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Kentucky LLC vs Delaware LLC with Kentucky registration
Forming in Kentucky costs $40; forming in Delaware costs $110 and then Kentucky charges $90 to register it, so $200 to start.
Line by line
| State fee | LLC formed in Kentucky | LLC formed in Delaware, registered in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| Formation in Delaware | None | $110 |
| Formation in Kentucky | $40 | None |
| Kentucky foreign registration | None | $90 |
| Delaware yearly filing, two years | None | $800 |
| Kentucky yearly filing, two years | $30 | $30 |
| Two years of state fees | $70 | $1,030 |
Over two years the Delaware route costs $960 more in state fees than forming at home.
State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.
If you register in Kentucky
Mainstay Filing prepares the Kentucky registration (Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)) for $199 plus the state fee, with the registered agent included for the first year. The 3 services we rank for Kentucky are on the Kentucky page.
Where the numbers come from
Delaware: formation and yearly filing from Delaware’s own pages. Kentucky: foreign registration and yearly filing from the Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings and the sources on the Kentucky page.