Tool · LLC fees by state
What an LLC costs, state by state.
What each of the 51 states charges to form an LLC and to keep it for five years, read from its filing office. Only the state's own charges, so every state compares like with like.
Checked by the BaseAcross team.
Five years of state fees
- Cheapest
- $50Arizona, Mississippi and 2 more
- Wyoming
- $342.40Where we file. Owners off the record
- Delaware
- $1,710Where we file
- Most expensive
- $4,130California
01 · The table
What does each state charge?
Find a state, or filter the list. Each name opens that state's full page.
All 51 states
| After that | When it's due | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlabamaOwners off the record | $200 | None | An Alabama LLC files and pays the Business Privilege Tax only in a year the tax works out above $100 | $225 |
| AlaskaOwners on the public record | $250 | $100 every two years | By January 2 every second year on the creation-year cycle; a 2026 formation first reports in 2028 | $700 |
| ArizonaOwners on the public record | $50 | None | Arizona LLCs file no annual report | $50Plus a newspaper notice |
| ArkansasOwners on the public record | $45 | $150 a year | By 1 May each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed | $645 |
| CaliforniaOwners on the public record | $70 | $800 a yearFrom the first year | By the 15th day of the fourth month after you file, and then by the 15th day of the fourth month of each tax year, which is 15 April for most companies | $4,130 |
| ColoradoOwners off the record | $50 | $25 a year | Each year in the assigned Periodic report month, with penalty-free filing from two months before through two months after; check the entity Summary page | $150 |
| ConnecticutOwners off the record | $120 | $80 a year | Between 1 January and 31 March each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed | $440 |
| DelawareWe file here | $110 | $400 a year | By 1 June each year, as the annual LLC tax | $1,710 |
| District of ColumbiaOwners off the record | $99 | $300 every two years | By 1 April every second year, starting the year after the LLC is formed | $699 |
| FloridaOwners off the record | $125 | $138.75 a year | Between 1 January and 1 May each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed | $680 |
| GeorgiaOwners on the public record | $110 | $60 a year | Between 1 January and 1 April each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed | $350 |
| HawaiiOwners on the public record | $51 | $15 a year | By the end of the calendar quarter that holds the anniversary of the LLC's registration, each year starting the year after | $111 |
| IdahoOwners off the record | $100 | No fee, filed yearly | By the end of the month the LLC was formed in, each year starting the year after | $100 |
| IllinoisOwners off the record | $150 | $75 a year | Before the first day of the month the LLC was formed in, each year starting the year after | $450 |
| IndianaOwners off the record | $95 | $32 every two years | In the month the LLC was formed, every second year, starting two years after formation | $159 |
| IowaOwners off the record | $50 | $30 every two years | Between 1 January and 1 April of each odd-numbered year, starting the first odd year after the LLC is formed | $110 |
| KansasOwners on the public record | $85 | $90 every two years | By 15 April in each succeeding year matching formation-year parity; a 2026 LLC first reports in 2028 | $265 |
| KentuckyOwners on the public record | $40 | $190 a year | Between 1 January and 30 June each year, starting the calendar year after formation | $975 |
| LouisianaOwners on the public record | $125 | $35 a year | By the anniversary of the LLC's formation each year, starting the year after | $265 |
| MaineOwners off the record | $175 | $85 a year | Between 1 January and 1 June each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed | $515 |
| MarylandOwners off the record | $100 | $300 a year | By 15 April each year, starting the calendar year after formation | $1,300 |
| MassachusettsOwners on the public record | $520 | $520 a year | By the anniversary of the LLC's formation each year, starting the year after | $2,600 |
| MichiganOwners off the record | $50 | $25 a year | By 15 February each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed, or a year later if it was formed after 30 September | $150 |
| MinnesotaOwners on the public record | $155 | No fee, filed yearly | By 31 December each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed | $155 |
| MississippiOwners on the public record | $50 | No fee, filed yearly | Between 1 January and 15 April each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed | $50 |
| MissouriOwners off the record | $50 | None | Missouri LLCs file no annual report | $50 |
