LLC Total Cost Calculator: See the Cost Beyond the Filing Fee
The filing fee is only the first layer. This calculator projects the costs that can repeat year after year—state maintenance, registered-agent service and the extras you actually expect—so you can compare Year 1, Year 3, Year 5 and Year 10 instead of relying on a headline formation price.
What does an LLC really cost?
There is no single national answer. Your total can include a one-time state formation fee, recurring state maintenance charges, fixed state taxes, registered-agent service, publication or local requirements, and optional service costs. The calculator combines the reviewed charge records with your optional inputs. Unverified choices withhold numeric projections; variable taxes and other excluded costs still require separate research.
LLC Total Cost Planner
This is the primary utility on the page. The state formation filing fee is now always shown as its own number. It is never replaced by a Year-1 total. Ongoing state compliance, taxes, registered-agent service and your own extras are separate layers that can affect the ownership-cost forecast.
Enter costs verified directly with your provider. Enter 0 only when the current terms confirm no charge. Government fees remain separate.
How the New Cost Model Works
The calculator has four layers, but it no longer merges them into one ambiguous “fee.” Layer 1 is the listed formation filing charge. Layer 2 is the ongoing state filing/compliance fee and its frequency. Layer 3 is a fixed special annual state cost when it can be safely modeled. Layer 4 is your service and custom-cost input.
Some costs depend on county, revenue, industry, location or business facts. New York newspaper publication charges are a good example. A calculator should let you add the amount you actually expect rather than publish a fake statewide average as if it were a government fee.
State Costs That Need Special Treatment
California: the calculator includes the $20 biennial Statement of Information fee and the $800 annual LLC tax as separate state-cost layers. California can also impose an income-based LLC fee above $250,000 of California-source total income; that variable amount is not automatically modeled.
New York: most domestic LLCs face a publication requirement within 120 days, but newspaper charges depend on county. Enter your expected publication expense as a one-time extra rather than relying on a statewide estimate.
Texas: for 2026 and 2027, the no-tax-due threshold is $2.65 million. Texas franchise tax is outside this numeric projection because the amount depends on revenue and other business facts. An unmodeled tax is not a finding that no tax is owed; information reports can still apply.
Delaware: LLCs pay a $400 annual tax and do not file an annual report with the Division of Corporations. The calculator includes the $400 as the recurring state cost.
Alabama: Business Privilege Tax treatment depends on the calculated tax. Tax due of $100 or less is exempt for tax years beginning after December 31, 2023, so the calculator does not hardcode a universal annual add-on.
State charge review table
This table separates reviewed formation and report charges from jurisdictions awaiting source review. Unverified rows do not supply a numeric estimate. Filing methods and government fees can change; verify the applicable current agency charge.
| Jurisdiction | Formation filing fee | Ongoing state fee | Frequency | Fixed annual extra | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama AL | $200.00 Plus $25.00 initial items | $0.00 | No routine LLC entity report | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Alaska AK | $250.00 | $100.00 | Biennial | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Arizona AZ | $50.00 | $0.00 | No routine LLC entity report | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Arkansas AR | $45.00 | $0.00 | Annual | $150.00/yr | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| California CA | $70.00 | $20.00 | Biennial SOI | $800.00/yr | Listed charges checked 2026-10-24; exclusions apply |
| Colorado CO | $50.00 | $25.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-24; exclusions apply |
| Connecticut CT | $120.00 | $80.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Delaware DE | $110.00 | $0.00 | Annual tax | $400.00/yr | Listed charges checked 2026-10-24; exclusions apply |
| Florida FL | $125.00 | $138.75 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-24; exclusions apply |
| Georgia GA | $110.00 | $60.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Hawaii HI | $51.00 | $15.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Idaho ID | $100.00 | $0.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-28; exclusions apply |
| Illinois IL | $150.00 | $75.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Indiana IN | Numerical projection withheld — check source notes and the responsible authority. | ||||
| Iowa IA | $50.00 | $30.00 | Biennial | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Kansas KS | $85.00 | $90.00 | Biennial | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Kentucky KY | $40.00 | $15.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Louisiana LA | $125.00 | $35.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Maine ME | $175.00 | $85.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Maryland MD | $100.00 | $300.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-24; exclusions apply |
