{
 "name": "LLC Filing Fees by State: All 50 States Compared (2026)",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "source": "https://legalglass.org/llc-filing-fees-by-state/",
 "updated": "2026-08-20",
 "rows": [
  {
   "state": "Alabama",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/alabama-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$200 (2026), Certificate of Formation",
   "annual_report_fee": "Business Privilege Tax (Department of Revenue)",
   "franchise_tax": "$50 for tax years after Dec 31, 2022; eliminated for small entities",
   "agency": "Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities"
  },
  {
   "state": "Alaska",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/alaska-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$250 (2026), to the Alaska Division of Corporations",
   "franchise_tax": "None",
   "agency": "Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing"
  },
  {
   "state": "Arizona",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/arizona-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$50 regular, $85 expedited (2026)",
   "annual_report_fee": "$0 - Arizona LLCs file none",
   "franchise_tax": "None on LLCs",
   "agency": "Arizona Corporation Commission; taxes via Department of Revenue"
  },
  {
   "state": "Arkansas",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/arkansas-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$45 (2026), for Articles of Organization",
   "annual_report_fee": "$15, due May 1 each year",
   "franchise_tax": "Flat $150 for LLCs, per year",
   "agency": "Arkansas Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "California",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/california-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$70 - Articles of Organization (Form LLC-1), Secretary of State",
   "franchise_tax": "$800 minimum, to the Franchise Tax Board (every year)",
   "agency": "California Secretary of State - file via bizfile Online"
  },
  {
   "state": "Colorado",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/colorado-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$50 - Articles of Organization (online only)",
   "annual_report_fee": "$25 - Periodic Report, every year",
   "franchise_tax": "None in Colorado",
   "agency": "Colorado Secretary of State - Business Division"
  },
  {
   "state": "Connecticut",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/connecticut-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$120 - Certificate of Organization (\u00a7 34-243u)",
   "annual_report_fee": "$80 every year, due Jan 1\u2013Mar 31 (\u00a7 34-247k)",
   "agency": "Connecticut Secretary of the State (SOTS)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Delaware",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/delaware-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$110 - Certificate of Formation (Division of Corporations)",
   "annual_report_fee": "None for LLCs (only corporations file one)",
   "franchise_tax": "Flat $300 (2026), due June 1 (\u00a718-1107)",
   "agency": "Delaware Division of Revenue"
  },
  {
   "state": "Florida",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/florida-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$125 total ($100 filing + $25 registered agent designation)",
   "annual_report_fee": "$138.75 per year (due Jan 1 \u2013 May 1)",
   "agency": "Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Georgia",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/georgia-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$225 (2026), to the Georgia Secretary of State",
   "annual_report_fee": "$50 annual registration, due Jan 1\u2013Apr 1 each year",
   "franchise_tax": "None on Georgia LLCs",
   "agency": "Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division"
  },
  {
   "state": "Hawaii",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/hawaii-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$50 (plus a small state archive fee)",
   "annual_report_fee": "$15, due in the quarter of the registration anniversary",
   "franchise_tax": "None for LLCs (Hawaii's franchise tax reaches financial corporations)",
   "agency": "DCCA Business Registration Division (BREG)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Idaho",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/idaho-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "Certificate of Organization filing fee (Idaho Secretary of State); confirm current amount",
   "annual_report_fee": "Required every year, but the fee is $0 (free)",
   "franchise_tax": "None in Idaho",
   "agency": "Idaho Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Illinois",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/illinois-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$150 (Form LLC-5.5, Articles of Organization)",
   "annual_report_fee": "$75 per year (Form LLC-50.1), +$50 per series",
   "agency": "Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR), via MyTax Illinois"
  },
  {
   "state": "Indiana",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/indiana-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$95 online / $100 by mail (State Form 49459, 2026)",
   "franchise_tax": "None on Indiana LLCs",
   "agency": "Indiana Secretary of State, filed via INBiz"
  },
  {
   "state": "Iowa",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/iowa-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$50 (2026), to the Iowa Secretary of State",
   "franchise_tax": "None on ordinary Iowa LLCs",
   "agency": "Iowa Department of Revenue - apply via GovConnectIowa"
  },
  {
   "state": "Kansas",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/kansas-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$85 online / $90 paper - Articles of Organization (Form DL)",
