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Connecticut LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Connecticut and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Connecticut as a foreign LLC, which costs $120 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Connecticut costs $120.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeConnecticut foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Connecticut$120Not needed$120$160
Form in Wyoming$100$120$220$280
Form in Delaware$110$120$230$960
Form in Nevada$425$120$545$860

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Connecticut (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Connecticut registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $120 state fee = $319

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.

2. CT Registered Agent.org

$199 + $120 state fee = $319

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Connecticut Registered Agent.co

$199 + $120 state fee = $319

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Connecticut page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division.

Connecticut questions

Do I still register in Connecticut if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Connecticut, Connecticut generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division, for $120. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Connecticut?

$120 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Annual report (Connecticut Secretary of the State), $80 (due: between January 1 and March 31).

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