| MontanaOwners on the public record | $35 | $20 a year | By 15 April each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed | $115 |
| NebraskaOwners off the record | $100 | $25 every two years | By April 1 in odd-numbered years, starting the first odd year after formation | $175Plus a newspaper notice |
| NevadaOwners on the public record | $425 | $350 a year | By the last day of the month the LLC was formed in, each year starting the year after | $1,825 |
| New HampshireOwners on the public record | $102 | $102 a year | By April 1 each year, beginning the calendar year after formation | $510 |
| New JerseyOwners on the public record | $100 | $75 a year | By the last day of the month the LLC was formed in, each year starting the year after | $400 |
| New MexicoOwners off the record | $50 | None | New Mexico LLCs file no annual report and pay no annual fee | $50 |
| New YorkOwners off the record | $200 | $9 every two years | In the formation month every two years, starting two years after formation | $268Plus a newspaper notice |
| North CarolinaOwners on the public record | $125 | $203 a year | By April 15 each year, starting the year after formation | $937 |
| North DakotaOwners on the public record | $135 | $50 a year | By November 15 each year, starting the year after ordinary LLC formation | $335 |
| OhioOwners off the record | $99 | None | Ohio LLCs file no annual report | $99 |
| OklahomaOwners on the public record | $100 | $25 a year | On the actual formation anniversary date each year, starting the following year | $200 |
| OregonOwners on the public record | $100 | $100 a year | On the original filing anniversary each year, starting the following year | $500 |
| PennsylvaniaOwners on the public record | $125 | $7 a year | By September 30 each year, starting the calendar year after formation | $153 |
| Rhode IslandOwners on the public record | $150 | $450 a year | February 1 through May 1 each year, starting the calendar year after registration | $2,350 |
| South CarolinaOwners on the public record | $125 | None | No ordinary noncorporate LLC SOS annual report; corporate-taxed LLCs review the separate SCDOR report/licence regime | $125 |
| South DakotaOwners on the public record | $150 | $55 a year | Follow the actual selected 2027 schedule: anniversary-month or January 31 route under the law effective January 1, 2027 | $370 |
| TennesseeOwners on the public record | $300 | $400 a year | First day of the fourth month after financial year-end; April 1 for calendar-year companies | $2,000 |
| TexasOwners on the public record | $300 | No fee, filed yearly | Normal May 15 reporting schedule, starting the year after formation; confirm actual weekend/holiday adjustments | $300 |
| UtahOwners on the public record | $59 | $18 a year | Default anniversary-month-end under §16-1a-212 effective October 1, 2026, unless a Division rule provides otherwise; verify actual first renewal | $131 |
| VermontOwners off the record | $155 | $45 a year | Within three months after financial year-end; March 31 for a calendar-year company | $335 |
| VirginiaOwners off the record | $100 | $50 a year | Last day of the anniversary month, starting the year after formation; payment must be received by the deadline | $300 |
| WashingtonOwners on the public record | $200 | $70 a year | By the entity expiration date, normally the last day of the anniversary month, starting the following year | $480 |
| West VirginiaOwners on the public record | $100 | $25 a year | By 11:59 PM June 30; new companies start annually, with a later qualifying biennial election | $230 |
| WisconsinOwners on the public record | $130 | $25 a year | By the end of the formation quarter each year after formation; an October 2026 domestic LLC normally first reports by December 31, 2027 | $230 |
| WyomingWe file here | $102.40 | $60 a year | First day of the anniversary month, starting the year after formation; October 17, 2026 normally first reports by October 1, 2027 | $342.40 |
- To form
- The state's fee to file the formation document online. For Wyoming and Delaware, it's the fee our checkout passes on.
- After that
- The state's recurring charge: an annual report, a tax or a licence, as the state sets it.
- Five years
- Everything the state charges over the first five years: the filing, every recurring charge and any one-off state fee.
02 · What's counted
What does the five-year figure count?
Only what the state charges. Every provider has to pay it, so it's the part you can compare.
Counted: the filing fee, every recurring charge and one-off state fees. That includes a yearly minimum tax, owed whether or not the company earns anything, in Kentucky, Rhode Island and Tennessee.
