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

Living in Kentucky and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Kentucky as a foreign LLC, which costs $90 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Kentucky costs $40.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeKentucky foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Kentucky$40Not needed$40$30
Form in Wyoming$100$90$190$150
Form in Delaware$110$90$200$830
Form in Nevada$425$90$515$730

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 Kentucky (2026)

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

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $90 state fee = $289

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

2. KY Registered Agent.org

$199 + $90 state fee = $289

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

3. Kentucky Registered Agent.co

$199 + $90 state fee = $289

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

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

Kentucky questions

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

If the LLC does business in Kentucky, Kentucky generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings, for $90. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Kentucky?

$40 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Annual report (Kentucky Secretary of State), $15 (due: between January 1 and June 30 each year).

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