LLC fees by state

The table above lists the state filing fee to form an LLC and the main recurring state fee in each state, with the source page and the date we checked it. Sort or filter it to compare the states you have in mind.

LLC fees in all 51 states

State filing fees only, from each state's own fee page. Press a column heading to sort. Open a state for the source of every number.

			Report due	Yearly state tax
Alabama	$200	No LLC report	Privilege tax return: 2.5 months into the tax year (LLCs)	Business privilege tax: $0.25 to $1.75 per $1,000 net worth
Alaska	$250	see guide	January 2 every other year (nonprofits July 2)	See state guide
Arizona cost guide	$50 ($85 expedited)	No LLC report	Corporation's due date is shown on its record	See state guide
Arkansas	$50 paper, $45 online	$150 (LLC)	On or before May 1 each year	Annual franchise tax under A.C.A. 26-54-101 (LLC $150)
California cost guide	$70 (Articles of Organization, Form LLC-1)	$20 for an LLC (stock corporations $25)	LLCs: every two years, in the month of registration	$800 annual LLC tax, paid to the Franchise Tax Board
Colorado	$50 online (no paper option)	$25 online	Window: 2 months before to 2 months after report month	See state guide
Connecticut	$120	$80 (LLC)	LLCs: online between January 1 and March 31 each year	Stock corps: minimum franchise tax is in the $250 formation fee
Delaware cost guide	$110 (Certificate of Formation)	see guide	LLC tax by June 1; corporation report and tax by March 1	$400 annual tax for every LLC
Florida cost guide	$125 ($100 filing fee plus $25 registered agent fee)	$138.75 for an LLC ($150 profit corporation)	By May 1 each year	See state guide
Georgia cost guide	$110 ($100 fee plus $10 service charge)	$60 ($50 plus $10); nonprofits $40	Between January 1 and April 1 each year	See state guide
Hawaii	$50 (plus $1 State Archives fee; expedite $25)	$12.50 online (LLCs, profit corporations, LLPs)	By the end of the quarter the entity registered in	See state guide
Idaho	$100 online; $120 on paper	see guide	By the last day of the anniversary month each year	See state guide
Illinois cost guide	$150 (Articles of Organization, form LLC-5.5)	$75 for an LLC	Before the first day of the anniversary month each year	Corporations pay franchise tax based on paid-in capital
Indiana	$75 online, $100 on paper (statutory fee)	$32 on INBiz, $50 by paper (for-profit)	Every other year, by the end of the formation month	See state guide
Iowa	$50	$30 online or $45 on paper (LLC)	LLCs: odd years, January 1 to April 1	See state guide
Kansas	$85 online, $90 on paper	$90 online, $110 on paper (LLC)	April 15 of the odd or even year (June 15 for nonprofits)	See state guide
Kentucky	$40	$15	By June 30 each year after the year of formation	See state guide
Louisiana	$125	$35 ($10 for nonprofits)	see guide	See state guide
Maine	$175	$85 domestic, $150 foreign, $35 nonprofit	Between January 1 and June 1, starting the year after formation	See state guide
Maryland	$100 Articles of Organization	$300 for LLCs and stock corporations	April 15 each year	See state guide
Massachusetts	$500	$500 (LLC)	By the anniversary of the LLC's original filing	See state guide
Michigan	$50 (Articles of Organization, form 700)	$25 for an LLC ($75 for a PLLC)	February 15 each year after formation	See state guide
Minnesota	$155 online or in person, $135 by mail	Free for domestic and foreign LLCs	By December 31, any time in the calendar year	See state guide
Mississippi	$50	No fee for a Mississippi LLC ($250 for a foreign LLC)	Opens January 1, due April 15 (nonprofits May 15)	See state guide
Missouri	$50 online, $105 on paper	No LLC report	LLCs file no annual report	See state guide
Montana	$35 (plus $50 per series member for a series LLC)	Waived if filed before April 15	April 15 each year	See state guide
Nebraska	$100 online, $110 in office	see guide	LLCs: by April 1 of odd years, delinquent June 16	See state guide
Nevada cost guide	$75 (articles of organization, NRS 86.561)	$150 for an LLC annual list (plus $200 business license)	Last day of the anniversary month of formation	State Business License: $200 a year for an LLC, $500 corporations
New Hampshire	$100	$100 (LLCs and corporations)	By April 1 each year, starting the year after you register	See state guide
New Jersey	$100	$75	see guide	See state guide
New Mexico	see guide	see guide	see guide	See state guide
New York	$200 (Articles of Organization)	$9	Every two years, in the month the entity was first filed	See state guide
North Carolina	$125 (Articles of Organization)	$200 for an LLC ($25 for a business corporation)	April 15 each year, starting the year after formation	See state guide
North Dakota	$135	$50 for an LLC, $25 for a corporation	LLCs by November 15; domestic corporations by August 1	See state guide
Ohio cost guide	$99 (Articles of Organization, Form 610)	No LLC report	No annual or biennial filing for LLCs	See state guide
Oklahoma	$100	$25 (LLC)	Each year on the formation date, with a 60-day grace period	Eliminated; tax year 2023 was the last franchise tax return
Oregon	$100	$100 ($275 foreign, $50 nonprofit)	Anniversary date of the original filing	See state guide
Pennsylvania	$125 (Certificate of Organization)	$7 ($0 for nonprofits)	LLCs by September 30, corporations by June 30	See state guide
Rhode Island	$150	$50 (plus a $2.50 enhanced access fee online)	February 1 to May 1 each year, from the year after you register	$400 minimum corporate tax to the RI Division of Taxation
South Carolina	$110	No LLC report	see guide	See state guide
South Dakota	$150 online, $165 on paper	$55 online, $70 on paper (nonprofits $10)	1st day of the anniversary month of the original filing	See state guide
Tennessee	$300 (minimum)	LLC: $300 minimum, $50 per member over 6, $3,000 cap	First day of the fourth month after fiscal year end	See state guide
Texas cost guide	$300 (Certificate of Formation, Form 205)	see guide	May 15 each year (next business day if a weekend or holiday)	Franchise tax; no tax due at or below $2,650,000 revenue
Utah	$59	$18 (includes a $5 portal surcharge)	see guide	See state guide
Vermont	$155	$45 domestic LLC, $170 foreign LLC	see guide	See state guide
Virginia	$100	$50 (LLC)	Last day of the month the LLC was organized or registered	See state guide
Washington	$180	$70	Last day of the month the business first formed or registered	See state guide
Washington, DC	$99	$300 for-profit, $80 nonprofit	By April 1 of the year the report is due	See state guide
West Virginia	$100 (plus $1 online processing fee)	$25 if received by June 30	January 1 to June 30 each year	See state guide
Wisconsin	$130 online, $170 on paper	$25 a year for a Wisconsin LLC, $15 extra on paper	End of the calendar quarter of the formation anniversary	See state guide
Wyoming cost guide	$100	$60, or $0.0002 per dollar of Wyoming assets if greater	First day of the anniversary month of formation	No franchise tax; annual license tax on Wyoming assets

