Home-state LLC or foreign-state LLC: what do the state fees add up to?
If you live in one state and form in another, you pay two states. Pick the state you live in to see the fees side by side for forming at home or in Wyoming, Delaware or Nevada, then registering at home. Mainstay Filing handles the home-state registration if you go that way.
Start-up state fees, all 50 states
| Your state | Foreign fee at home | Form at home | Via Wyoming | Via Delaware | Via Nevada |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $150 | $236 | $250 | $260 | $575 |
| Alaska | $350 | $250 | $450 | $460 | $775 |
| Arizona | $150 | $50 | $250 | $260 | $575 |
| Arkansas | $270 | $45 | $370 | $380 | $695 |
| California | $70 | $70 | $170 | $180 | $495 |
| Colorado | $100 | $50 | $200 | $210 | $525 |
| Connecticut | $120 | $120 | $220 | $230 | $545 |
| Delaware | $200 | $110 | $300 | Same state | $625 |
| Florida | $125 | $125 | $225 | $235 | $550 |
| Georgia | $235 | $110 | $335 | $345 | $660 |
| Hawaii | $51 | $51 | $151 | $161 | $476 |
| Idaho | $100 | $100 | $200 | $210 | $525 |
| Illinois | $150 | $150 | $250 | $260 | $575 |
| Indiana | $105 | $95 | $205 | $215 | $530 |
| Iowa | $100 | $50 | $200 | $210 | $525 |
| Kansas | $115 | $85 | $215 | $225 | $540 |
| Kentucky | $90 | $40 | $190 | $200 | $515 |
| Louisiana | $185 | $125 | $285 | $295 | $610 |
| Maine | $250 | $175 | $350 | $360 | $675 |
| Maryland | $100 | $100 | $200 | $210 | $525 |
| Massachusetts | $500 | $500 | $600 | $610 | $925 |
| Michigan | $50 | $50 | $150 | $160 | $475 |
| Minnesota | $185 | $155 | $285 | $295 | $610 |
| Mississippi | $250 | $50 | $350 | $360 | $675 |
| Missouri | $105 | $50 | $205 | $215 | $530 |
| Montana | $70 | $35 | $170 | $180 | $495 |
| Nebraska | $100 | $100 | $200 | $210 | $525 |
| Nevada | $75 | $425 | $175 | $185 | Same state |
| New Hampshire | $100 | $100 | $200 | $210 | $525 |
| New Jersey | $100 | $100 | $200 | $210 | $525 |
| New Mexico | $100 | $50 | $200 | $210 | $525 |
| New York | $250 | $200 | $350 | $360 | $675 |
| North Carolina | $250 | $125 | $350 | $360 | $675 |
| North Dakota | $135 | $135 | $235 | $245 | $560 |
| Ohio | $99 | $99 | $199 | $209 | $524 |
| Oklahoma | $300 | $100 | $400 | $410 | $725 |
| Oregon | $275 | $100 | $375 | $385 | $700 |
| Pennsylvania | $250 | $125 | $350 | $360 | $675 |
| Rhode Island | $150 | $150 | $250 | $260 | $575 |
| South Carolina | $110 | $110 | $210 | $220 | $535 |
| South Dakota | $750 | $150 | $850 | $860 | $1,175 |
| Tennessee | $300 | $300 | $400 | $410 | $725 |
| Texas | $750 | $300 | $850 | $860 | $1,175 |
| Utah | $59 | $59 | $159 | $169 | $484 |
| Vermont | $155 | $155 | $255 | $265 | $580 |
| Virginia | $100 | $100 | $200 | $210 | $525 |
| Washington | $180 | $200 | $280 | $290 | $605 |
| West Virginia | $150 | $100 | $250 | $260 | $575 |
| Wisconsin | $100 | $130 | $200 | $210 | $525 |
| Wyoming | $150 | $100 | Same state | $260 | $575 |
Download: CSV. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.
Questions
Is it cheaper to form in Wyoming, Delaware or Nevada?
Rarely, if you live and work elsewhere. You pay the other state’s formation fee and yearly charge and then your own state’s foreign registration fee and yearly filing. The table shows the start-up state fees for every state.
What is in the numbers?
State fees only: each state’s formation fee, its yearly filing and your home state’s foreign registration fee and yearly filing. A filing service ($199 with Mainstay Filing) is shown separately.
Which route is the cheapest to start?
Forming at home beats a Wyoming, Delaware or Nevada route in 49 states on start-up state fees alone.