   "franchise_tax": "None - no Kansas franchise tax for tax year 2011 and after",
   "agency": "Kansas Secretary of State; Kansas Department of Revenue"
  },
  {
   "state": "Kentucky",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/kentucky-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$40 - Articles of Organization (Secretary of State)",
   "annual_report_fee": "$15 (Secretary of State)",
   "agency": "Kentucky Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Louisiana",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/louisiana-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$100 (Articles of Organization #365) - $125 from Oct 1, 2026",
   "annual_report_fee": "$30 per year - $35 from Oct 1, 2026",
   "franchise_tax": "None - repealed for periods on/after Jan 1, 2026",
   "agency": "Louisiana Secretary of State (geauxBIZ)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Maine",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/maine-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$175 - Certificate of Formation (31 MRSA §1680)",
   "annual_report_fee": "$85 for a domestic LLC; $150 for a foreign LLC",
   "franchise_tax": "None in Maine",
   "agency": "Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions"
  },
  {
   "state": "Maryland",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/maryland-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$100 by mail; $150 online (includes $50 expedited), 2026",
   "annual_report_fee": "$300 per year for a foreign LLC",
   "franchise_tax": "None in Maryland",
   "agency": "Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Massachusetts",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/massachusetts-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$500 (2026); $520 filed online or by fax",
   "annual_report_fee": "$500 per year ($520 online/fax), due by the formation anniversary",
   "franchise_tax": "None on a standard pass-through LLC",
   "agency": "Secretary of the Commonwealth - Corporations Division"
  },
  {
   "state": "Michigan",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/michigan-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$50 - Articles of Organization (Form CSCL/CD-700), LARA",
   "franchise_tax": "None on LLCs",
   "agency": "Michigan LARA - Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing (Corporations Division)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Minnesota",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/minnesota-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$155 online or in person; $135 by mail (2026)",
   "agency": "Minnesota Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Missouri",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/missouri-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$50 online / $105 paper (Form LLC-1, 2026)",
   "annual_report_fee": "$0 - none required for LLCs",
   "franchise_tax": "None in Missouri",
   "agency": "Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division"
  },
  {
   "state": "Montana",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/montana-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$35 - Articles of Organization (Secretary of State)",
   "annual_report_fee": "$20, due April 15 each year",
   "franchise_tax": "None - Montana imposes no franchise/privilege tax on LLCs",
   "agency": "Montana Secretary of State, online business filing portal"
  },
  {
   "state": "Nebraska",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/nebraska-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$100 online / $110 by mail (Certificate of Organization)",
   "agency": "Nebraska Secretary of State, Corporate/Business Services"
  },
  {
   "state": "Nevada",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/nevada-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$100 (2026), to the Nevada Secretary of State (NRS 86.561)",
   "annual_report_fee": "$350 (Annual List $150 + License renewal $200)",
   "agency": "Nevada Secretary of State - file online via SilverFlume"
  },
  {
   "state": "New Hampshire",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/new-hampshire-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$100 — Certificate of Formation (Form LLC-1), Secretary of State",
   "annual_report_fee": "$100",
   "franchise_tax": "None - New Hampshire has no LLC franchise tax",
   "agency": "New Hampshire Secretary of State - file online or by mail"
  },
  {
   "state": "New Jersey",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/new-jersey-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$100 (2026), Certificate of Formation, one-time",
   "annual_report_fee": "$75 per year, due the last day of the anniversary month",
   "agency": "NJ Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES)"
  },
  {
   "state": "New Mexico",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/new-mexico-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$50 (Articles of Organization)",
   "annual_report_fee": "None required for New Mexico LLCs",
   "agency": "New Mexico Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "New York",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/new-york-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$200 (Articles of Organization, Form DOS-1336)",
   "agency": "New York Department of State, Division of Corporations"
  },
  {
   "state": "North Carolina",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/north-carolina-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$125 - Articles of Organization (Form L-01)",
   "annual_report_fee": "$200 each year (about $203 online), due April 15",
   "franchise_tax": "None on default LLCs (corporations only)",
   "agency": "North Carolina Secretary of State (SOSNC)"
  },
  {
