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Oklahoma LLC vs Delaware LLC with Oklahoma registration

Forming in Oklahoma costs $100; forming in Delaware costs $110 and then Oklahoma charges $300 to register it, so $410 to start.

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State feeLLC formed in OklahomaLLC formed in Delaware, registered in Oklahoma
Formation in DelawareNone$110
Formation in Oklahoma$100None
Oklahoma foreign registrationNone$300
Delaware yearly filing, two yearsNone$800
Oklahoma yearly filing, two years$50$50
Two years of state fees$150$1,260

Over two years the Delaware route costs $1,110 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 Oklahoma

Mainstay Filing prepares the Oklahoma registration (SOS Form 0081, Application for Registration (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 Oklahoma are on the Oklahoma page.

Where the numbers come from

Delaware: formation and yearly filing from Delaware’s own pages. Oklahoma: foreign registration and yearly filing from the Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department and the sources on the Oklahoma page.