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LLC compliance by the numbers

What it costs to form an LLC, register it in a second state and keep it registered, and what a state can do if you do business there without registering, across the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. An out-of-state LLC, also called a foreign LLC, is one formed in another state.

By Registered Agent Guides · Data as of 9 October 2026 · Figures read 30 July 2026 to 9 October 2026 · Download the data (CSV)

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Fee to form an LLC

  • $35 to $50
  • $51 to $99
  • $100 to $110
  • $120 to $150
  • $155 to $520

Shading from the 50 states.

Click or tap a state to see all of its figures here.

The 50 states

Formation fee, median
$100
Registration fee, median
$142.50
Year one, median
$215
Three years, median
$336.50
No report required
7 of 50
Can fine an unregistered LLC
31 of 50

The District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are always on the map and in the table. The two buttons decide only whether they count in the figures beside the map, the shading and the table's summary row.

What three years cost, state by state

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State charges for an LLC registered in another state, over its first three years, split into what makes them up. In the most expensive states the yearly charges, not the filing fee, drive the total.

  • Registration fee
  • Reports
  • Minimum tax
  • State license
$0$500$1,000$1,500$2,000$2,500$3,000CAMARITNDENVORMDMSSDAKNCTXARMEVTKYFLGAWANHILOKCTNYWYNJKSWILANDPAWVVAMNCOINIANEALAZMIUTSCMOIDNMOHHIMTMedian $336.50California $2,510

Hover or tap a column for its parts. Lowest: Montana, $70.

Keeping an LLC registered in another state for three years costs from $70 (Montana) to $2,510 (California) in state charges; the median across the 50 states is $336.50.

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The registration fee once, plus every report, minimum tax and state license due in years one to three, each on its own schedule; a report due every two years is counted in years one and three. The same costs are left out as in year one, including the newspaper publication New York requires, often the largest of them. California's tax is counted at $800 a year, the amount for an LLC registering in 2026. For Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York, the three-year figure counts no general state business license; that rests on secondary sources only, since no official page says so. For Puerto Rico, no business license is counted; we have not surveyed licensing there. As of 9 October 2026. Inputs, and where to check a state

In year one, registering an LLC in another state costs from $63.50 (Hawaii) to $1,020 (Massachusetts) in state charges; the median across the 50 states is $215 (median $222.50 counting the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico).

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The registration fee plus every report, minimum tax and state license due in the first year. It leaves out what a registered agent charges, your home state's certificate of good standing, rush service, card fees, newspaper publication, local licenses and any tax figured on income, revenue or net worth. For Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York, the year-one figure counts no general state business license; that rests on secondary sources only, since no official page says so. For Puerto Rico, no business license is counted; we have not surveyed licensing there. As of 9 October 2026. Inputs, and where to check a state

In 10 of the 50 states (11 counting the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico), staying registered costs more each year than registering did.

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The yearly charge is every report, minimum tax and state license, with a charge due every two years counted as half each year; registering is the filing fee. The 10 are California, Delaware, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Vermont. The highest yearly charge is California's, $810. For Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York, the yearly charge includes no general state business license; that rests on secondary sources only, since no official page says so. For Puerto Rico, no business license is counted; we have not surveyed licensing there. As of 9 October 2026. Inputs, and where to check a state

Registering from out of state often costs more

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The gap between the fee to register an LLC formed elsewhere and the fee to form a new LLC in the same state.

  • Costs more to register
  • The same
  • Costs less to register
-$100$0+$100+$200+$300+$400+$500+$600SDTXARMSOKORGANCPAAKAZDEMELAMOCOIAKYMNNMNYWVWYMTKSINNECACTFLHIIDILMDMINVNHNJNDOHRISCTNUTVTVAWAMAWIAL

27 of the 50 states charge an out-of-state LLC more to register than they charge to form a new LLC; 20 charge the same, and 3 (Alabama, Massachusetts and Wisconsin) charge less (counting the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, 28 charge more and 21 the same).

