All 50 states + DC, updated 2026
Start an LLC in Any State
Filing fees range from $35 in Montana to $500 in Massachusetts, and annual costs range from nothing at all to $800 a year. Pick your state below for the full step-by-step guide, real costs and the local rules that matter.
AlabamaFiling fee $200 – Annual: $50+ Business Privilege TaxAlaskaFiling fee $250 – Every 2 yrs: $100 every 2 yearsArizonaFiling fee $50 – No annual reportArkansasFiling fee $45 – Annual: $150 franchise taxCaliforniaFiling fee $70 – Annual: $800 franchise tax + $20 report every 2 yearsColoradoFiling fee $50 – Annual: $25 periodic reportConnecticutFiling fee $120 – Annual: $80DelawareFiling fee $110 – Annual: $300 franchise taxFloridaFiling fee $125 – Annual: $138.75GeorgiaFiling fee $100 – Annual: $50HawaiiFiling fee $50 – Annual: $15IdahoFiling fee $100 – Annual: $0 (report still required)IllinoisFiling fee $150 – Annual: $75IndianaFiling fee $95 – Every 2 yrs: $31 every 2 yearsIowaFiling fee $50 – Every 2 yrs: $30 every 2 yearsKansasFiling fee $160 – Annual: $50KentuckyFiling fee $40 – Annual: $15LouisianaFiling fee $100 – Annual: $30MaineFiling fee $175 – Annual: $85MarylandFiling fee $100 – Annual: $300MassachusettsFiling fee $500 – Annual: $500MichiganFiling fee $50 – Annual: $25MinnesotaFiling fee $155 – Annual: $0 (renewal still required)MississippiFiling fee $50 – Annual: $0 (report still required)MissouriFiling fee $50 – No annual reportMontanaFiling fee $35 – Annual: $20NebraskaFiling fee $100 – Every 2 yrs: $13 every 2 yearsNevadaFiling fee $425 (all initial filings) – Annual: $350New HampshireFiling fee $100 – Annual: $100New JerseyFiling fee $125 – Annual: $75New MexicoFiling fee $50 – No annual reportNew YorkFiling fee $200 – Every 2 yrs: $9 every 2 yearsNorth CarolinaFiling fee $125 – Annual: $200North DakotaFiling fee $135 – Annual: $50OhioFiling fee $99 – No annual reportOklahomaFiling fee $100 – Annual: $25OregonFiling fee $100 – Annual: $100PennsylvaniaFiling fee $125 – Annual: $7Rhode IslandFiling fee $150 – Annual: $50South CarolinaFiling fee $110 – No annual reportSouth DakotaFiling fee $150 – Annual: $50TennesseeFiling fee $300 minimum – Annual: $300 minimumTexasFiling fee $300 – Annual: $0 for most (franchise report required)UtahFiling fee $54 – Annual: $18VermontFiling fee $125 – Annual: $35VirginiaFiling fee $100 – Annual: $50WashingtonFiling fee $200 – Annual: $70Washington, D.C.Filing fee $99 – Every 2 yrs: $300 every 2 yearsWest VirginiaFiling fee $100 – Annual: $25WisconsinFiling fee $130 – Annual: $25WyomingFiling fee $100 – Annual: $60 minimum license tax
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Fees last reviewed July 2026 and can change at any time; always confirm with the state authority before filing. General information only, not legal or tax advice.