State Filing Guides

Foreign qualification requirements, fees, and filing instructions for the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. These are the fees for registering an LLC you already have in another state. Forming a new LLC? See LLC filing fees by state.

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First-year budget includes filing and the report, tax and state license charges in our estimate. Agent service and extra costs such as publication are excluded. Each guide explains the timing and conditions.

Alabama AL
Filing fee $150
First-year budget $150
Alaska AK Annual state license
Filing fee $350
First-year budget $600
Arizona AZ
Filing fee $150
First-year budget $150
Arkansas AR Annual tax applies
Filing fee $270
First-year budget $420
California CA Annual tax applies
Filing fee $70
First-year budget $890
Colorado CO
Filing fee $100
First-year budget $125
Connecticut CT
Filing fee $120
First-year budget $200
Delaware DE Annual tax applies
Filing fee $200
First-year budget $600
Florida FL
Filing fee $125
First-year budget $263.75
Georgia GA
Filing fee $235
First-year budget $295
Hawaii HI
Filing fee $51
First-year budget $63.50
Idaho ID
Filing fee $100
First-year budget $100
Illinois IL
Filing fee $150
First-year budget $225
Indiana IN
Filing fee $105
First-year budget $136
Iowa IA
Filing fee $100
First-year budget $130
Kansas KS
Filing fee $115
First-year budget $205
Kentucky KY Annual tax applies
Filing fee $90
First-year budget $280
Louisiana LA
Filing fee $185
First-year budget $220
Maine ME
Filing fee $250
First-year budget $400
Maryland MD
Filing fee $100
First-year budget $400
Massachusetts MA High filing fee
Filing fee $500
First-year budget $1,020
Michigan MI
Filing fee $50
First-year budget $75
Minnesota MN
Filing fee $205
First-year budget $205
Mississippi MS
Filing fee $250
First-year budget $500
Missouri MO
Filing fee $105
First-year budget $105
Montana MT
Filing fee $70
First-year budget $70
Nebraska NE
Filing fee $110
First-year budget $135
Nevada NV Annual state license
Filing fee $75
First-year budget $425
New Hampshire NH
Filing fee $100
First-year budget $200
New Jersey NJ
Filing fee $100
First-year budget $175
New Mexico NM
Filing fee $100
First-year budget $100
New York NY Annual tax applies
Filing fee $250
First-year budget $284
North Carolina NC
Filing fee $250
First-year budget $450
North Dakota ND
Filing fee $135
First-year budget $185
Ohio OH
Filing fee $99
First-year budget $99
Oklahoma OK
Filing fee $300
First-year budget $325
Oregon OR
Filing fee $275
First-year budget $550
Pennsylvania PA
Filing fee $250
First-year budget $257
Rhode Island RI Annual tax applies
Filing fee $150
First-year budget $600
South Carolina SC
Filing fee $110
First-year budget $110
South Dakota SD High filing fee
Filing fee $750
First-year budget $805
Tennessee TN Annual tax applies
Filing fee $300
First-year budget $700
Texas TX High filing fee
Filing fee $750
First-year budget $750
Utah UT
Filing fee $59
First-year budget $77
Vermont VT
Filing fee $155
First-year budget $325
Virginia VA
Filing fee $100
First-year budget $150
Washington WA
Filing fee $200
First-year budget $270
West Virginia WV
Filing fee $150
First-year budget $205
Wisconsin WI
Filing fee $100
First-year budget $165
Wyoming WY
Filing fee $150
First-year budget $210
District of Columbia DC Annual tax applies
Filing fee $220
First-year budget $869
Puerto Rico PR
Filing fee $250
First-year budget $400