
Single-Member LLC Operating Agreement Template — Any State
One owner. Key Terms table + 7 articles, the tax-classification choices explained, and a 51-state guide: statute, filing office, annual report, community-property notes.
LLC operating agreements, resolutions, bylaws, contracts, leases and hiring documents drafted for any U.S. state, plus Puerto Rico editions. Each comes with a plain-language instruction sheet and both languages in the download. Fill in Word, sign today.
Pick a jurisdiction, then narrow by what you need.

One owner. Key Terms table + 7 articles, the tax-classification choices explained, and a 51-state guide: statute, filing office, annual report, community-property notes.

Partners' agreement, manager-managed: 704(b) capital accounts, Major Decisions, right of first refusal, buyout on death or withdrawal, mediation; 51-state guide.

Both operating agreements with their instruction sheets, English and Spanish. 8 Word files.

Single-member and multi-member, with the Texas company-agreement, franchise-tax and community-property notes.

Single-member and multi-member, with the Florida Revised LLC Act guide.

Single-member and multi-member, with the California RULLCA, franchise-tax and community-property notes.

Single-member and multi-member, with the publication requirement and LLC Law § 417 notes.

Single-member and multi-member, with the Nevada statute, business-license and community-property notes.

Eight ready-to-sign documents for an LLC in any state: organizational consent, everyday resolutions, banking resolution, new member, annual consent, minutes.

Sale of a departing member's interest to a member, the company or a newcomer; note, releases, assignment, spousal consent for community-property states.

Consent, plan of winding up, creditor notice, worksheet, final distribution, revocation — with a state table of final filings.

Bylaws for a for-profit corporation in any state, with the first board and shareholder consents.

Mutual or one-way, with the Defend Trade Secrets Act whistleblower notice and an injunction clause.

Built around the IRS, FLSA and ABC tests, with statement of work, W-9/1099 provisions and IP assignment.

For agencies, consultants and trades: statements of work, deposit, suspension right, liability cap, sales-tax clause.

Installments, interest-only or lump sum, amortization table, guaranty — with usury-limit guidance for every state.

Office, retail, warehouse or workshop in any state. Gross or net rent, casualty, repairs, eviction, memorandum of lease, optional guaranty.

At-will offer letter plus confidentiality, invention-assignment (with the state carve-outs) and non-solicitation agreement.

Resolutions Pack + Member Buyout + Dissolution Kit. 12 Word files.

NDA, Contractor, Services, Promissory Note, Commercial Lease and New Hire — six forms, 24 Word files.

All ten business forms: LLC lifecycle, bylaws, contracts, loan, lease, hiring. 40 Word files.

One owner who runs the business personally. Key Terms table + 7 articles, with the tax-classification choices explained.

One owner who appoints a manager and keeps the big decisions: borrowing limit, reserved-decision list, manager removal.

For physicians, dentists, attorneys, CPAs, engineers and architects practicing through a single-owner LLC.

Two to four partners, manager-managed: Major Decisions list, right of first refusal, buyout on death or withdrawal, joinder and spousal acknowledgment.

Share profits with a key employee, a relative or an investor without sharing control. Class A voting and Class B non-voting interests.

Capital calls, buy-sell, tag-along and drag-along, deadlock resolution, non-compete and confidentiality — for partners who want everything settled.

The three single-member operating agreements (member-managed, manager-managed, professional).

All six Puerto Rico operating agreements with their instruction sheets. 24 Word files.

Eight ready-to-sign documents: organizational consent, 11 everyday resolutions, banking resolution, new-member admission, annual consent, minutes, manager's certificate.

A departing member sells to another member, to the company or to a newcomer — cash or promissory note, releases, assignment, spousal consent.

Consent to dissolve, plan of winding up, creditor notice, distribution worksheet, final accounting, and the Department of State filings explained.

Bylaws for a Puerto Rico for-profit corporation, with the first board consent and shareholders' consent.

Mutual or one-way, with trade-secret protection and an injunction clause.

Built around the Puerto Rico contractor presumption, with statement of work, IP assignment and Hacienda withholding provisions.

For agencies, consultants, bookkeepers and trades: sign once, add statements of work; deposit, suspension right, IVU and withholding clauses.

Installments, interest-only or lump sum, amortization table, personal guaranty — with the Puerto Rico interest-rate rules explained.