Last updated 31 October 2026

How to read the fee table

Each row is one state. The columns cover the fees the state filing office charges an LLC:

Formation fee. What the state charges to file the articles of organization or certificate of formation for a new domestic LLC.
Annual or periodic fee. What the state charges for each annual report, biennial report or yearly tax the filing office collects. If a state does not ask LLCs for a report, the row says so.
Foreign registration fee. What a company formed in another state pays to register there, where we list it.
Source and date. The official page the fee came from and the day we checked it.

Fees are state charges only. They do not include any service fee a private company may add if you file through them.

Where a state sets more than one amount for the same filing, for example a different fee for a professional LLC or for paper filing, the row notes it. Click the source to see the full fee schedule.

Using the table for a short list

Filter to the states you are actually choosing between. For most owners that is the state where they live and work, plus one or two others they have heard about.
Compare the formation fee and the recurring fee side by side.
If you form in a state where you do not work, add the foreign registration fee and the recurring fee of the state where you do work, since you would still need to register there.
Open each state guide to check the report rule and any extra filing, such as publication.

Comparing states

A low formation fee does not always mean a cheap state. Look at the recurring fee too, because you pay it every year or every second year for as long as the LLC exists. Add any yearly tax the state charges LLCs, which may sit with a different office.

The bigger point is where you will work. If you form in one state and run the business in another, you will usually pay the formation fee in the first state, a foreign registration fee in the second, and the recurring fees of both. The which state to form an LLC tool walks through that choice.

Fees that are easy to miss

Publication. A few states require a new LLC to publish a notice in local newspapers, which costs money on top of the state fee.
Expedited service. Many states charge extra for faster review.
Name reservation. Optional, but it has its own fee in most states. See name reservation.
Certificates and copies. A certificate of good standing or certified copies are charged separately.
Late fees. Missing an annual report usually adds a penalty. Our annual report deadlines tool shows when each state's report is due.

Check before you pay

States change their fees by law or rule. Before you file, open the source link in the row and confirm the amount on the state's own page. Each state guide also lists its fees with the same sources. For a total of the state fees for one state over your first years, use the LLC cost calculator.

Step-by-step formation guides by state start with Texas, Florida and California.

Good to know

Questions people ask

Are these the only costs of forming an LLC?

No. The table shows state filing fees. You may also pay for a registered agent, a business licence, local permits, publication in states that require it, or state taxes. Our cost calculator adds the state fees together.

Why does the fee differ between filing online and by mail?

Some states charge extra for paper filings or for card payments, and some add a fee for faster processing. The source page for each row shows the options.

Do I pay the fee in my home state or where I work?

Both, if they are different. You pay the formation fee in the state where you form and the foreign registration fee in each state where you register to do business.

How current are the numbers?

Each row shows the date we last checked the state's own fee page. States change fees by law or rule, so confirm on the source link before you file.

Is a franchise tax included?

Only where we list it as a separate column or note. Some states charge LLCs a yearly tax through the tax agency instead of the filing office, and the state guide explains it.