Every state office sets its own price for each filing, not only for forming a company. Formation, the yearly report, a good standing certificate, a name reservation and an amendment all have separate fees. For formation alone, the gaps are wide. Massachusetts charges $500 to form an LLC and Texas $300, Tennessee starts at $300 and charges per member, while more than a dozen offices charge under $100. The yearly report changes the picture: Florida charges $138.75 a year for an LLC report, Ohio has no yearly report at all, and Delaware asks LLCs for a flat annual tax instead of a report.
How to read the formation table
The LLC and Corporation columns show the state's own fee to file the formation document: articles of organization for an LLC, articles of incorporation for a corporation. Out-of-state LLC is the fee to register a company formed elsewhere. LLC report fee is the yearly or two-yearly report, and Name reservation is the fee to hold a name before you file.
Where a state's fee has conditions, the table shows its own wording. Tennessee, for example, charges per member. A blank cell means we could not confirm the figure on an official page yet; the office page links the state's fee schedule.
| State | LLC | Corporation | Out-of-state LLC | LLC report fee | Name reservation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $200 | $200 | $150 | see the office | $25 |
| Alaska | $250 | $250 | $350 | $100 | $25 |
| Arizona | $50 | $60 | $150 | $0 | $10 |
| Arkansas | $50 | $50 | see the office | $150 | $25 |
| California | $70 | $100 | $70 | $20 | $10 |
| Colorado | $50 | see the office | see the office | $25 periodic report, online | see the office |
| Connecticut | see the office | see the office | see the office | see the office | see the office |
| Delaware | $110 | $109 | $200 | No annual report. Pays annual tax of $400 instead. | $75 |
| District of Columbia | $99 | $99 | $220 | $300 | $50 |
| Florida | $125 | $70 | $125 | $138.75 | LLC: $25; corporation: $35 |
| Georgia | $100 | $100 | $225 | $50 | $25 |
| Hawaii | $50 | $50 | $50 | $12.50 | $10 |
| Idaho | $100 | $100 | $100 | see the office | $20 |
| Illinois | $150 | see the office | see the office | $75 (plus $50 for expedited service) | $25 |
| Indiana | $75 filed electronically, $100 filed other than electronically (statutory fee). Plus a $20 INBiz enhanced access fee online. | $75 filed electronically, $100 filed other than electronically (statutory fee). Plus a $20 INBiz enhanced access fee online. | see the office | see the office | $10 for an electronic application for reserved name |
| Iowa | $50 | $50 | $100 | see the office | $10 |
| Kansas | $85 | $85 | $115 | $90 online, $110 paper (information report) | $35 |
| Kentucky | $40 | $40 | $90 | $15 | $15 |
| Louisiana | $125 | $95 | $185 | $35 | $25 |
| Maine | $175 | $145 | $250 | 85 domestic, 150 foreign | $20 |
| Maryland | $100 | $100 | $100 | see the office | $25 |
| Massachusetts | $500 | $275 minimum for up to 275,000 shares, plus $100 for each additional 100,000 shares | see the office | $500 | $30 |
| Michigan | see the office | see the office | see the office | $25 annual statement (summary) | $25 |
| Minnesota | $135 | $135 | $185 | $0 for domestic and foreign LLCs in good standing | $35 |
| Mississippi | $50 | $50 | $250 | $0 | $25 |
| Missouri | $50 | $58 | $105 | No annual report required | $25 |
| Montana | see the office | see the office | see the office | see the office | see the office |
| Nebraska | $100 | $100 | $100 | see the office | $30 |
| Nevada | $75 | $75 minimum when the total share value is $75,000 or less; higher tiers apply above that | see the office | $150 annual list (initial list and each annual list) | $25 |
| New Hampshire | see the office | see the office | see the office | see the office | see the office |
| New Jersey | $100 | $100 | $100 | $75 (LLC/LLP) | $50 |
| New Mexico | see the office | Minimum 100 (varies with authorized shares) | see the office | see the office | see the office |
| New York | $200 | $125 | $250 | $9 | $20 |
| North Carolina | $125 | $125 | $250 | $200 | $30 |
| North Dakota | $135 | $100 | $135 | $50 | $10 |
| Ohio | $99 | $99 | $99 | $0 | $39 |
| Oklahoma | $100 | Minimum 50. Fee is 1/10 of 1% of total authorized capital: $50 if capital is $50,000 or less, otherwise $1 per $1,000. | $300 | see the office | $10 |
| Oregon | $100 | $100 | $275 | $100 per year for domestic LLCs; $275 per year for foreign LLCs | $100 |
| Pennsylvania | $125 | $125 | $250 | $7 (free for LLCs with a not-for-profit purpose) | $70 |
| Rhode Island | $150 | $230 | $150 | $50 (annual), plus $2.50 enhanced access online fee noted | see the office |
| South Carolina | see the office | $110 | see the office | see the office | see the office |
| South Dakota | $150 | $150 | $750 | $55 online, $70 paper | $25 |
| Tennessee | $50 per member on the filing date, minimum $300, maximum $3,000 | $100 | $300 | see the office | $20 |
| Texas | $300 | $300 | $750 | No annual report fee at the Secretary of State. The Comptroller requires an annual franchise tax report (or No Tax Due / PIR filing); no filing fee. | $40 |
| Utah | $59 | see the office | see the office | $18 | see the office |
| Vermont | see the office | see the office | see the office | see the office | see the office |
| Virginia | $100 | see the office | see the office | $50 annual registration fee | $10 |
| Washington | $180 | $180 | $180 | $70 | $30 |
| West Virginia | $100 | $100 | $150 | $25 if received by June 30 | $15 |
| Wisconsin | $130 | $100 | $100 | $25 online, $40 paper | business corporation or llc 120 days: $15; limited partnership 120 days: $10; long term 10 years: $50 |
| Wyoming | $100 | $100 | $150 | $60 minimum, or $0.0002 times Wyoming assets, whichever is greater | $60 |
What does a good standing certificate cost?
The certificate is a separate order with its own fee in most states, and a few states give it free online. Each state names it differently. Our certificate of good standing guide lists what each state calls it, what it charges and where to order it.
Report fees and late penalties sit side by side in the annual report deadlines table. Amendments, name changes and agent changes have their own fee schedules, linked from each state office page.
What else adds to the first year
The formation fee is rarely the whole bill. Plan for these as well:
- The first report. Some states want an initial report soon after formation, others wait a year or two.
- Franchise or privilege tax. Texas, Delaware and a few others tax the right to exist or do business, separately from the report.
- Publication. New York requires LLCs to publish a notice in newspapers and file proof with the state.
- Registered agent. Every state requires one. You can name yourself if you have a street address in the state, or pay a private agent service.
- Faster processing. Many offices sell expedited filing at a set fee per document.
Use the calculator to see the filing fee and the report fee for one state together. It only adds figures the state publishes as a single amount.
State fee calculator
Choose a state to see its filing fee and its report fee.
State fees only. A registered agent service, a lawyer or a filing service costs extra, and each state can change its fees, so check the official fee page before you pay.