Office, retail, warehouse or workshop. Gross or net rent, hurricane clause, repairs, eviction, optional owner guaranty.

Offer letter drafted for Puerto Rico (probationary period, statutory benefits) plus confidentiality, invention-assignment and non-solicitation agreement.


NDA, Contractor, Services, Promissory Note, Commercial Lease and New Hire — six forms.

All ten business forms: LLC lifecycle, bylaws, contracts, loan, lease, hiring. 40 Word files.
Free operating agreements from registered-agent companies are four-page skeletons written to get you to buy their other services. Here is what you get instead.
| Free template | Keystone Legal Forms | |
|---|---|---|
| Key Terms table holding every blank in one place | No | Yes |
| Field-by-field instruction sheet | No | Yes, 6 to 10 pages |
| Tax classification choice explained (disregarded, S corp, C corp) | No | Yes |
| Death or incapacity of an owner, transfers, buyouts | Rarely | Yes |
| Manager-managed option with reserved decisions | Rarely | Yes |
| Capital accounts and allocations for multi-member companies | No | Yes, 704(b) |
| 51-state guide: statute, filing office, annual report | No | Yes |
| Spanish version included | No | Yes, every file |
| "When this form is not enough" section | No | Yes |
Buy the set and pay less than the forms separately.
Both operating agreements with their instruction sheets, English and Spanish. 8 Word files.
Includes 2 forms
Resolutions Pack + Member Buyout + Dissolution Kit. 12 Word files.
Includes 3 forms
NDA, Contractor, Services, Promissory Note, Commercial Lease and New Hire — six forms, 24 Word files.
Includes 6 forms
All ten business forms: LLC lifecycle, bylaws, contracts, loan, lease, hiring. 40 Word files.
Includes 10 forms
The three single-member operating agreements (member-managed, manager-managed, professional).
Includes 3 forms
All six Puerto Rico operating agreements with their instruction sheets. 24 Word files.
Includes 6 forms
Resolutions Pack + Member Buyout + Dissolution Kit.
Includes 3 forms
NDA, Contractor, Services, Promissory Note, Commercial Lease and New Hire — six forms.
Includes 6 forms
All ten business forms: LLC lifecycle, bylaws, contracts, loan, lease, hiring. 40 Word files.
Includes 10 forms
Every form opens with a Key Terms table: every blank, every choice, in one place. Yellow fields are what you fill in. The instruction sheet explains each one in the order it appears.



State-neutral drafting that states the rule in words, plus a 51-jurisdiction guide: your statute, your filing office, your annual report, community-property notes. Texas, Florida, California, New York and Nevada editions add state-specific notes.
Every blank and every choice sits on the first pages. Fill in the table, and the rest of the document is already written. No hunting through thirty pages for a bracket.
Both versions in every download, drafted in parallel. Sign either one, or both. Nothing else on the market does this.
Local terminology and filing offices, Hacienda withholding and IVU, community property and forced heirship. Generic mainland templates cite rules that do not apply in Puerto Rico.
Word files, delivered instantly through our store.
Every field, every choice, and when the form is not enough.
Delete the cover page, print or e-sign, keep the signed copy.
Plain-language explanations written from the instruction sheets. Each guide links to its form.
A .zip with the form and its Instruction Sheet in English and in Spanish, as editable Word files (US Letter). Bundles contain several forms.
The free templates are four-page skeletons. Ours open with a Key Terms table that holds every blank in one place, come with a field-by-field Instruction Sheet, explain the tax-classification choice, and cover what the free ones skip: death or incapacity of an owner, transfers, manager-managed structures, capital accounts, and a 51-state guide. And every file comes in English and Spanish.
They state the governing rules in words rather than by section number and refer to your state's statute as "the Act"; the Instruction Sheet tells you where state-by-state differences lie and what to check. Five state editions (Texas, Florida, California, New York, Nevada) include state-specific notes.
Yes. They are drafted for Puerto Rico from a blank page — local terminology and filing offices, Hacienda withholding and IVU, community property and forced heirship. Generic U.S. templates cite rules that do not apply in Puerto Rico.
No. Keystone Legal Forms is a publisher, not a law firm nor a legal services provider. The forms are sold for self-completion. Each Instruction Sheet has a section "When this form is not enough" that tells you plainly when to consult an attorney.
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