| Massachusetts MA | $500.00 | $500.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Michigan MI | $50.00 | $25.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Minnesota MN | $155.00 | $0.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Mississippi MS | $50.00 | $0.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Missouri MO | $50.00 | $0.00 | No routine LLC entity report | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Montana MT | Numerical projection withheld — check source notes and the responsible authority. | ||||
| Nebraska NE | $100.00 Plus $25.00 initial items | $25.00 | Biennial | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Nevada NV | $75.00 Plus $350.00 initial items | $350.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| New Hampshire NH | $100.00 | $100.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| New Jersey NJ | $100.00 | $75.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-24; exclusions apply |
| New Mexico NM | Numerical projection withheld — check source notes and the responsible authority. | ||||
| New York NY | $200.00 Plus $50.00 initial items | $9.00 | Biennial | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-24; exclusions apply |
| North Carolina NC | $125.00 | $200.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| North Dakota ND | $135.00 | $50.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Ohio OH | $99.00 | $0.00 | No routine LLC entity report | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Oklahoma OK | $100.00 | $25.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Oregon OR | $100.00 | $100.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Pennsylvania PA | $125.00 | $7.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Rhode Island RI | $150.00 | $50.00 | Annual | $400.00/yr | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| South Carolina SC | $110.00 | $0.00 | No routine LLC entity report | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| South Dakota SD | $150.00 | $55.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Tennessee TN | Numerical projection withheld — check source notes and the responsible authority. | ||||
| Texas TX | $300.00 | $0.00 | Annual information filing | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-24; exclusions apply |
| Utah UT | $59.00 | $18.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Vermont VT | $155.00 | $45.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Virginia VA | $100.00 | $50.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Washington WA | $180.00 | $70.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Washington DC DC | $99.00 | $300.00 | Biennial | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-24; exclusions apply |
| West Virginia WV | $100.00 | $25.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Wisconsin WI | $130.00 | $25.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-25; exclusions apply |
| Wyoming WY | $100.00 | $60.00 | Annual | — | Listed charges checked 2026-10-24; exclusions apply |
Why Registered-Agent Cost Changes the Long-Term Number
A registered agent is required for an LLC, but you do not necessarily have to buy a commercial registered-agent service. If you qualify under your state's rules and accept the privacy/availability trade-offs, you may serve as your own agent. A paid service becomes a recurring cost, which is why the calculator separates that decision from government fees.
Paid formation and registered-agent service are optional costs. Check current provider terms, then enter the formation fee, first-year agent cost and renewal cost in the calculator. No advertised price or free period is assumed. Government fees remain separate.
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Reviewed charges and budget limits
48 jurisdictions have selected charge topics verified. Source-check and next-review dates appear for each selected jurisdiction. Unverified choices show a source-review result and withhold numerical projections. They are not treated as zero. The calculator is a budget projection, not a schedule of bills due. Negative or non-finite extra-cost entries are treated as zero; enter nonnegative dollar amounts. Annual items reserve one charge per selected budget year, except Nevada: its Initial List and initial State Business License are counted once at startup, with renewals reserved from budget year2. Biennial items reserve a charge in budget years1,3,5 and so on, except reviewed New York statements start at year2. This is a budgeting convention, not the first-report due-year rule. Actual first and recurring due dates require a separate check. A projected subtotal excludes variable costs and is not a complete ownership-cost quote.
The initial California statement is included through its first modeled statement occurrence, so it is not added a second time. For reviewed New York figures, the $50 Certificate of Publication is now separate from the $200 articles, and biennial charges start at the two-year point in the model. Newspaper charges still require your own estimate. Wyoming uses its minimum license tax; Maryland waivers, California exemptions and Texas variable franchise tax require individual review. Do not treat an unmodeled tax as zero.
