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State Filing Fees Guide

State-by-State Business Formation Costs

Compare filing fees, annual costs, and processing times across all 50 states to make an informed decision about where to form your business.

ALAlabama
Filing
$200
Annual
$0
AKAlaska
Filing
$250
Annual
$100
AZArizona
Filing
$50
Annual
$0
ARArkansas
Filing
$45
Annual
$150
CACalifornia
Filing
$70
Annual
$800
COColorado
Filing
$50
Annual
$10
CTConnecticut
Filing
$120
Annual
$80
DEDelaware
Filing
$90
Annual
$300
FLFlorida
Filing
$125
Annual
$138.75
GAGeorgia
Filing
$100
Annual
$50
HIHawaii
Filing
$50
Annual
$15
IDIdaho
Filing
$100
Annual
$0
ILIllinois
Filing
$150
Annual
$75
INIndiana
Filing
$95
Annual
$32
IAIowa
Filing
$50
Annual
$60
KSKansas
Filing
$160
Annual
$55
KYKentucky
Filing
$40
Annual
$15
LALouisiana
Filing
$100
Annual
$35
MEMaine
Filing
$175
Annual
$85
MDMaryland
Filing
$100
Annual
$300
MAMassachusetts
Filing
$500
Annual
$500
MIMichigan
Filing
$50
Annual
$25
MNMinnesota
Filing
$155
Annual
$0
MSMississippi
Filing
$50
Annual
$0
MOMissouri
Filing
$50
Annual
$0
MTMontana
Filing
$70
Annual
$20
NENebraska
Filing
$105
Annual
$13
NVNevada
Filing
$425
Annual
$350
NHNew Hampshire
Filing
$100
Annual
$100
NJNew Jersey
Filing
$125
Annual
$75
NMNew Mexico
Filing
$50
Annual
$0
NYNew York
Filing
$200
Annual
$9
NCNorth Carolina
Filing
$125
Annual
$200
NDNorth Dakota
Filing
$135
Annual
$50
OHOhio
Filing
$99
Annual
$0
OKOklahoma
Filing
$100
Annual
$25
OROregon
Filing
$100
Annual
$100
PAPennsylvania
Filing
$125
Annual
$70
RIRhode Island
Filing
$150
Annual
$50
SCSouth Carolina
Filing
$110
Annual
$0
SDSouth Dakota
Filing
$150
Annual
$50
TNTennessee
Filing
$300
Annual
$300
TXTexas
Filing
$300
Annual
$0
UTUtah
Filing
$54
Annual
$18
VTVermont
Filing
$125
Annual
$35
VAVirginia
Filing
$100
Annual
$50
WAWashington
Filing
$200
Annual
$60
WVWest Virginia
Filing
$100
Annual
$25
WIWisconsin
Filing
$130
Annual
$25
WYWyoming
Filing
$100
Annual
$60

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