The fees to start an LLC vary a lot, depending on the state where you create the LLC. Formation Fees can go from $45 in Arkansas to $500 in Massachusetts.
Keep in mind most states also charge a fee for maintaining the LLC.
To quickly find the fees in your state, we created an overview.
Overview of Formation and Maintaining Fees
| State | Formation Fees | Maintaining Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $100 (+ $50 minimum probate judge fee) | $100 minimum annual business privilege tax |
| Alaska | $250 | $100 biennial report |
| Arizona | $50 | No maintenance filings or fees |
| Arkansas | $45 | $150 annual franchise tax |
| California | $70 | $20 biennial statement of information, plus $800 minimum annual franchise tax |
| Colorado | $50 | $10 annual report |
| Connecticut | $120 | $20 annual report, plus $250 biennial business entity tax |
| Delaware | $90 | $300 annual business entity tax |
| District of Columbia | $220 | $300 biennial report |
| Florida | $100 (+ $25 registered agent fee) | $138.75 annual report |
| Georgia | $100 | $50 annual registration |
| Hawaii | $50 | $15 annual report |
| Idaho | $100 | No annual fee report |
| Illinois | $150 | $75 annual report |
| Indiana | $100 | $30 biennial report |
| Iowa | $50 | $60 biennial report |
| Kansas | $165 | $55 annual report |
| Kentucky | $40 | $15 annual report, plus $175 minimum annual limited liability entity tax |
| Louisiana | $100 | $30 annual report |
| Maine | $175 | $85 annual report |
| Maryland | $100 (+ 3% service fee) | $300 annual report |
| Massachusetts | $500 | $500 annual report |
| Michigan | $50 | $25 annual statement |
| Minnesota | $135 | No annual fee renewal |
| Mississippi | $50 | No annual fee report |
| Missouri | $50 | No maintenance filings or fees |
| Montana | $70 | $20 annual report |
| Nebraska | $100 (+ $5 per page) | $10 biennial report |
| Nevada | $75 | $150 annual list of managers or members, plus a $200 annual business license renewal fee |
| New Hampshire | $100 | $100 annual report |
| New Jersey | $125 | $50 annual report |
| New Mexico | $50 | No maintenance filings or fees |
| New York | $200 (+ $50 publication fee) | $9 biennial statement, plus a $25 minimum annual LLC filing fee |
| North Carolina | $125 | $200 annual report |
| North Dakota | $135 | $50 annual report |
| Ohio | $99 | No maintenance filings or fees |
| Oklahoma | $100 | $25 annual certificate |
| Oregon | $100 | $100 annual renewal |
| Pennsylvania | $125 | $70 decennial filing |
| Rhode Island | $150 | $50 annual report |
| South Carolina | $110 | No maintenance filings or fees |
| South Dakota | $150 | $50 annual report |
| Tennessee | $50 per member (minimum $300, maximum $3,000) | $50 per member annual report ($300 minimum), plus $100 minimum franchise tax |
| Texas | $300 | Annual franchise tax (varies depending on net surplus) |
| Utah | $70 | $20 annual renewal |
| Vermont | $125 | $35 annual report |
| Virginia | $100 | $50 annual registration |
| Washington | $180 | $60 annual report |
| West Virginia | $100 | $25 annual report |
| Wisconsin | $130 | $25 annual report |
| Wyoming | $100 | $25 minimum yearly report |
What Additional Costs Should I Expect?
Beside the formation fees, you should be aware of additional costs that accure while forming your LLC. Those can be:
- Costs to reserve an LLC name (this is optional)
- Business License Fees (depending on where you operate and what your business is about)
- Costs for Fictitious Business Name Application (if you want to use a DBA which stands for doing business as)
- Minimum Annual LLC Taxes (some states have a minimum tax that needs to be paid even if the LLC earns no profit at all)
- Registered Agent Fees (you can be your own registered agent, but in many cases, it makes sense to hire a professional service to be your agent)