A Kentucky LLC costs $337 all-in in year one through Anonymousllc.co: a $297 service fee plus the $40 state filing fee, one of the lowest in the country. Ongoing cost is a $15 annual report plus $100/year registered agent. Kentucky also levies a Limited Liability Entity Tax with a $175 minimum. Founders who need ownership privacy weigh Kentucky's low fee against the Wyoming Anonymous LLC at $397 all-in.
The Kentucky Secretary of State charges $40 to file the Articles of Organization, one of the lowest formation fees in the country. It is paid once at formation and is the only mandatory state fee at filing time. Anonymousllc.co adds a $297 service fee on top of the $40, for $337 total all-in. That single figure covers the state filing, registered agent for year one, operating agreement, EIN, and four to five US bank applications, with no publication or license surcharges hidden behind it. The $40 fee buys the state filing only; the registered agent, operating agreement, EIN, and US banking come from the service layer. Anonymousllc.co bundles all of it into the $337 total, so the founder pays one price rather than assembling four or five separate services.
A Kentucky LLC costs $337 all-in through Anonymousllc.co: a $297 service fee plus the $40 state fee. The price covers filing, registered agent for year one, operating agreement, EIN, and four to five US bank applications. Add-on services are priced separately: EIN $99, ITIN $299, and BOI $150 per report when it applies. Founders who prioritize privacy over the low filing fee choose the Wyoming Anonymous LLC at $397 all-in and foreign-qualify into Kentucky when local operations require a registration. The package price does not change for a non-resident founder, and the EIN by fax is included rather than billed separately. Founders comparing states weigh Kentucky's $337 against New Mexico's $347 all-in, where no annual report follows, and Wyoming's $397 all-in, where ownership stays off the public record.
From year two, a Kentucky LLC costs $115/year: the $15 annual report plus a $100/year registered agent renewal. The annual report is due by June 30 each year and filed with the Secretary of State. Kentucky also levies a Limited Liability Entity Tax (LLET) with a $175 minimum, calculated on gross receipts or gross profits. State income tax on pass-through profit is a flat 4%. Anonymousllc.co files the $15 annual report as part of registered agent service, so the LLC stays in good standing. Kentucky's $115 recurring cost is low because the report itself is only $15. The LLET $175 minimum applies to the state tax return, not the annual report, and lands only when the LLC has in-state activity. Anonymousllc.co bills the $100 agent renewal once a year and files the $15 report inside that service.
The Limited Liability Entity Tax (LLET) is a Kentucky business tax with a $175 minimum, calculated on gross receipts or gross profits. Every Kentucky LLC with in-state activity files it alongside the state return. The LLET is separate from the flat 4% personal income tax on pass-through profit. Small businesses under the gross receipts threshold pay the $175 floor. Anonymousllc.co partners with US tax preparers familiar with Kentucky filings, so the LLET and income tax are handled together each year.
Filing yourself costs the $40 state fee, but you handle the name check, Articles, operating agreement, EIN, and bank applications alone. Anonymousllc.co charges $297 on top of the state fee to complete every step in 5-10 business days. Most owners find DIY costs more in time and missed steps than the $297 service fee saves in money. The non-resident EIN by fax and the multi-bank application strategy are the hardest steps to run alone, and both are included in the $337 package. The IRS fax process runs 5-7 days and requires the SS-4 completed correctly, and a single bank decline can stall a solo applicant for weeks. Anonymousllc.co runs both in parallel with the state filing, which is why the whole path closes in 5-10 business days rather than dragging across a month.
Kentucky's $337 first-year total is among the lowest, driven by the $40 filing fee. New Mexico costs $347 all-in with no annual report and no annual fee, while Wyoming costs $397 all-in with a $60 minimum annual license tax. The trade-off is privacy. Kentucky lists members or managers on the public record; Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, and Nevada keep owners off it. A founder who needs anonymity chooses Wyoming or New Mexico despite the higher entry price and foreign-qualifies into Kentucky. A founder who operates a storefront or hires staff in Kentucky needs the in-state entity regardless, so the $337 Kentucky LLC fits. A founder who only needs a US company for online income and privacy is better served by the Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC.
Reinstating an administratively dissolved Kentucky LLC requires filing every missed annual report, paying the accrued penalties, and submitting a reinstatement application to the Secretary of State. Anonymousllc.co handles Kentucky reinstatements at $250 plus state fees on a case-by-case basis. Staying current on the $15 annual report avoids this entirely. Registered agent service at $100/year includes deadline tracking and filing on request, so the LLC never slips into dissolution over a missed June 30 report. The penalty and back-report total grows the longer an LLC stays dissolved, so early reinstatement costs less than a multi-year lapse. Anonymousllc.co quotes the reinstatement figure after checking the state record, since the exact back-fees depend on how many reports were missed.
A non-resident pays the same $337 all-in through Anonymousllc.co: a $297 service fee plus the $40 state fee. The EIN by fax is included in formation, and the ITIN needed for a personal US return is a $299 add-on. Non-resident bank approval is harder, so Anonymousllc.co applies to four or five banks at once at no extra cost. Ongoing cost matches a resident's: $115/year for the annual report and registered agent, plus the $175 minimum LLET where in-state activity applies. The ITIN is needed only for the owner's personal US return, not for the LLC itself, which runs on its EIN. A foreign-owned single-member LLC also files Form 5472 federally each year, a filing Anonymousllc.co routes to a US tax preparer.
The Wyoming Anonymous LLC costs $397 all-in through Anonymousllc.co: a $297 service fee plus the $100 Wyoming state fee. It keeps members and managers off the public record, which a Kentucky LLC cannot do. A founder operating in Kentucky who needs privacy forms the Wyoming anonymous entity and foreign-qualifies it into Kentucky. New Mexico is the lower-cost private option at $347 all-in with no annual report. Both bridge the gap between Kentucky's low fee and the privacy the public Kentucky record does not provide. New Mexico's $347 all-in with no annual report is the lowest-cost private option, while Wyoming's $397 adds a $60 minimum annual license tax. Either entity foreign-qualifies into Kentucky, so a founder keeps ownership private and still registers to operate locally.
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