Counselors
LPC- LLC
- Not available
- PLLC
- Yes
- Professional corporation
- Yes
Licensing board: Connecticut Department of Public Health, Professional Counselor Licensure
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Which business structures each therapy license may use, where to file and what it costs, the taxes to expect, and the order to do it in. Every fee shows the date we checked it.
For all four licenses, we confirmed: PLLC and Professional corporation. A sole proprietorship works in every state and needs no company filing.
From state law and board rules as we last read them, not advice for your situation. “Yes” means we confirmed it. When we could not, the card says to confirm with your board.
Licensing board: Connecticut Department of Public Health, Professional Counselor Licensure
Join the waitlist for your counseling practiceLicensing board: Connecticut Department of Public Health, Marital and Family Therapist Licensure
Join the waitlist for your marriage and family therapy practiceLicensing board: Connecticut Department of Public Health, Social Work Licensure
Join the waitlist for your social work practiceLicensing board: Connecticut Department of Public Health, Psychology Licensure (Board of Examiners of Psychologists)
Join the waitlist for your psychology practiceCounselors: The Connecticut LLC Act defines professional service to include services rendered by licensed professional counselors (CGS 34-243a(24)). Under CGS 34-243h(c), an LLC may be formed to render professional services only if every member is licensed or otherwise authorized to render them, it renders one type of professional service plus ancillary services, and it practices in Connecticut only through licensed members, managers, employees and agents. The name of an LLC formed on or after July 1, 2017 to render professional services must contain "professional limited liability company", "P.L.L.C." or "PLLC" (34-243h(e)), so a licensee's LLC is a PLLC filed on the ordinary Certificate of Organization, not an LLC without that designation. A professional corporation is also allowed: the professional corporation chapter covers licensed professional counselors (CGS 33-182a(1)), its shareholders must all be licensed to render the same service (33-182a(2)(A), 33-182c(a)), and its name must contain "professional corporation" or "P.C." plus a word describing the service or a shareholder's last name (33-182h). Counseling is not in either mixed-profession LLC group in 34-243h(d), so a counseling PLLC may render only counseling and ancillary services; a mixed professional corporation may include professional counseling with psychology, marital and family therapy, social work, nursing and psychiatry (33-182a(2)(B)). The practice act (CGS chapter 383c) contains no provision requiring or barring a particular entity type.
Marriage and family therapists: The Connecticut LLC Act defines professional service to include services rendered by licensed marital and family therapists (CGS 34-243a(24)). Under CGS 34-243h(c), an LLC may be formed to render professional services only if every member is licensed or otherwise authorized to render them, it renders one type of professional service plus ancillary services, and it practices in Connecticut only through licensed members, managers, employees and agents. The name of an LLC formed on or after July 1, 2017 to render professional services must contain "professional limited liability company", "P.L.L.C." or "PLLC" (34-243h(e)), so a licensee's LLC is a PLLC filed on the ordinary Certificate of Organization, not an LLC without that designation. A professional corporation is also allowed: the professional corporation chapter covers licensed marital and family therapists (CGS 33-182a(1)), its shareholders must all be licensed to render the same service (33-182a(2)(A), 33-182c(a)), and its name must contain "professional corporation" or "P.C." plus a word describing the service or a shareholder's last name (33-182h). Marital and family therapy is in the 34-243h(d)(1) group, so an MFT may co-own a PLLC with psychology, social work, nursing and psychiatry licensees, and the same professions plus professional counseling may form a mixed professional corporation (33-182a(2)(B)). The practice act (CGS chapter 383a) contains no provision requiring or barring a particular entity type.
