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New York LLC vs Delaware LLC with New York registration
Forming in New York costs $200; forming in Delaware costs $110 and then New York charges $250 to register it, so $360 to start.
Line by line
| State fee | LLC formed in New York | LLC formed in Delaware, registered in New York |
|---|---|---|
| Formation in Delaware | None | $110 |
| Formation in New York | $200 | None |
| New York foreign registration | None | $250 |
| Delaware yearly filing, two years | None | $800 |
| New York yearly filing, two years | $9 | $9 |
| Two years of state fees | $209 | $1,169 |
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 New York
Mainstay Filing prepares the New York registration (Form DOS-1361-f-a, Application for Authority of a Foreign Limited Liability Company) for $199 plus the state fee, with the registered agent included for the first year. The 3 services we rank for New York are on the New York page.
Where the numbers come from
Delaware: formation and yearly filing from Delaware’s own pages. New York: foreign registration and yearly filing from the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations and the sources on the New York page.