   "state": "North Dakota",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/north-dakota-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$135 — Articles of Organization, Secretary of State",
   "annual_report_fee": "$50",
   "franchise_tax": "None on LLCs; income tax is administered by the Tax Commissioner",
   "agency": "North Dakota Secretary of State - file via FirstStop"
  },
  {
   "state": "Ohio",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/ohio-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$99 - Articles of Organization (Form 610)",
   "annual_report_fee": "$0 - Ohio requires no annual report",
   "agency": "Ohio Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Oklahoma",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/oklahoma-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$100 (2026), Articles of Organization",
   "annual_report_fee": "$25 Annual Certificate, due on the anniversary date",
   "franchise_tax": "None on Oklahoma LLCs",
   "agency": "Oklahoma Secretary of State; Oklahoma Tax Commission"
  },
  {
   "state": "Oregon",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/oregon-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$100 - Articles of Organization (2026)",
   "annual_report_fee": "$100 each year, due on the LLC's anniversary date",
   "franchise_tax": "None on LLCs",
   "agency": "Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division"
  },
  {
   "state": "Pennsylvania",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/pennsylvania-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$125 - Certificate of Organization (DSCB:15-8821)",
   "annual_report_fee": "$7 per year, due September 30",
   "franchise_tax": "None - capital stock/franchise tax eliminated in 2016",
   "agency": "Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations - file via Business Filing Services"
  },
  {
   "state": "Rhode Island",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/rhode-island-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$150 \u2014 Articles of Organization to the Rhode Island Secretary of State",
   "annual_report_fee": "$50 per year",
   "franchise_tax": "No separate annual LLC franchise tax in Rhode Island",
   "agency": "Rhode Island Department of State - Business Services Division"
  },
  {
   "state": "South Carolina",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/south-carolina-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$110 (2026) - Articles of Organization, SC Secretary of State",
   "annual_report_fee": "$0 for a standard LLC (no state annual report)",
   "agency": "South Carolina Secretary of State - Business Entities Online"
  },
  {
   "state": "South Dakota",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/south-dakota-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$150 electronic, $165 paper",
   "annual_report_fee": "$55 (SDCL § 47-34A-212)",
   "franchise_tax": "None (a bank franchise tax applies only to financial institutions)",
   "agency": "South Dakota Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Tennessee",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/tennessee-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$50/member - $300 minimum, $3,000 maximum (Form SS-4270)",
   "annual_report_fee": "$300 minimum, up to a $3,000 maximum",
   "franchise_tax": "0.25% of net worth; $100 minimum (Form FAE 170)",
   "agency": "County/city clerk + Tennessee Department of Revenue"
  },
  {
   "state": "Texas",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/texas-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$300 - Certificate of Formation (Form 205)",
   "annual_report_fee": "None at the Secretary of State",
   "agency": "Texas Secretary of State, Corporations Section"
  },
  {
   "state": "Utah",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/utah-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$59 - Certificate of Organization (2026)",
   "annual_report_fee": "$15 (2026)",
   "agency": "Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code (Department of Commerce)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Vermont",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/vermont-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "See the Secretary of State fee schedule (confirm current amount)",
   "annual_report_fee": "Required every fiscal year; fee on the same schedule",
   "agency": "Vermont Secretary of State - file online or by mail"
  },
  {
   "state": "Virginia",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/virginia-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$100 (Form LLC-1011, one-time)",
   "annual_report_fee": "Waived if canceled before the assessment date",
   "agency": "Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) - not a Secretary of State"
  },
  {
   "state": "Washington",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/washington-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$200 online (includes Initial Report) or $180 by mail",
   "annual_report_fee": "$70 to the Secretary of State",
   "agency": "Washington Secretary of State (file via CCFS)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Wisconsin",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/wisconsin-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$130 online / $170 paper (Form 502, DFI)",
   "annual_report_fee": "$25 online / $40 paper, each year (DFI)",
   "franchise_tax": "None on pass-through LLCs",
   "agency": "Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Wyoming",
   "page": "https://legalglass.org/wyoming-llc-cost/",
   "formation_fee": "$100 - Articles of Organization",
   "annual_report_fee": "License tax of $60 minimum, or $.0002 per dollar of Wyoming assets, whichever is greater",
   "agency": "Wyoming Secretary of State - file online or by mail"
  }
 ]
}