Social workers: The Connecticut LLC Act defines professional service to include services rendered by licensed clinical social workers (CGS 34-243a(24)). Under CGS 34-243h(c), an LLC may be formed to render professional services only if every member is licensed or otherwise authorized to render them, it renders one type of professional service plus ancillary services, and it practices in Connecticut only through licensed members, managers, employees and agents. The name of an LLC formed on or after July 1, 2017 to render professional services must contain "professional limited liability company", "P.L.L.C." or "PLLC" (34-243h(e)), so a licensee's LLC is a PLLC filed on the ordinary Certificate of Organization, not an LLC without that designation. A professional corporation is also allowed: the professional corporation chapter covers licensed clinical social workers (CGS 33-182a(1)), its shareholders must all be licensed to render the same service (33-182a(2)(A), 33-182c(a)), and its name must contain "professional corporation" or "P.C." plus a word describing the service or a shareholder's last name (33-182h). Social work is in both mixed-profession LLC groups in 34-243h(d)(1) and (2), and in the mixed professional corporation group in 33-182a(2)(B). The definitions name licensed clinical social workers only. The practice act (CGS chapter 383b) contains no provision requiring or barring a particular entity type.
Psychologists: The Connecticut LLC Act defines professional service to include services rendered by psychologists (CGS 34-243a(24)). Under CGS 34-243h(c), an LLC may be formed to render professional services only if every member is licensed or otherwise authorized to render them, it renders one type of professional service plus ancillary services, and it practices in Connecticut only through licensed members, managers, employees and agents. The name of an LLC formed on or after July 1, 2017 to render professional services must contain "professional limited liability company", "P.L.L.C." or "PLLC" (34-243h(e)), so a licensee's LLC is a PLLC filed on the ordinary Certificate of Organization, not an LLC without that designation. A professional corporation is also allowed: the professional corporation chapter covers psychologists (CGS 33-182a(1)), its shareholders must all be licensed to render the same service (33-182a(2)(A), 33-182c(a)), and its name must contain "professional corporation" or "P.C." plus a word describing the service or a shareholder's last name (33-182h). Psychology is in the 34-243h(d)(1) mixed-profession LLC group and the 33-182a(2)(B) mixed professional corporation group. The practice act (CGS chapter 383) contains no provision requiring or barring a particular entity type.
Same $120 fee as an LLC, including appointment of the statutory agent; no separate PLLC form or fee is listed. Filing online requires signing in to a Business.CT.gov account. Optional name reservation $60. Optional expedited service $50 per transaction, online filings only. Annual report $80, filed January 1 to March 31.
$250 Certificate of Incorporation plus a $150 Organization and First Report, per the business.ct.gov domestic stock corporation fees page, so about $400 to start. The $250 is the $100 filing fee plus the $150 minimum franchise tax (CGS 33-617(a)(3), 33-618(b) and (c)), which covers up to 20,000 authorized shares; authorizing more shares raises the franchise tax. The annual report is $150.
This is an estimate, added up from the fees on this page: the state filing fee, the first annual report or yearly state fee, and any flat minimum tax our data names. It leaves out board application fees, a registered agent company, expedited filing, newspaper notices, name reservations, local licenses and income tax. The state sets the real amounts.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| State filing fee | $120 |
| First annual report or yearly state fee | $80 |
| Estimated state costs in year one | $200 |
Does not include state taxes unless a flat minimum is listed above.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| State filing fee | $250 |
| First annual report or yearly state fee | $80 |
| Estimated state costs in year one | $330 |
Does not include state taxes unless a flat minimum is listed above.
Check with the state tax agency which state taxes apply to your business type before you file. Its official pages are linked below.
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Check that no one in the state already has the name, and follow the state's name rules for professional practices.
The state requires a registered agent with a street address in the state. That can be you, if you have a street address in the state, or a registered agent company.
Use the form and fee for the structure you chose, listed above.
It is free. Apply only on irs.gov, after the state approves your filing.
You may already have one. Get a second, organization number only if your practice is a company that bills under its own name.
Bring your state filing, EIN letter and ID. Keeping practice money in its own account keeps your records clean.
Ask your city or county whether a local business license or home occupation permit applies to a practice like yours.
Put your yearly report and any state taxes on your calendar so your company stays in good standing.
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