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Compares the two filing fees above, each at the online price where the state offers one. As of 9 October 2026. Inputs, and where to check a state

Registering an existing LLC in another state costs from $50 (Michigan) to $750 (South Dakota and Texas) in filing fees; the median across the 50 states is $142.50 (median $150 counting the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico).

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The online filing fee for foreign registration: the filing an LLC formed in one state makes before it does business in another. A report, tax or license due at the same time is not in this figure; the year-one figure below adds them. As of 9 October 2026. Inputs, and where to check a state

Across the 50 states, the state fee to form an LLC runs from $35 (Montana) to $520 (Massachusetts); the median is $100 and the average $122.

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The online price of the filing that creates a new LLC, including any charge the agency adds to every filing. Card fees, optional rush service and newspaper publication (a legal notice some states require in a local paper) are left out. Where the fee depends on the number of members (owners), the lowest fee is used. As of 9 October 2026. Inputs, and where to check a state

If you do business before you register

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What each state's own law lets it do to an out-of-state LLC that operates there unregistered.

  • Yes
  • No
Can fine the LLC31Bars at least some lawsuits50Court can pause the case11Charges back fees25Fines people personally4MICOFLOHTNWYALAKARCACTDEGAILKYLAMEMDMTNMNCNDORTXVTVAWAWIHIINKSMAMONVNHNJAZIDIAMNMSNENYOKPARISCSDUTWV

One column per state, states with the most consequences on the left. The number at the end of each row counts the states.

31 of the 50 states (32 counting Puerto Rico) can fine an out-of-state LLC for doing business there before it registers; the other 19 set no fine but bar it from bringing at least some lawsuits until it registers.

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Counts states whose statute sets a fine or a money penalty for doing business unregistered. "Can", not "will": in 16 of the 31, whether to fine or how much is left to an agency or a court. As of 9 October 2026. Inputs, and where to check a state

All 50 states bar an unregistered out-of-state LLC from bringing at least some lawsuits in their courts until it registers. In 11 of them (Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington and Wyoming), a court can pause the case to give the LLC time to register.

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Counts the bar on the LLC bringing a lawsuit, not on defending one. In some states the bar covers only certain claims, such as collecting a debt; each state's penalty guide gives its scope. As of 9 October 2026. Inputs, and where to check a state

25 of the 50 states (27 counting the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) make an LLC that registers late pay back fees for the time it did business unregistered.

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Back fees are fees the LLC would have paid had it registered on time. As of 9 October 2026. Inputs, and where to check a state

In 4 of the 50 states (Maryland, Michigan, North Dakota and Virginia), the people who do business for an unregistered LLC can be fined personally.

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Counts fines the statute sets on the people who act for the LLC. They are fines on those people, not a loss of the owners' protection from the LLC's debts. As of 9 October 2026. Inputs, and where to check a state

In all 50 states (and in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico), contracts an LLC made before registering stay valid.

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Not registering does not by itself undo the LLC's contracts; it limits the LLC's use of the courts until it registers. As of 9 October 2026. Inputs, and where to check a state

How often you file a report

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The report a registered out-of-state LLC files to stay registered, by how often it is due and what it costs.

  • Every year, with a fee (31)
  • Every year, no fee (5)
  • Every 2 years (7)
  • No report (7)

7 of the 50 states require no annual or biennial report from an out-of-state LLC registered there: Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio and South Carolina.

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A biennial report is one due every two years. No report does not mean nothing is due: Delaware still charges a yearly tax. As of 9 October 2026. Inputs, and where to check a state

7 of the 50 states (8 counting the District of Columbia) ask for the report every two years instead of every year: Alaska, California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and New York.

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Counts the report an out-of-state LLC files to stay registered. As of 9 October 2026. Inputs, and where to check a state

5 of the 50 states require a report but charge nothing to file it: Arkansas, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana and Texas. In Arkansas and Texas the report is part of the state franchise tax filing (a franchise tax is a tax for the right to do business in the state).

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A required report with a filing fee of zero. A state on this list can still charge a tax. As of 9 October 2026. Inputs, and where to check a state

Minimum taxes you owe whatever your profit

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The states that charge an LLC a tax or fee every year, at its lowest amount.