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Read the reviewed charge records without JavaScript. These are selected charges for the stated domestic LLC cases, not a complete tax, license or ownership-cost assessment. Other choices remain unverified and do not receive numeric projections.
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Alaska
- Formation government filing
- $250.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $250.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Biennial Report: $100.00 each two-year report
Domestic Articles are $250. Initial report has no charge when required; biennial domestic report is $100. Foreign fees differ. Business licenses, taxes and penalties are excluded. The budget reserves a biennial charge in periods1,3,5 and so on; this is not the actual first-report cycle or due date. Existing calendar source-conflict disclosures remain separate.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Alabama
- Formation government filing
- $200.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- $25.00
- Known filing subtotal
- $225.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
No routine LLC entity report is required. Other filings, taxes and costs remain separate.
Paper/base filing model: $200 Certificate of Formation plus the required $25 paper Name Reservation, included once as another initial item ($225 selected startup subtotal). Online and card/convenience charges are excluded. The SOS form states LLCs have no routine annual entity report; that does not exempt an LLC from Business Privilege Tax, other tax returns, licenses or record changes. No tax liability or exemption is calculated; all such costs remain outside this projection.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Arkansas
- Formation government filing
- $45.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $45.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual LLC franchise tax: $150.00 each year
Online Certificate of Organization is $45; paper is $50. Annual LLC franchise tax is $150. The listed tax is a fixed charge, not an income-tax calculation. Electronic payment processing is extra (agency page lists $5 credit-card processing). Budget reserves do not determine the actual first filing date. Other taxes, penalties and licenses excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Arizona
- Formation government filing
- $50.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $50.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
No routine LLC entity report is required. Other filings, taxes and costs remain separate.
Regular-processing Articles of Organization filing is $50. Expedited and online service charges are excluded. LLCs do not file an ACC annual report. Publication can involve separate variable newspaper charges. ACC attestation requirements, taxes, licenses and changes remain separate; no annual-report fee is not a zero ownership-cost conclusion.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
California
- Formation government filing
- $70.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- $20.00
- Known filing subtotal
- $90.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Statement of Information: $20.00 every two years
- Annual LLC tax: $800.00 each tax year
The initial $20 statement is separate from the $70 articles. The recurring $20 statement and $800 annual tax are separate. Additional income-based LLC fees can apply. Assumes an LLC taxed as a partnership or disregarded entity, without special cancellation or other exemption.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-24. Review target: 2027-01-24.
Colorado
- Formation government filing
- $50.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $50.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Periodic Report: $25.00 each year
Online articles fee. Periodic Report is separate. No absence of other taxes or licensing costs is implied.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-24. Review target: 2027-01-24.
Connecticut
- Formation government filing
- $120.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $120.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report: $80.00 each year
Certificate of Organization is $120, including appointment of the statutory agent. The $80 annual report is separate. Name reservation is optional and excluded. Other taxes, licenses and services are not calculated.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
District of Columbia
- Formation government filing
- $99.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $99.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Biennial Report: $300.00 each two-year report
Standard domestic certificate. Report fee is separate; no precise due date is generated here. Business licenses and other taxes/charges are outside this comparison.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-24. Review target: 2027-01-24.
Delaware
- Formation government filing
- $110.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $110.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- LLC annual tax: $400.00 each calendar year
No LLC annual report to the Division of Corporations. $400 annual tax applies for 2026 under the enacted change. Standard domestic formation schedule is $110 including municipality fee. Series and expedited services excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-24. Review target: 2027-01-24.
Florida
- Formation government filing
- $125.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $125.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report: $138.75 each annual report
Formation includes $100 filing plus $25 government registered-agent designation fee. That $25 is not a private annual registered-agent service. Optional copy/status and late fees excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-24. Review target: 2027-01-24.
