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State Filing Fee Calculator
Launch by LegalShield connects you with a local business attorney who will talk to you about your business, help you choose the correct business entity to form, complete all the paperwork and file it for you, and provide legal support for three months from your membership purchase date. Here’s how it works.
NOTE: Whether you file yourself or through LegalShield, every new business is required to pay a one-time state filing fee.
Alabama
LLC: $177 - $277
Corporation: $177 - $277
County filing fees (DBAs): $30
Alaska
LLC: $250
Corporation: $250
County filing fees (DBAs): $25
Arizona
LLC: $85
Corporation: $60 - $95
County filing fees (DBAs): $10
Arkansas
LLC: $50
Corporation: $50
County filing fees (DBAs): $25
California
LLC: $70 - $420
Corporation: $100 - $450
County filing fees (DBAs): $0 - $257
Colorado
LLC: $50
Corporation: $50
County filing fees (DBAs): $20
Connecticut
LLC: $120 - $170
Corporation: $250 - $300
County filing fees (DBAs): $5
Delaware
LLC: $90 - $140
Corporation: $89 - $139
County filing fees (DBAs): $25
District of Columbia
LLC: $220 - $270
Corporation: $220 - $270
County filing fees (DBAs): $55
Florida
LLC: $155
Corporation: $87.50
County filing fees (DBAs): $80
Georgia
LLC: $100 - $200
Corporation: $140 - $240
County filing fees (DBAs): $202
Hawaii
LLC: $51 - $76
Corporation: $51 - $76
County filing fees (DBAs): $50
Idaho
LLC: $100 - $120
Corporation: $100 - $120
County filing fees (DBAs): $25
Illinois
LLC: $150 - $250
Corporation: $175 - $275
County filing fees (DBAs): $150
Indiana
LLC: $97.14
Corporation: $97.14
County filing fees (DBAs): $30
Iowa
LLC: $50
Corporation: $50
County filing fees (DBAs): $5
Kansas
LLC: $165
Corporation: $85
County filing fees (DBAs): $0
Kentucky
LLC: $40
Corporation: $50
County filing fees (DBAs): $20
Louisiana
LLC: $100 - $130
Corporation: $75 - $105
County filing fees (DBAs): $25
Maine
LLC: $175 - $225
Corporation: $145 - $195
County filing fees (DBAs): $105
Maryland
LLC: $121 - $191
Corporation: $120 - $170
County filing fees (DBAs): $25
Massachusetts
LLC: $250 - $265
Corporation: $520
County filing fees (DBAs): $0
Michigan
LLC: $50 - $100
Corporation: $60 - $110
County filing fees (DBAs): $10
Minnesota
LLC: $135 - $155
Corporation: $155 - $175
County filing fees (DBAs): $25
Mississippi
LLC: $50
Corporation: $50
County filing fees (DBAs): $25
Missouri
LLC: $50
Corporation: $58
County filing fees (DBAs): $7
Montana
LLC: $70 - $90
Corporation: $70 - $90
County filing fees (DBAs): $20
Nebraska
LLC: $100
Corporation: $60
County filing fees (DBAs): $120
Nevada
LLC: $425 - $550
Corporation: $725 - $850
County filing fees (DBAs): $20
New Hampshire
LLC: $102 - $127
Corporation: $102 - $167
County filing fees (DBAs): $50
New Jersey
LLC: $125 - $176
Corporation: $125 - $176
County filing fees (DBAs): $50
New Mexico
LLC: $50
Corporation: $200 - $350
County filing fees (DBAs): $0
New York
LLC: $200 - $250
Corporation: $125 - $175
County filing fees (DBAs): $60 - $135
North Carolina
LLC: $125 - $225
Corporation: $125 - $225
County filing fees (DBAs): $26
North Dakota
LLC: $135
Corporation: $100
County filing fees (DBAs): $25
Ohio
LLC: $99 - $199
Corporation: $99 - $199
County filing fees (DBAs): $50
Oklahoma
LLC: $100
Corporation: $50
County filing fees (DBAs): $25
Oregon
LLC: $100
Corporation: $100
County filing fees (DBAs): $50
Pennsylvania
LLC: $125
Corporation: $125
County filing fees (DBAs): $52
Rhode Island
LLC: $150
Corporation: $230
County filing fees (DBAs): $50
South Carolina
LLC: $125
Corporation: $125
County filing fees (DBAs): $0
South Dakota
LLC: $150
Corporation: $150
County filing fees (DBAs): $10
Tennessee
LLC: $300
Corporation: $100
County filing fees (DBAs): $20
Texas
LLC: $300
Corporation: $300 - $325
County filing fees (DBAs): $20
Utah
LLC: $70 - $145
Corporation: $70 - $145
County filing fees (DBAs): $22
Vermont
LLC: $125
Corporation: $125
County filing fees (DBAs): $20
Virginia
LLC: $100 - $200
Corporation: $75 - $175
County filing fees (DBAs): $30
Washington
LLC: $200
Corporation: $200
County filing fees (DBAs): $9
West Virginia
LLC: $100
Corporation: $50
County filing fees (DBAs): $30
Wisconsin
LLC: $130 - $155
Corporation: $100 - $125
County filing fees (DBAs): $30
Wyoming
LLC: $100
Corporation: $100
County filing fees (DBAs): $100
Registered Agent Services
United States business law requires every business to have a registered agent who resides in the state where the business is formed. A registered agent is simply a person designated to receive all legal paperwork related to your business. Examples include service of process when a business entity is being sued or notifications from the state about licensing renewals.
Your registered agent can be an officer or employee of your company, or a third party, such as the organization's lawyer or a registered agent service. Since it’s legally required, failure to properly maintain a registered agent can negatively impact your business.
If you, a business partner or one of your employees is a resident of the state in which you will be forming your business entity, any one of you can be the registered agent. Your attorney will simply include the name and contact information of your registered agent in the entity paperwork prior to filing.
If you are forming your business in a state that you do not reside in (say for tax benefits) or you move to another state after you establish the entity, you may need to pay a third party service to act as your registered agent.
Good news. LegalShield makes having a registered agent in another state easy and affordable.