Sortable, filterable chart of LLC filing fees and annual report obligations for all 50 US states. The snapshot below is sortable in the live tool by fee, by annual obligation, or by whether the state taxes LLC income.
Default sort is alphabetical. Click any column to sort by filing fee, annual fee, annual obligation, or income tax status.
Toggle the 'anonymous only' filter to see WY, NM, DE, NV side by side.
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| State▲ | Filing fee↕ | Annual fee↕ | State income tax↕ | Anonymous↕ | Series LLC↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama (AL) | $200 | $50 | Yes | - | Yes |
| Alaska (AK) | $250 | $100 | No | - | - |
| Arizona (AZ) | $50 | $0 | Yes | - | - |
| Arkansas (AR) | $45 | $150 | Yes | - | Yes |
| California (CA) | $70 | $20 | Yes | - | - |
| Colorado (CO) | $50 | $10 | Yes | - | - |
| Connecticut (CT) | $120 | $80 | Yes | - | - |
| Delaware (DE) | $110 | $300 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Florida (FL) | $125 | $138.75 | No | - | - |
| Georgia (GA) | $100 | $50 | Yes | - | - |
| Hawaii (HI) | $50 | $15 | Yes | - | - |
| Idaho (ID) | $100 | $0 | Yes | - | - |
| Illinois (IL) | $150 | $75 | Yes | - | Yes |
| Indiana (IN) | $95 | $32 | Yes | - | Yes |
| Iowa (IA) | $50 | $30 | Yes | - | Yes |
| Kansas (KS) | $165 | $50 | Yes | - | Yes |
| Kentucky (KY) | $40 | $15 | Yes | - | - |
| Louisiana (LA) | $100 | $35 | Yes | - | - |
| Maine (ME) | $175 | $85 | Yes | - | - |
| Maryland (MD) | $100 | $300 | Yes | - | - |
| Massachusetts (MA) | $500 | $500 | Yes | - | - |
| Michigan (MI) | $50 | $25 | Yes | - | - |
| Minnesota (MN) | $155 | $0 | Yes | - | - |
| Mississippi (MS) | $50 | $0 | Yes | - | - |
| Missouri (MO) | $50 | $0 | Yes | - | Yes |
| Montana (MT) | $35 | $20 | Yes | - | Yes |
| Nebraska (NE) | $100 | $13 | Yes | - | - |
| Nevada (NV) | $425 | $350 | No | Yes | Yes |
| New Hampshire (NH) | $100 | $100 | No | - | - |
| New Jersey (NJ) | $125 | $75 | Yes | - | - |
| New Mexico (NM) | $50 | $0 | Yes | Yes | - |
| New York (NY) | $200 | $9 | Yes | - | - |
| North Carolina (NC) | $125 | $200 | Yes | - | - |
| North Dakota (ND) | $135 | $50 | Yes | - | Yes |
| Ohio (OH) | $99 | $0 | Yes | - | - |
| Oklahoma (OK) | $100 | $25 | Yes | - | - |
| Oregon (OR) | $100 | $100 | Yes | - | - |
| Pennsylvania (PA) | $125 | $7 | Yes | - | - |
| Rhode Island (RI) | $150 | $50 | Yes | - | - |
| South Carolina (SC) | $110 | $0 | Yes | - | - |
| South Dakota (SD) | $150 | $50 | No | - | Yes |
| Tennessee (TN) | $300 | $300 | No | - | Yes |
| Texas (TX) | $300 | $0 | No | - | Yes |
| Utah (UT) | $59 | $18 | Yes | - | Yes |
| Vermont (VT) | $125 | $35 | Yes | - | - |
| Virginia (VA) | $100 | $50 | Yes | - | Yes |
| Washington (WA) | $200 | $60 | No | - | - |
| West Virginia (WV) | $100 | $25 | Yes | - | - |
| Wisconsin (WI) | $130 | $25 | Yes | - | Yes |
| Wyoming (WY) | $100 | $60 | No | Yes | - |
Static snapshot pulled from current state filing fees, statutes, and pricing data. Updates when source data changes.