Georgia
- Formation government filing
- $110.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $110.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Registration: $60.00 each year
Articles of Organization cost $110 ($100 filing plus $10 service charge). Annual Registration is $60 ($50 plus $10). These displayed fees include the listed service charge. First actual registration is in the year after formation; the calculator reserves annual charges per budget year and does not generate bills due. Other taxes, licenses, expedited and late charges excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Hawaii
- Formation government filing
- $51.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $51.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report — paper fee: $15.00 each year
Formation includes the $50 Articles filing and mandatory $1 State Archives fee. Uses the listed $15 paper annual report fee; online filing may have a different fee and is not priced here. Expedited services and GET/income taxes, licenses and other charges are excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Iowa
- Formation government filing
- $50.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $50.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Biennial Report — online: $30.00 each two-year report
The Certificate of Organization is $50. This model uses the $30 online biennial report; paper or in-person filing is $45. Reports use odd-numbered years. The calculator reserves a biennial charge in its first modeled budget period and every second period, rather than predicting the first actual due date.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Idaho
- Formation government filing
- $100.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $100.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report filing fee — online: $0.00 per annual report; filing is still required
Online Certificate of Organization base filing is $100. Paper submissions add a $20 manual processing charge ($120 total); this snapshot uses online filing. The annual report has no online filing charge, but the report must still be filed. No filing deadline is calculated by this cost tool; use the separate calendar and official agency record for timing. Expedited handling, payment processing, optional name reservations, taxes and licenses are excluded. A zero report filing charge is not zero operating cost or no filing obligation.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-28. Review target: 2027-01-26.
Illinois
- Formation government filing
- $150.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $150.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report: $75.00 each year
Ordinary domestic LLC Articles of Organization are $150. The Annual Report filing fee is $75. Expedited fees are additional, not included in those base charges. Series LLCs and worker cooperatives use different charges. Payment-processor fees, taxes, licenses and penalties excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Kansas
- Formation government filing
- $85.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $85.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Information Report — online: $90.00 each two-year report
Uses the current SOS forms: DL articles $85 online ($90 paper), ILC Information Report $90 online ($110 paper). The older $5/$25 report figures are not used. For-profit reports are biennial in succeeding years matching formation-year parity. This budget reserves a biennial charge in budget years 1,3,5 and so on; it is not the actual first-report due-year rule. Taxes, optional filings, late charges and special/series cases excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Kentucky
- Formation government filing
- $40.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $40.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report: $15.00 each year
Domestic LLC Articles of Organization are $40. The required Annual Report filing fee is $15. These SOS filing charges do not include Kentucky limited liability entity tax or other income, local, licensing or professional-service costs. No tax exemption or zero-tax conclusion is supplied.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Louisiana
- Formation government filing
- $125.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $125.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report: $35.00 each year
Uses the Secretary of State fee schedule effective October 1, 2026: domestic LLC articles $125 and annual report $35. Earlier $100/$30 figures are not used. Optional name reservation, supplemental initial report when needed, expedited handling, $5 credit-card convenience charge, taxes and licenses are excluded. Budget periods are not actual report due dates.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Massachusetts
- Formation government filing
- $500.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $500.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report — base fee: $500.00 each year
Uses $500 base Certificate of Organization and $500 base annual report. Agency schedule lists additional $20 expedite charges for fax/electronic filings, which are excluded. Taxes, licenses and professional services are separate.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Maryland
- Formation government filing
- $100.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $100.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report base fee: $300.00 each annual report
Standard non-expedited articles fee. MarylandSaves-approved fee waiver and certified family-farm treatment are exceptions to the displayed general fee. Personal property taxes, expedited and online service charges are excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-24. Review target: 2027-01-24.
