The New Mexico Secretary of State maintains the public registry of every NM LLC. NM has the lowest formation cost AND the lowest annual maintenance among the four anonymous states — $50 filing fee, NO annual report, NO annual franchise tax. This Anonymousllc.co reference covers the filing portal, fee schedule, anonymity rules under NMSA § 53-19, and the practical trade-offs (banking is harder than Wyoming) of forming in New Mexico.
§ 53-19-8 governs Articles of Organization (no member/manager listing required). No annual-report statute exists.
Open full text →The New Mexico Secretary of State accepts Articles of Organization for NM LLCs under NMSA § 53-19-8 and maintains the public business registry. NM is unique among the four anonymous states for having NO annual-report requirement and NO annual franchise tax — once formed, an NM LLC's only ongoing maintenance is the $100/year registered agent. NM's anonymity flows from NMSA § 53-19-8, which requires only the LLC name, registered-agent name and street address, organizer, and a statement of duration on the Articles. Members and managers are not required and do not appear on public records.
NM accepts Articles of Organization through: • Online portal — NMBC (New Mexico Business Center) at portal.sos.state.nm.us. Standard processing 1-3 business days. • Mail filing — NM Secretary of State, Business Services Division, 325 Don Gaspar, Suite 300, Santa Fe, NM 87501. Adds 7-10 business days vs online. NM does not offer expedited filing. Standard turnaround is consistently 1-3 business days online, occasionally extending to 5 days during fiscal year-end (June 30) and tax-season backlog (early April). Anonymousllc.co files all NM customer LLCs through the online portal via our NM-licensed registered-agent partner.
Articles of Organization (LLC): $50 under NMSA § 53-19-63. This is the 'state fee' line in Anonymousllc.co's NM LLC pricing ($297 + $50 = $347 total). Cheapest US anonymous LLC. Annual report: NONE. NM does not require LLC annual reports — this is the structural reason NM is the cheapest US anonymous LLC. Annual franchise tax: NONE for LLCs. (Corporations have a franchise tax; LLCs do not.) Name reservation (optional): $20 for 120 days. Anonymousllc.co skips this — availability is checked at the portal before filing. Certified copy: $25. Apostille: $5 + $5 per document. Total ongoing for an NM LLC: $0 to the state, plus the $100/year registered agent. NM beats every other US state on ongoing cost.
Under NMSA § 53-19-8, the Articles of Organization must include: (1) LLC name, (2) period of duration (perpetual is the default), (3) name and street address of the initial registered agent, (4) name and signature of the organizer, and (5) a statement that the LLC will be member-managed or manager-managed. Members and managers are NOT required on the Articles. There is no annual report — so no Annual List equivalent that would re-disclose ownership. NM's anonymity is the cleanest of the four states: formed once, no recurring disclosure. The NM SOS does not maintain a public member or manager registry. The only person associated with an NM LLC on public records is the registered agent (their commercial name and NM street address). Beneficial owners stay in (a) the operating agreement, (b) the bank's records under BSA/CIP, and (c) the IRS records via the EIN responsible party.
NM is the cheapest at $347 total + $100/year. But the trade-offs are real: 1. Banking. Mercury, Relay, and Bluevine ALL prefer Wyoming and Delaware. NM is less familiar to underwriters because the state generates far fewer LLCs than Wyoming or Delaware. Anonymousllc.co's NM customers see slightly lower bank-approval rates and slightly longer review windows than Wyoming customers. Mitigation: we submit to 4-5 banks in parallel, and approval rates are still 70-85% on first round. 2. Charging-order law. NM's charging-order statute under NMSA § 53-19-32 is less battle-tested than Wyoming's or Nevada's. NM has fewer reported decisions, which creates legal uncertainty in edge cases. 3. Out-of-state recognition. Most states recognize NM LLCs without issue, but a small minority of state courts have treated NM LLCs as less rigorous than Wyoming or Delaware. This is rarely material for online businesses but can matter for high-asset litigation. 4. Slower SOS during fiscal year-end (June 30) and tax season (early April). Wyoming and Delaware are more consistent. NM is the right choice when budget is the dominant factor and the business is online/passive. Wyoming is the right choice when banking, asset-protection precedent, or charging-order law matters.
Anonymousllc.co's NM LLC SKU ($297 + $50 state = $347 total) includes: • Filing Articles of Organization via NMBC (standard 1-3 business day turnaround) • Registered agent year 1 (renews $100/year) • Custom operating agreement drafted to NMSA Chapter 53-19 defaults • EIN from IRS (online for US residents, fax for non-residents) • Bank applications to 4-5 US banks (Mercury, Relay, Bluevine, plus 1-2 alternatives sometimes added for NM specifically) No year-2 annual-report reminder needed (NM has no annual report). Registered agent renewal billed 60 days before LLC anniversary. NM customers who later need stronger banking compatibility can convert to Wyoming via /resources/domesticate-llc/ or by dissolving and re-forming.
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