State Filing Cost Guide

Schedule of charges

What the state charges, and when it charges it

A formation fee is one payment among several. The schedule below sets out the charges a business entity actually meets - at formation, every year after, and at the points where a filing is late.

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The Real Cost of an LLC, State by State (2026)

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How Much Does it Cost to Form an LLC on Your Own Versus Using a Service? (2026)

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The charges

Kinds of fee, in the order they arrive

Charge When it falls due
Articles of organisation The filing that creates the entity. Charged once, by the state, whoever submits it. At formation
Expedited handling Optional in most states. Buys processing time, not a different outcome. At formation
Annual or biennial report The recurring filing that keeps the entity in good standing. The cadence varies by state. Yearly or every two years
Franchise or privilege tax A charge for existing rather than for filing. Some states levy it, some do not. Yearly, where levied
Registered agent Not a state charge. Free if you serve as your own and meet the address requirement. Yearly, if bought
Late penalty and reinstatement What a missed report costs, and what it costs to bring a dissolved entity back. On default

The figures for a state are on that state's page, alongside its sources.

Covered in detail in How Much Does it Cost to Form an LLC on Your Own Versus Using a Service? and How Much More Does ZenBusiness Cost than Filing an LLC Yourself?.

On the record

The figures these pages rest on

Federal

  • An EIN is free directly from the IRS $0 (free) irs.gov

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California

  • Articles of Organization filing fee $70.00 ca.gov
  • Statement of Information fee $20.00 ca.gov
  • FTB annual LLC tax $800 per year ca.gov

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Florida

  • New LLC total filing cost $125.00 ($100 filing + $25 registered agent) fl.gov
  • Annual report fee $138.75 fl.gov
  • Annual report received after May 1 $538.75 (a $400 late penalty) fl.gov

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Georgia

  • Articles of Organization fee $110.00 ($100 filing + $10 service charge) ga.gov
  • Annual registration fee $60.00 (online and paper) ga.gov
  • Penalty for late filing of annual registration $25.00 ga.gov

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Michigan

  • Annual statement fee $25.00 michigan.gov
  • Late penalty on the annual statement $50.00 if received after February 15 michigan.gov

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New York

  • Articles of Organization filing fee $200.00 ny.gov
  • Biennial Statement fee $9.00 ny.gov
  • Annual filing fee on Form IT-204-LL $25 minimum, up to $4,500 by NY source gross income ny.gov

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Texas

  • Certificate of Formation filing fee $300.00 texas.gov
  • Assumed name certificate fee $25.00 state.tx.us

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