7 of the 50 states (8 counting the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) charge a registered LLC a minimum yearly tax or fee whatever its profit: Arkansas ($150), California ($800), Delaware ($400), Kentucky ($175), New York ($25), Rhode Island ($400) and Tennessee ($100).

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The lowest yearly amount of a tax or fee the state charges the LLC itself, for an LLC taxed the default way, not as a corporation. Tax figured above that minimum, on income, revenue or net worth, is not counted, and neither is a franchise tax (a tax for the right to do business in the state) that falls to zero below a revenue threshold. As of 9 October 2026. Inputs, and where to check a state

In 10 of the 50 states, a registered LLC owes the state no recurring fee or minimum tax after the registration fee: Alabama, Arizona, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.

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No report fee of any frequency, no minimum tax and no state license that renews. That is no fixed charge, not no paperwork: Idaho, Minnesota, Montana and Texas still require a free report, and a tax figured on income, revenue or net worth can still be due. For Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York, this count assumes no general state business license; that rests on secondary sources only, since no official page says so. For Puerto Rico, no business license is counted; we have not surveyed licensing there. As of 9 October 2026. Inputs, and where to check a state

Where your principal office can be

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What each state's law (its statute) or formation form says about the principal office, the main business address a new LLC lists when it forms.

May the principal office be outside the state?

2632163
  • Yes
  • No, it must be inside
  • A different in-state rule
  • Not stated
  • Not yet confirmed

May the principal office be a PO box?

226184
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not stated
  • Not yet confirmed

In 26 of the 50 states, the statute or the formation form says an LLC's principal office can be outside the state; of the rest, 3 (Maryland, Massachusetts and South Carolina) require it inside, 16 do not ask or do not say, 2 (Nebraska and New York) set a different rule and 3 (Delaware, Tennessee and Texas) are not yet confirmed (counting the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, 27 allow it outside and 4 require it inside).

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The principal office is the main business address on the filing that forms the LLC. Counts the state's own written rule, in its statute (the written law) or on the form, not practice. The count says nothing about virtual or mailbox addresses. As of 9 October 2026. Inputs, and where to check a state

26 of the 50 states rule out a PO box as the principal office on the formation form or in the statute; of the rest, 2 (Kentucky and Rhode Island) accept one, 18 do not ask or do not say and 4 (Delaware, Nevada, New York and Texas) are not yet confirmed (counting the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, 28 rule it out).

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Same filing as above, and again the written rule, not practice. A form can be stricter than the statute, so a ban in either one counts. As of 9 October 2026. Inputs, and where to check a state

Changing agents and proving good standing

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A registered agent receives legal papers for the LLC; a certificate of good standing is the state's statement that the LLC is up to date. What each state charges to name a new agent or to get the certificate.

Fee to change your registered agent, number of states
Fee for a certificate of good standing, number of states

10 of the 50 states charge nothing to change your registered agent; the highest fee is $100 (Alabama), and the median is $15.

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A registered agent is the person or company named to receive legal papers for the LLC. This is the state's fee for the filing the LLC itself makes to name a new agent; in a few states that is the mail price, and each state's change-of-agent guide gives both prices. As of 9 October 2026. Inputs, and where to check a state

A certificate of good standing costs from $0 (Colorado and Wyoming) to $50 (Connecticut, Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey) across the 50 states; the median is $15 (the District of Columbia is also $50).

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A certificate of good standing is the state's statement that the LLC exists and is up to date; another state or a bank often asks for one. Counts the fee for the certificate itself, ordered online where the state offers it. As of 9 October 2026. Inputs, and where to check a state

Add up your states

Count the cost over

Add the states your LLC is in or will work in, then mark the one it was formed in, if it is one of them. You will see what the state charges add up to over one, three or five years, when each report is due, and what each state can do if the LLC does business there before registering. You can also add a state from the map.