Maine
- Formation government filing
- $175.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $175.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report: $85.00 each year
Domestic Certificate of Formation is $175 and annual report is $85. Foreign entities have different fees. Expedited handling, taxes, licenses and penalties excluded. The actual first report is in the year following formation; the calculator uses budget reserves.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Michigan
- Formation government filing
- $50.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $50.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Statement: $25.00 each year
Ordinary domestic Articles of Organization are $50 and Annual Statement is $25. Professional LLC annual filings have different fees. Qualifying veteran waivers are not assumed. Formation after September30 can change the first actual statement year; budget reserves do not determine due dates.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Minnesota
- Formation government filing
- $155.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $155.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Renewal — active and in good standing: $0.00 each year
Uses the $155 online/in-person Articles of Organization filing; the mail filing is $135. The annual renewal is required and has a genuine $0 fee only for an active entity in good standing. Reinstatement, amendments and other taxes or filings can cost extra.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Missouri
- Formation government filing
- $50.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $50.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
No routine LLC entity report is required. Other filings, taxes and costs remain separate.
Uses the $50 domestic online organization filing; paper filing is $105. Missouri SOS says LLCs do not file annual reports, so no routine report charge is added. This does not mean all future costs or taxes are zero. Special filing-fee waivers are not assumed.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Mississippi
- Formation government filing
- $50.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $50.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Domestic LLC Annual Report: $0.00 each year
Domestic Certificate of Formation filing is $50. The required domestic LLC Annual Report has no filing fee and must still be filed. Foreign LLCs have different charges. Taxes, licenses, late remedies, handling and professional services are not calculated.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Montana
- Formation government filing
- $35.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $35.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
Variable or not modeled. No zero-cost conclusion.
Standard domestic non-series Articles of Organization base filing is $35. Series LLCs add $50 for each named series member and are outside this snapshot. An annual report is still required. The SOS fee table lists the pre-April15 waiver and $35 after April15; its waiver announcement names 2026 and2027 only. No permanent waiver or fee for later years is inferred. Recurring charges are therefore not numerically modeled here, and the calculator withholds all Montana numerical projections. The comparison shows only the reviewed formation charge. Expedited handling, processing, penalties, taxes, licenses, foreign and series entities are excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-28. Review target: 2027-01-26.
North Carolina
- Formation government filing
- $125.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $125.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report — paper fee: $200.00 each year
Articles of Organization base fee is $125. Uses the $200 paper Annual Report fee. Electronic reports add $3 for credit card or $2 for ACH. First actual report is due in the year after formation; budget reserves are not a due-date forecast. Taxes, licenses and services excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
North Dakota
- Formation government filing
- $135.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $135.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report: $50.00 each year
Ordinary business LLC registration is $135 and annual report is $50. Farming, ranching, authorized livestock and professional entities have separate rules and are outside this snapshot. Payment handling, taxes, licenses and penalties excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Nebraska
- Formation government filing
- $100.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- $25.00
- Known filing subtotal
- $125.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Biennial Report — electronic base: $25.00 each two-year report
Online Certificate of Organization is $100; paper is $110. Separate online Proof of Publication filing is $25 (paper $30); variable newspaper charges are excluded. The electronic biennial report base fee is $25 under21-192, paper $30; payment processing can add charges. Odd-year filing rules and actual first-report dates differ from budget periods. Taxes, licenses and series entities excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
New Hampshire
- Formation government filing
- $100.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $100.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report: $100.00 each year
Lists the $100 Certificate of Formation and $100 annual report as separate government filing items. Electronic transaction/handling charges are not itemized and must be checked at checkout. Actual first-report timing, including December formations, must be checked separately; a budget reserve is not a bill due.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
New Jersey
- Formation government filing
- $100.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $100.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report: $75.00 each annual report
Uses the current state formation/fee pages showing $100. Older third-party $125 formation references are not used. Other registrations, licensing and taxes excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-24. Review target: 2027-01-24.
Nevada
- Formation government filing
- $75.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- $350.00
- Known filing subtotal
- $425.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual List: $150.00 each renewal year
- State Business License renewal: $200.00 each renewal year, absent exemption
Ordinary nonexempt domestic LLC startup charges total $425: $75 articles, $150 Initial List and $200 initial State Business License. Initial List and license are included once in the $350 other-initial item. Later Annual List ($150) and license renewal ($200) total $350 per renewal year. This model reserves renewals from budget year 2 to avoid duplicating the initial-year charges; it is not a due-date schedule. License exemptions, alternative list dates, taxes, local licenses, penalties and optional service/payment charges are excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
New York
- Formation government filing
- $200.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- $50.00
- Known filing subtotal
- $250.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Biennial Statement: $9.00 every two years
The $50 Certificate of Publication filing fee is separate from the $200 articles. Newspaper publication charges vary and are not estimated. Most domestic LLCs must publish; special exemptions require review. The first biennial statement is two years after articles, not a first-year report.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-24. Review target: 2027-01-24.