Not counted: a registered agent. Every state requires one with an address in the state. A founder abroad pays a provider for it, so it's in the provider's price, not the state's.
Not counted: taxes that depend on income. Some states charge more once a company earns more. The table shows the least each state charges.
Not counted: a newspaper notice. Arizona, Nebraska and New York can make a new LLC announce itself in a newspaper. The newspaper sets the price, so the table can't.
Not counted: anything federal. An LLC with one foreign owner files Form 5472 every year. There's no fee, but missing it costs $25,000.
03 · Sources
Where does each figure come from?
From each state's filing office, checked in September 2026. Wyoming's and Delaware's are the fees our checkout charges.
- Alabama
Alabama Secretary of State - Alaska
Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing - Arizona
Arizona Corporation Commission - Arkansas
Arkansas Secretary of State - California
California Secretary of State - Colorado
Colorado Secretary of State - Connecticut
Connecticut Secretary of the State - Delaware
Delaware Division of Corporations - District of Columbia
DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection - Florida
Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) - Georgia
Georgia Secretary of State - Hawaii
Hawaii Business Registration Division - Idaho
Idaho Secretary of State - Illinois
Illinois Secretary of State - Indiana
Indiana Secretary of State (INBiz) - Iowa
Iowa Secretary of State - Kansas
Kansas Secretary of State - Kentucky
Kentucky Secretary of State - Louisiana
Louisiana Secretary of State - Maine
Maine Secretary of State - Maryland
Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Massachusetts
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth - Michigan
Michigan LARA · current corporation filing FAQ - Minnesota
Minnesota Secretary of State · LLC forms - Mississippi
Mississippi Secretary of State · business FAQ - Missouri
Missouri Secretary of State · business FAQ - Montana
Montana Secretary of State · business services - Nebraska
Nebraska Secretary of State · current forms and fees - Nevada
Nevada Secretary of State · current ORION guidance - New Hampshire
New Hampshire Secretary of State · LLC forms and fees - New Jersey
New Jersey DORES · current business registration steps - New Mexico
New Mexico Secretary of State · online business services - New York
New York DOS · official LLC formation guidance - North Carolina
North Carolina SOS · LLC forms and fees - North Dakota
North Dakota SOS · LLC categories and fees - Ohio
Ohio SOS · current forms and fee schedule - Oklahoma
Oklahoma SOS · forms and fee schedule - Oregon
Oregon SOS · ordinary domestic LLC filing - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania DOS · current annual-report rules - Rhode Island
Rhode Island DOS · costs and annual tax - South Carolina
South Carolina SOS · official business filing route - South Dakota
South Dakota SOS · current official fee schedule - Tennessee
Tennessee SOS · current filing FAQs - Texas
Texas SOS · official forms and filing routes - Utah
Utah Division · current business filing routes - Vermont
Vermont SOS · current fees and statutes - Virginia
Virginia SCC · LLC forms and fees - Washington
Washington SOS · current LLC filing resource - West Virginia
West Virginia SOS · current LLC formation resource - Wisconsin
Wisconsin DFI · current business filing routes - Wyoming
Wyoming SOS · official business resources
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04 · Questions
Questions about state LLC fees.
If yours is not here, email us at hello@baseacross.com before you order.
Arizona, Mississippi, Missouri and New Mexico, at $50 over five years: the filing fee, and nothing after it. A founder abroad should check two more things. Does the public record name the owners? And does the state ask for a newspaper notice? The table shows both.
California, at $4,130 over five years. It charges $800 a year, starting in the first year, whether or not the LLC earns anything.
No. A state charges the same fees whoever owns the LLC. A founder abroad does pay for a registered agent, since they have no address in the state. And if the LLC has one owner, it files Form 5472 with the IRS every year.
Wyoming charges $102.40 to form an LLC online, then $60 a year for the annual report. That's $342.40 over five years. A registered agent comes on top.
Yes. It's free to use under CC BY 4.0: copy it, quote it or chart it, and link to this page. The CSV file has every row, the state's filing office and the day the figures were checked.
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