All 52 jurisdictions

State charges for an LLC, all 52 jurisdictions, as of 9 October 2026
To startTotalsOther charges
Alabama$200$150$150$150NoneNoneNone
Alaska$250$350$600$900$200 every 2 yearsNone$50 yearly
Arizona$50$150$150$150NoneNoneNone
Arkansas$45$270$420$720Free, yearly$150None†
California$70$70$890$2,510$20 every 2 years$800None†
Colorado$50$100$125$175$25 yearlyNoneNone†
Connecticut$120$120$200$360$80 yearlyNoneNone
Delaware$110$200$600$1,400None$400None
District of ColumbiaNot in the 50-state figures$99$220$869$1,768$300 every 2 years$250$99 every 2 years
Florida$125$125$263.75$541.25$138.75 yearlyNoneNone
Georgia$110$235$295$415$60 yearlyNoneNone†
Hawaii$51$51$63.50$88.50$12.50 yearlyNoneNone
Idaho$100$100$100$100Free, yearlyNoneNone
Illinois$150$150$225$375$75 yearlyNoneNone†
Indiana$95$105$136$167$31 every 2 yearsNoneNone
Iowa$50$100$130$160$30 every 2 yearsNoneNone
Kansas$85$115$205$295$90 every 2 yearsNoneNone†
Kentucky$40$90$280$660$15 yearly$175None
Louisiana$125$185$220$290$35 yearlyNoneNone
Maine$175$250$400$700$150 yearlyNoneNone
Maryland$100$100$400$1,000$300 yearlyNoneNone
Massachusetts$520$500$1,020$2,060$520 yearlyNoneNone
Michigan$50$50$75$125$25 yearlyNoneNone†
Minnesota$155$205$205$205Free, yearlyNoneNone
Mississippi$50$250$500$1,000$250 yearlyNoneNone†
Missouri$50$105$105$105NoneNoneNone
Montana$35$70$70$70Free, yearlyNoneNone
Nebraska$100$110$135$160$25 every 2 yearsNoneNone
Nevada$75$75$425$1,125$150 yearlyNone$200 yearly
New Hampshire$100$100$200$400$100 yearlyNoneNone
New Jersey$100$100$175$325$75 yearlyNoneNone†
New Mexico$50$100$100$100NoneNoneNone†
New York$200$250$284$343$9 every 2 years$25None†
North Carolina$125$250$450$850$200 yearlyNoneNone
North Dakota$135$135$185$285$50 yearlyNoneNone
Ohio$99$99$99$99NoneNoneNone
Oklahoma$100$300$325$375$25 yearlyNoneNone
Oregon$100$275$550$1,100$275 yearlyNoneNone
Pennsylvania$125$250$257$271$7 yearlyNoneNone
Puerto Rico (territory)Not in the 50-state figures$250$250$400$700$150 yearlyNoneNone†
Rhode Island$150$150$600$1,500$50 yearly$400None
South Carolina$110$110$110$110NoneNoneNone
South Dakota$150$750$805$915$55 yearlyNoneNone
Tennessee$300$300$700$1,500$300 yearly$100None
Texas$300$750$750$750Free, yearlyNoneNone
Utah$59$59$77$113$18 yearlyNoneNone
Vermont$155$155$325$665$170 yearlyNoneNone
Virginia$100$100$150$250$50 yearlyNoneNone
Washington$200$200$270$410$70 yearlyNoneNone
West Virginia$100$150$205$255$25 yearlyNone$30 once
Wisconsin$130$100$165$295$65 yearlyNoneNone
Wyoming$100$150$210$330$60 yearlyNoneNone
The 50 statesMedian $100Median $142.50Median $215Median $336.507 none, 7 every 2 years7 with a minimum3 with a license
Report dates, agent and certificate fees, and address rules, all 52 jurisdictions, as of 9 October 2026
ReportFeesPrincipal office
