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Statewise Business The state fee almanac for LLCs, sourced line by line.

The fee almanac

The fee almanac for every state LLC

Every state's official LLC fees, report dates and agent rules are entered here with their sources, the states are ranked on cost, and each state closes with the services we would use.

· Entry by the Statewise Business almanac desk

The almanac in brief

States on file
50Three entries per state
Lowest three-year state bill
$50Arizona and others
Highest three-year state bill
$2,490California

Ten states that charge an LLC the least

RankStateThree-year state fees
1stArizona$50
1stMississippi$50
1stMissouri$50
1stNew Mexico$50
5thMontana$75
6thHawaii$76
7thIowa$80
8thUtah$95
9thOhio$99
10thColorado$100
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Methodology

How we choose services

  1. Added cost over three years (32%): What a service charges above the state's own fees in years one, two and three, from its published first-year and renewal prices.
  2. Requirements covered (28%): How many of the state's recurring requirements the price handles: the registered agent, the periodic report and the EIN application.
  3. Renewal terms (14%): What the service charges from year two on, and whether that figure matches its first-year price.
  4. Fit with state rules (14%): How closely the plan follows the state's report cycle, late charges and registered office rules.
  5. Fee clarity (12%): Whether the state fee is listed apart and passed through at cost, so the figure matches the official schedule.
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Three entries for each state

National entries

Every state entry