LLC filing fees in each state, over one, three and five years
The cheapest start is Montana ($35) and the dearest California ($870). Over five years the order changes, because report fees repeat: Arizona is lowest at $50. Mainstay Filing, our pick, adds $199 a year in any of them.
| State | Filing | Report | Extras | 1 yr | 3 yrs | 5 yrs | 5 yrs with Mainstay Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $236 | None | — | $236 | $236 | $236 | $1,231 |
| Alaska | $250 | $100 / 2 yrs | — | $250 | $350 | $450 | $1,445 |
| Arizona | $50 | None | Yes | $50 | $50 | $50 | $1,045 |
| Arkansas | $45 | $150 tax report | — | $45 | $345 | $645 | $1,640 |
| California | $70 | $20 / 2 yrs | Yes | $870 | $2,490 | $4,110 | $5,105 |
| Colorado | $50 | $25 / yr | — | $50 | $100 | $150 | $1,145 |
| Connecticut | $120 | $80 / yr | — | $120 | $280 | $440 | $1,435 |
| Delaware | $110 | $400 tax | — | $110 | $910 | $1,710 | $2,705 |
| Florida | $125 | $138.75 / yr | — | $125 | $402.50 | $680 | $1,675 |
| Georgia | $110 | $60 / yr | — | $110 | $230 | $350 | $1,345 |
| Hawaii | $51 | $12.50 / yr | — | $51 | $76 | $101 | $1,096 |
| Idaho | $100 | $0 report | — | $100 | $100 | $100 | $1,095 |
| Illinois | $150 | $75 / yr | — | $150 | $300 | $450 | $1,445 |
| Indiana | $95 | $32 / 2 yrs | — | $95 | $127 | $159 | $1,154 |
| Iowa | $50 | $30 / 2 yrs | — | $50 | $80 | $110 | $1,105 |
| Kansas | $85 | $90 / 2 yrs | — | $85 | $175 | $265 | $1,260 |
| Kentucky | $40 | $15 / yr | Yes | $215 | $595 | $975 | $1,970 |
| Louisiana | $125 | $35 / yr | — | $125 | $195 | $265 | $1,260 |
| Maine | $175 | $85 / yr | — | $175 | $345 | $515 | $1,510 |
| Maryland | $100 | $300 / yr | — | $100 | $700 | $1,300 | $2,295 |
| Massachusetts | $500 | $500 / yr | — | $500 | $1,500 | $2,500 | $3,495 |
| Michigan | $50 | $25 / yr | — | $50 | $100 | $150 | $1,145 |
| Minnesota | $155 | $0 renewal | — | $155 | $155 | $155 | $1,150 |
| Mississippi | $50 | $0 / yr | — | $50 | $50 | $50 | $1,045 |
| Missouri | $50 | None | — | $50 | $50 | $50 | $1,045 |
| Montana | $35 | $20 / yr | — | $35 | $75 | $115 | $1,110 |
| Nebraska | $100 | $25 / 2 yrs | Yes | $125 | $150 | $175 | $1,170 |
| Nevada | $425 | $350 annual list | — | $425 | $1,125 | $1,825 | $2,820 |
| New Hampshire | $100 | $100 / yr | — | $100 | $300 | $500 | $1,495 |
| New Jersey | $100 | $75 / yr | — | $100 | $250 | $400 | $1,395 |
| New Mexico | $50 | None | — | $50 | $50 | $50 | $1,045 |
| New York | $200 | $9 / 2 yrs | Yes | $275 | $334 | $393 | $1,388 |
| North Carolina | $125 | $200 / yr | — | $125 | $525 | $925 | $1,920 |
| North Dakota | $135 | $50 / yr | — | $135 | $235 | $335 | $1,330 |
| Ohio | $99 | None | — | $99 | $99 | $99 | $1,094 |
| Oklahoma | $100 | $25 / yr | — | $100 | $150 | $200 | $1,195 |
| Oregon | $100 | $100 / yr | — | $100 | $300 | $500 | $1,495 |
| Pennsylvania | $125 | $7 / yr | — | $125 | $139 | $153 | $1,148 |
| Rhode Island | $150 | $50 / yr | Yes | $550 | $1,450 | $2,350 | $3,345 |
| South Carolina | $110 | None | — | $110 | $110 | $110 | $1,105 |
| South Dakota | $150 | $55 / yr | — | $150 | $260 | $370 | $1,365 |
| Tennessee | $300 | $300 / yr | — | $300 | $900 | $1,500 | $2,495 |
| Texas | $300 | $0 report | — | $300 | $300 | $300 | $1,295 |
| Utah | $59 | $18 / yr | — | $59 | $95 | $131 | $1,126 |
| Vermont | $155 | $45 / yr | — | $155 | $245 | $335 | $1,330 |
| Virginia | $100 | $50 fee | — | $100 | $200 | $300 | $1,295 |
| Washington | $200 | $70 / yr | — | $200 | $340 | $480 | $1,475 |
| West Virginia | $100 | $25 / yr | — | $100 | $150 | $200 | $1,195 |
| Wisconsin | $130 | $25 / yr | — | $130 | $180 | $230 | $1,225 |
| Wyoming | $100 | $60 / yr | — | $100 | $220 | $340 | $1,335 |