I AGREE THAT AN LLC IS THE BEST WAY TO GO WITH STARTING A NEW BUSINESS BUT WHERE CAN YOU GET A TEMPLATE OR CHECKLIST OF ALL THE NEEDED DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE TO BE FILED?
You may be able to find a How-To-Do-It book on starting a NY LLC. Such a book would have the checklist; however, if you look at the material I suggested, you will find all you need to know.
I VISITED THE STATE'S WEB SITE AND THE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION (2 PAGES) IS NOTHING MORE THAT STATING THE NAME OF THE LLC AND WHO'S FILING THE DOCUMENT??? IN NY THAT COST YOU $200 ???
Correct. The LLC is started by filing the Articles of Organization and paying the $200.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT NEED TO BE FILED AS WELL???
None with the State. However, you should get a business license from NY City (call City Hall about exactly how to do that), and you will eventually have to file tax returns for the organization.
WHAT IF ANY MUST YOU DO WHEN FILING AN LLC????
See above. Also see the NY site at
http://dos.state.ny.us/corp/llcfile.html.
If you still feel reluctant to proceed with this, I suggest you hire an attorney to do it for you.