AlabamaNo report$100$28AllowedNot stated
AlaskaJanuary 2$25$10Not statedNot stated
ArizonaNo report$5$10AllowedNot stated
ArkansasMay 1$0$25AllowedNot allowed
CaliforniaWithin 90 days of registration, then every 2 years in the six-month window ending with the registration month$0$5AllowedNot allowed
ColoradoAnniversary month (deadline: end of the second month after)$10$0AllowedNot allowed
ConnecticutMarch 31$50$50AllowedNot allowed
DelawareNo report$50$50Not confirmedNot confirmed
District of ColumbiaNot in the 50-state figuresApril 1$50$50AllowedNot allowed
FloridaMay 1$25$5AllowedNot allowed
GeorgiaApril 1$30$20Not statedNot stated
HawaiiAnniversary quarter$25$5AllowedNot stated
IdahoAnniversary month$0$10AllowedNot allowed
IllinoisBefore the first day of the anniversary month$25$25AllowedNot allowed
IndianaAnniversary month$0$27Not statedNot allowed
IowaApril 1 of odd years$0$5AllowedNot allowed
KansasApril 15$30$10Not statedNot stated
KentuckyJune 30$10$10AllowedAllowed
LouisianaAnniversary date$30$25Not statedNot stated
MaineJune 1$35$30Not statedNot stated
MarylandApril 15$25$20Not allowedNot allowed
MassachusettsAnniversary date$0$25Not allowedNot allowed
MichiganFebruary 15$5$10Not statedNot stated
MinnesotaDecember 31$35$15Not statedNot stated
MississippiApril 15$10$25Not statedNot stated
MissouriNo report$10$10Not statedNot allowed
MontanaApril 15$0$5AllowedNot stated
NebraskaApril 1 of odd years$25$6.50Other ruleNot allowed
NevadaAnniversary month$60$50Not statedNot confirmed
New HampshireApril 1$15$5Not statedNot stated
New JerseyAnniversary month$25$50AllowedNot stated
New MexicoNo report$20$25Not statedNot allowed
New YorkAnniversary month$30$25Other ruleNot confirmed
North CarolinaApril 15$5$10Not statedNot allowed
North DakotaNovember 15$10$20AllowedNot allowed
OhioNo report$25$5Not statedNot stated
OklahomaAnniversary date$25$20AllowedNot allowed
OregonAnniversary date$0$10AllowedNot allowed
PennsylvaniaSeptember 30$5$40Not statedNot stated
Puerto Rico (territory)Not in the 50-state figuresApril 15$80$20Not allowedNot allowed
Rhode IslandFebruary 1 - May 1$20$22AllowedAllowed
South CarolinaNo report$10$10Not allowedNot allowed
South DakotaAnniversary month$10$20AllowedNot allowed
TennesseeApril 1$20$20Not confirmedNot allowed
TexasMay 15$15$15Not confirmedNot confirmed
UtahAnniversary month$17$12AllowedNot allowed
VermontWithin 3 months after fiscal year end (March 31 for calendar-year LLCs)$35$35AllowedNot stated
VirginiaAnniversary month$0$6AllowedNot allowed
WashingtonAnniversary month$0$20AllowedNot allowed
West VirginiaJune 30$15$10AllowedNot allowed
WisconsinMarch 31$10$10AllowedNot allowed
WyomingFirst day of anniversary month$5$0AllowedNot stated
The 50 statesMedian $15Median $1526 allowed26 not allowed