| State | Filing fee | Annual fee | Annual report cadence | State income tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $200 | $50 | Annual BPT/PPT return ($50 minimum) | Yes |
| Alaska | $250 | $100 | Biennial report ($100) | No |
| Arizona | $50 | $0 | No annual report required | Yes |
| Arkansas | $45 | $150 | Annual franchise tax report ($150 minimum) | Yes |
| California | $70 | $20 | Statement of Information $20 every 2 years + $800/yr franchise tax | Yes |
| Colorado | $50 | $10 | Periodic report $10 annually | Yes |
| Connecticut | $120 | $80 | Annual report $80 | Yes |
| Delaware | $110 | $300 | $300 annual franchise tax (no public annual report) | Yes |
| Florida | $125 | $138.75 | Annual report $138.75 | No |
| Georgia | $100 | $50 | Annual registration $50 | Yes |
| Hawaii | $50 | $15 | Annual report $15 | Yes |
| Idaho | $100 | $0 | Annual report required but no filing fee | Yes |
| Illinois | $150 | $75 | Annual report $75 | Yes |
| Indiana | $95 | $32 | Biennial report $32 | Yes |
| Iowa | $50 | $30 | Biennial report $30 | Yes |
| Kansas | $165 | $50 | Annual report $50 | Yes |
| Kentucky | $40 | $15 | Annual report $15 | Yes |
| Louisiana | $100 | $35 | Annual report $35 | Yes |
| Maine | $175 | $85 | Annual report $85 | Yes |
| Maryland | $100 | $300 | Annual report $300 (Personal Property Return) | Yes |
| Massachusetts | $500 | $500 | Annual report $500 | Yes |
| Michigan | $50 | $25 | Annual report $25 | Yes |
| Minnesota | $155 | $0 | Annual renewal required but no filing fee (filed online) | Yes |
| Mississippi | $50 | $0 | Annual report required but no filing fee | Yes |
| Missouri | $50 | $0 | No annual report required | Yes |
| Montana | $35 | $20 | Annual report $20 | Yes |
| Nebraska | $100 | $13 | Biennial report $13 | Yes |
| Nevada | $425 | $350 | $200 business license + $150 Annual List = $350/yr | No |
| New Hampshire | $100 | $100 | Annual report $100 | No |
| New Jersey | $125 | $75 | Annual report $75 | Yes |
| New Mexico | $50 | $0 | No annual report required (zero ongoing state fees) | Yes |
| New York | $200 | $9 | Biennial statement $9 + costly newspaper publication requirement ($300-$2,000) | Yes |
| North Carolina | $125 | $200 | Annual report $200 ($202 online) | Yes |
| North Dakota | $135 | $50 | Annual report $50 | Yes |
| Ohio | $99 | $0 | No annual report required | Yes |
| Oklahoma | $100 | $25 | Annual certificate $25 | Yes |
| Oregon | $100 | $100 | Annual report $100 | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | $125 | $7 | Annual report $7 (new requirement starting 2025; was decennial) | Yes |
| Rhode Island | $150 | $50 | Annual report $50 | Yes |
| South Carolina | $110 | $0 | No annual report unless LLC elects corporate tax treatment | Yes |
| South Dakota | $150 | $50 | Annual report $50 | No |
| Tennessee | $300 | $300 | Annual report $300 minimum ($50/member, max $3,000) | No |
| Texas | $300 | $0 | Public Information Report annually (no fee) + franchise tax (0% under $2.47M revenue) | No |
| Utah | $59 | $18 | Annual renewal $18 | Yes |
| Vermont | $125 | $35 | Annual report $35 | Yes |
| Virginia | $100 | $50 | Annual registration $50 | Yes |
| Washington | $200 | $60 | Annual report $60 | No |
| West Virginia | $100 | $25 | Annual report $25 | Yes |
| Wisconsin | $130 | $25 | Annual report $25 | Yes |
| Wyoming | $100 | $60 | Annual report $60 (or 0.0002% of WY assets, whichever greater) | No |
State filing fees + annual report obligations sourced from each Secretary of State office, 2026 schedules. Excludes franchise tax (Delaware $300, California $800, Tennessee $300+). Excludes publication requirements (New York $300-$2,000). Excludes registered agent fees.
