What 10 US states charge to form a company and to keep it each year. Each fee has its source and the date we read it.
Official priceArticles of Organization (Domestic LLC). Not included: Registered agent with a physical Montana address (required; price set by the agent, or you can act as your own agent at a Montana address). First annual report is due 1 January to 15 April of the year after formation; the fee is currently waived if filed on time. Optional priority handling: 24-hour $20 or 1-hour $100.
Official priceArticles of Organization. Not included: Registered agent with a Colorado street address (required; price set by the agent unless the LLC acts as its own agent at a Colorado address). First periodic report ($25, state fee) is due within the window after the first anniversary month, not at formation. No other state fee was found for formation.
Third-party figureArticles of Organization (Domestic LLC). Not included: Registered agent with a New Mexico street address (required; price set by the agent; an LLC cannot be its own agent). Card payments carry a convenience fee set by the portal; the amount was not found. No state report or franchise tax is due in year 1 for an LLC. Name reservation is optional and not required when filing the articles.
Official priceArticles of Organization (Form LLC-1). Not included: Annual LLC tax of $800 payable to the Franchise Tax Board (state tax), due the 15th day of the 4th month after filing, listed under extra fees. Initial Statement of Information, $20, due within 90 days (state fee). Agent for service of process with a California street address (required; price set by the agent). Optional 24-hour expedite $350 or same-day $750.
Official priceArticles of Organization. Not included: Initial list of managers or managing members, $150 (state fee), and State Business License, $200 (state fee), both due with the articles. Registered agent with a Nevada street address (required; price set by the agent). Optional 24-hour expedite $125, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000 per the fee schedule.
Official priceArticles of Organization. Not included: Registered agent designation fee of $25 (required state fee, listed under extra fees). Registered agent service, if you hire one, is extra and priced by the agent. Optional certified copy $30 and certificate of status $5. No annual report is due in the year of formation; the first is due 1 January to 1 May of the next year.
Official priceArticles of Organization. Not included: Registered agent with a Wyoming physical address (required; price set by the agent, not the state). Online filing adds a payment-processor convenience fee; the amount is not stated on the pages read. Annual report license tax (state fee, $60 minimum) is due from the first anniversary month, not at formation. Optional expedite fee is not included.
Official priceCertificate of Formation. Not included: Delaware registered agent with a street address in the state (required; price set by the agent). Annual LLC tax of $400 (state tax) for the formation year is due the next 1 June, with no proration. Optional name reservation $75 and optional expedited service (2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000 per the schedule) are extra.
Official priceArticles of Organization. Not included: Certificate of Publication filing fee, $50 (required state fee, listed under extra fees). Newspaper charges for publishing a notice for six weeks in two county-designated newspapers (set by the newspapers; no figure found). Annual filing fee to the Tax Department, from $25, with Form IT-204-LL. Optional expedite: 24-hour $25, same-day $75, 2-hour $150. No registered agent is required.
Official priceCertificate of Formation - Limited Liability Company (Form 205). Not included: Registered agent with a Texas street address (required; an LLC cannot be its own agent; price set by the agent). Credit card payments add a convenience fee (the Secretary of State pages give 2.7% of fees in one place and $0.25 plus 2.25% in another). Optional in-person expedite: next-day $500 or same-day $750 per document on top of the filing fee. Franchise tax and the annual information report are not due at formation.
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