† No general state business license, on secondary sources only; no official page from the state says so. For Puerto Rico, no business license is counted; we have not surveyed licensing there. Sort by any column. In the address columns, "Not stated" means neither the statute nor the form says, "Other rule" means the state sets a different rule (a county or designated office in the state), and "Not confirmed" means we have not yet read the state's rule. Each state name opens its guide, which lists the official pages behind its figures and the date we read them. Download all 52 rows as CSV.

Sources and method

For each value, our state data records the official page we read it on, the words on that page and the date. Fees, forms and report rules come from each Secretary of State (the state office that takes business filings) or other filing agency, taxes from the state tax agency, and penalties from the state's own law (its statute).

A statistic is published only when every value behind it, in every state it covers, has been read on an official page. One exception is a missing general state business license that only secondary sources (other guides and websites, not the state) confirm; each statistic that counts one names those states. The address counts also keep states we have not yet read in a group of their own, named in the sentence, rather than counting them as silent. Two statistics have not reached that bar and are held back: how many states close their courts to the LLC only for certain kinds of lawsuit, and how many add interest to back fees.

Statistics count the 50 states. Where adding the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico changes a count, moves a median or average by 5 per cent and at least $5, or matches or passes the lowest or highest figure, the sentence says so. A few cost statistics also give the figure for all 52 whenever it differs, because our article on what a second state costs counts all 52. The charts plot the 50 states.

  1. Formation fee Inputs: formation filing fee. Where to check a state: Formation fees by state, with each state's fee schedule linked.
  2. Foreign registration fee Inputs: foreign registration fee. Where to check a state: Each state guide, with its sources and the date we read them.
  3. Registration fee against formation fee Inputs: formation filing fee and foreign registration fee. Where to check a state: Each state guide gives both fees.
  4. Year-one cost Inputs: foreign registration fee, whether a report is required, how often the report is due, report fee, minimum entity tax, whether the tax recurs, state business license fee and how often the license renews. Where to check a state: What a second state costs, state by state.
  5. Three-year cost Inputs: foreign registration fee, whether a report is required, how often the report is due, report fee, minimum entity tax, whether the tax recurs, state business license fee and how often the license renews. Where to check a state: Each state guide breaks down its yearly costs.
  6. Minimum tax Inputs: minimum entity tax and kind of entity tax. Where to check a state: Each state guide explains its tax.
  7. No recurring charge Inputs: foreign registration fee, whether a report is required, how often the report is due, report fee, minimum entity tax, whether the tax recurs, state business license fee and how often the license renews. Where to check a state: The yearly charge in every state.
  8. Yearly above filing Inputs: foreign registration fee, whether a report is required, how often the report is due, report fee, minimum entity tax, whether the tax recurs, state business license fee and how often the license renews. Where to check a state: The yearly charge in every state.
  9. No report Inputs: whether a report is required. Where to check a state: Each state guide gives the report rule.
  10. Biennial report Inputs: whether a report is required and how often the report is due. Where to check a state: Each state guide gives the report rule.
  11. Free report Inputs: whether a report is required, report fee and kind of entity tax. Where to check a state: Each state guide gives the report rule.
  12. Agent change fee Inputs: change of agent fee. Where to check a state: Change-of-agent guides, state by state.
  13. Good standing fee Inputs: good standing certificate fee. Where to check a state: Certificate fee by state, with how to order.
  14. Principal office location Inputs: principal office location rule. Where to check a state: Each state's rule, with the statute or form it comes from.
  15. Principal office PO box Inputs: principal office PO box rule. Where to check a state: Each state's rule, with the statute or form it comes from.
  16. Fine for doing business unregistered Inputs: whether the statute sets a fine and whether the fine is discretionary. Where to check a state: Penalty guides, state by state, with the statute.
  17. Lawsuits barred until registered Inputs: whether the courts are closed and whether a court may pause the case. Where to check a state: Penalty guides, state by state, with the statute.
  18. Personal fines Inputs: personal fines. Where to check a state: Penalty guides, state by state, with the statute.
  19. Contracts stay valid Inputs: whether contracts stay valid. Where to check a state: Penalty guides, state by state, with the statute.
  20. Back fees Inputs: whether back fees are owed. Where to check a state: Penalty guides, state by state, with the statute.
  21. Accuracy samples More: How we check, and the samples in full.
  22. Read dates More: How we check and how often we re-read.
How far to trust these figures

In our last two blind samples, 82 of 83 checkable fee figures matched the state's own source. 57 of 57 checkable page statements matched an official source or the provider's own page, and 6 of the 63 could not be checked.

How this is counted

Reviewers answered from official sites without seeing our pages, and we compared afterwards. On the one fee figure that did not match, the state's own sources give different amounts. No sample proves a site has no errors; it shows how often to expect one. As of 9 October 2026. Where to read more

Apart from the license entries marked with a dagger in the table, every figure behind these statistics was last read on an official page between 30 July 2026 and 9 October 2026.

How this is counted

The oldest and newest read date over every input of every statistic on this page. As of 9 October 2026. Where to read more

Cite this page

Registered Agent Guides. (2026). LLC compliance by the numbers: 50-state data [Data set]. https://registeredagentguides.com/tools/llc-compliance-statistics/. Data as of 9 October 2026.

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