The state filing fee is one component of the total. Year 1 cost also includes the registered agent at $100/yr, the annual report fee, any franchise tax, and the service fee, so a low filing fee does not settle which state is cheapest. Montana's $35 filing fee and Arkansas's $45 look cheap until Arkansas's $150 franchise-tax report is added. Delaware's $110 filing is modest, but its $300 franchise tax lands every June 1. The filing fee is the entry price, not the running cost. The 5-Year Cost Calculator projects the full multi-year total for a chosen state, which is the number that matters for a decision. The snapshot above lists the filing fee and the annual obligation side by side for all 50 states.
Nine states levy no personal income tax: Wyoming, Nevada, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Washington (a B&O tax instead), South Dakota, Alaska, and New Hampshire. Forming in one simplifies multi-state tax compliance for founders with no local effectively connected income. Three of the four anonymous states, Wyoming, Nevada, and Delaware, sit differently on this axis: Wyoming and Nevada have no state income tax, while Delaware taxes income and adds a $300 franchise tax. New Mexico taxes income but charges no annual report. Absence of a state income tax does not remove federal tax, and it does not remove tax in a state where the business has a physical nexus. It removes one layer for a founder whose income is not tied to a specific state.
An annual report is a yearly filing that keeps the LLC in good standing, refreshing the registered agent, principal office, and member or manager details where a state requires them. Fees range from $0 to $500. New Mexico is the cleanest: no report, no fee, and no recurring state obligation. Arizona, Missouri, Ohio, and Mississippi also skip the report or charge no fee for it. Wyoming charges a $60 minimum, due in the formation-anniversary month. Missing an annual report puts the LLC out of good standing and can lead to administrative dissolution. Anonymousllc.co tracks the cadence for the states it forms in, so the report is filed before the deadline rather than lapsing.
California, Delaware, Tennessee, and Texas add a franchise tax separate from the filing and annual-report fees. California charges $800 a year regardless of revenue; Delaware charges $300; Tennessee charges $300 and up; Texas charges 0 percent under $2.47M in revenue. The franchise tax is a cost of maintaining the entity, not a filing fee, so the snapshot excludes it to keep the filing-versus-annual comparison clean. A full cost picture adds it to the annual column. California's $800 franchise tax is the reason a low $70 filing fee does not make California cheap. A founder comparing states adds the franchise tax where it applies before ranking total cost.
Wyoming is $397 all-in ($297 service plus $100 state), New Mexico is $347, Delaware is $407, and Nevada is $722 because of its $425 combined state fee. All four keep members and managers off public records while only the registered agent appears publicly. Each price is the flat $297 service fee plus the actual state fee, so the state portion matches what the Secretary of State charges. Formation includes the state filing, registered agent year 1, operating agreement, EIN, and 4-5 US bank applications. Ongoing cost differs after year 1: New Mexico has no annual report, Wyoming charges a $60 minimum, Delaware adds its $300 franchise tax, and Nevada runs about $350 a year for its annual list and business license.
New York requires a newly formed LLC to publish notice in two newspapers for six weeks, which adds $300 to $2,000 depending on the county, on top of the $200 filing fee and the $9 biennial statement. The publication cost is set by the newspapers a county designates, and downstate counties are the most expensive. This one-time charge makes New York's true first-year cost far higher than its filing fee suggests. The snapshot excludes publication to keep the fee columns comparable, and the footnote flags it. A founder considering New York adds the publication cost before comparing it with a no-publication state like Wyoming.
Anonymousllc.co charges a flat $297 service fee plus the state's actual fee, with no markup on the state portion. That makes Wyoming $397, New Mexico $347, Delaware $407, and Nevada $722. The state fee passes through at cost, so the number on the invoice matches the Secretary of State's published schedule. The $297 covers the filing work, registered agent year 1, operating agreement, EIN, and the bank applications. Because the pricing is a flat service fee plus a pass-through state fee, a founder reads the total directly from the state chart: take the state's filing fee, add $297, and that is the all-in formation price for the four anonymous states.
New Mexico has the lowest ongoing cost of the four anonymous states. It charges no annual report, no annual fee, and no recurring state obligation after the $347 all-in formation. Wyoming follows with a $60 minimum annual report, still low and paired with strong charging order protection and no state income tax. Delaware adds a $300 franchise tax each year, and Nevada runs about $350 a year for its annual list and state business license. A budget-first founder who wants anonymity without recurring state cost chooses New Mexico. A founder who weighs banking and asset protection alongside cost chooses Wyoming, where the $60 annual report is the only ongoing state charge.
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