendment Additional Party
Correction Statement:  A debtor may file a correction statement to notify the public that the debtor believes the information on record is inaccurate or that the record was wrongfully filed.  The filing of a correction statement does not affect the status of any UCC filing, nor does the filing officer effect changes on the record as a result of a correction statement.  A secured party should file an amendment form if the secured party wants to change or correct an existing filing.

Trademark/ Service Mark Application
Trademark/ Service Mark Renewal Application
Trademark/ Service Mark Assignment

Request for Corporate Documents Form