Ohio
- Formation government filing
- $99.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $99.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
No routine LLC entity report is required. Other filings, taxes and costs remain separate.
Articles of Organization (Form610) have a $99 standard filing fee. The Secretary of State does not require routine annual or biennial LLC filings. Changes to records, unclaimed-funds reporting, licenses and tax obligations are separate; no blanket zero-cost conclusion is made.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Oklahoma
- Formation government filing
- $100.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $100.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Certificate: $25.00 each year
Ordinary domestic Articles of Organization are $100; Annual Certificate is $25. Payment processing and other taxes, licenses or filings are excluded. This is not the separate SOS annual-agent fee. Series entities and special cases are outside scope.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Oregon
- Formation government filing
- $100.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $100.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Renewal: $100.00 each year
Domestic Articles of Organization are $100 and the annual renewal is $100. Foreign registration uses different charges. Variable taxes, licenses, expedited handling and private services are excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Pennsylvania
- Formation government filing
- $125.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $125.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report — ordinary for-profit LLC: $7.00 each year
Certificate of Organization is $125. The ordinary for-profit annual report is $7; qualifying not-for-profit-purpose LLCs have a $0 report fee and need individual review. Restricted professional annual registration and benefit-company reports are separate and excluded. The ordinary annual-report system began in2025.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Rhode Island
- Formation government filing
- $150.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $150.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report — base fee: $50.00 each year
- Annual LLC charge — minimum if taxed as corporation: $400.00 each tax year; higher corporate income tax can apply
Articles base fee is $150 and annual report base fee is $50. Separate $400 annual tax charge applies to ordinary pass-through LLCs; corporate-taxed LLCs owe the greater applicable corporate income tax or $400. This planner reserves only the stated charge/minimum and does not calculate income tax or tax classification. Electronic access/payment charges, licenses and exemptions excluded. Actual report and tax due dates differ.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
South Carolina
- Formation government filing
- $110.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $110.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
No routine LLC entity report is required. Other filings, taxes and costs remain separate.
Includes the $110 base articles-of-organization filing fee. No routine Secretary of State LLC annual report is modeled: Act221 repealed33-44-211. This does not mean no recurring tax or license obligations. Corporate-tax treatment can create separate DOR returns and CL-1 requirements; taxes, licenses, online service charges and optional filings are excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
South Dakota
- Formation government filing
- $150.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $150.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report — online: $55.00 each year
Uses $150 online domestic Articles and $55 online annual report. Paper equivalents are $165 and $70 including the $15 paper filing fee. Series entities, foreign qualification, late charges, taxes and licenses excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Texas
- Formation government filing
- $300.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $300.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
Variable or not modeled. No zero-cost conclusion.
Franchise tax is variable, not a verified zero. Information reports can still be required even when no franchise tax is due. This comparison does not calculate tax or determine eligibility for an exemption. Card/convenience and optional service charges excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-24. Review target: 2027-01-24.
Utah
- Formation government filing
- $59.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $59.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report/Renewal: $18.00 each year
Uses the currently posted FY2026 schedule: $59 domestic LLC Certificate of Organization and $18 annual report/renewal. The $18 includes the marked $5 single-sign-on portal surcharge; do not add it again. The posted schedule is effective July1,2025. Taxes, licenses, late and expedited charges excluded; verify agency checkout for later schedule changes.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Virginia
- Formation government filing
- $100.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $100.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Registration Fee: $50.00 each year
Articles of Organization are $100. The $50 annual registration fee is a fee payment, rather than a corporation-style annual report. Late charges, reinstatement, other taxes, licenses and private services are not included.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Vermont
- Formation government filing
- $155.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $155.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report — domestic: $45.00 each year
Domestic Articles of Organization are $155 and domestic annual report is $45 under11VSA4012. Foreign annual report is $170 and is not modeled. Taxes, licenses, special entities, penalties and private services excluded. Fiscal-year filing windows are not inferred from budget years.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Washington
- Formation government filing
- $180.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- $0.00
- Known filing subtotal
- $180.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report: $70.00 each year
Uses the $180 base formation filing charge, excluding additional online processing and expedited charges. Assumes the Initial Report is filed with formation for no additional report fee; a deferred initial report has a separate $10 base fee and is outside this projection. Annual report is $70. DOR business licensing, B&O and other taxes/licenses are separate and excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Wisconsin
- Formation government filing
- $130.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $130.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report — online: $25.00 each year
Uses $130 online Articles of Organization and $25 online annual reports for a domestic LLC. Paper organization is $170. A paper annual report adds a $15 surcharge to the $25 report fee. Foreign and special entities use different charges; other taxes and services are excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
West Virginia
- Formation government filing
- $100.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $100.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual Report — base fee, annual cycle assumed: $25.00 each annual report
Assumes an ordinary nonexempt domestic LLC that continues ANNUAL reporting, without a biennial election. LLD-1 articles base fee is $100; annual report base fee is $25. Current law effective July 1,2026 also permits a $50 biennial election; that alternate cycle is outside this cost model. Online report processing adds $1 and is excluded. Veteran/other exemptions, business-registration tax fees, other taxes/licenses, late fees and expedited services excluded. Budget reserves are not due dates.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-25. Review target: 2027-01-25.
Wyoming
- Formation government filing
- $100.00
- Other initial government filing itemized
- Not itemized in this snapshot
- Known filing subtotal
- $100.00 — excludes variable costs and recurring charges
Recurring charges listed
- Annual report license tax: $60.00 each year, minimum
Annual license tax is the greater of $60 or $0.0002 per dollar of assets located and employed in Wyoming. The minimum is not an exact tax calculation. Online payment processing and optional services excluded.
Listed topics checked 2026-10-24. Review target: 2027-01-24.
Worked budget examples
These illustrations use the reviewed Florida and New York records shown in the source panel. They assume a standard domestic LLC and DIY filing with no paid agent or formation service. Optional inputs below are invented examples, not market prices. Source dates and exclusions remain those on the reviewed records.
Florida: separate filing from a reserve
The comparison shows a $125.00 known initial filing subtotal and a separate $138.75 Annual Report charge. The calculator reserves one annual charge in each selected budget year: $125.00 + $138.75 = $263.75 for one budget year, or $125.00 + 3 × $138.75 = $541.25 for three budget years.
The one-year reserve does not say an Annual Report is due on formation day. Use the filing calendar and agency instructions for actual due dates.
Florida: add your own optional costs
For the same three-year DIY example, enter an illustrative $40.50 one-time extra and $12.25 annual extra. Optional costs are $40.50 + 3 × $12.25 = $77.25. Add them to the $541.25 government-charge reserve to obtain $618.50. These inputs cover only the items you choose to include; they are not official charges or a complete business budget.
New York: initial items and a biennial charge
The comparison keeps $200.00 articles plus $50.00 Certificate of Publication filing separate from the $9.00 Biennial Statement. Its known initial subtotal is $250.00. In the calculator’s three-year budget convention, one statement is reserved at year 2: $250.00 + $9.00 = $259.00, before newspaper charges and other excluded costs.
Newspaper publication costs are variable and are not included in that subtotal. Enter only your own newspaper estimate as an extra; do not add the certificate filing charge twice. A budget period does not replace the agency filing cycle.
These are partial projections, not quotes or tax calculations. Changes to filing methods, exemptions, late fees, business facts or optional services can change your actual costs. Read the official references for both jurisdictions in the source panel.