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Oregon LLC vs Delaware LLC with Oregon registration

Forming in Oregon costs $100; forming in Delaware costs $110 and then Oregon charges $275 to register it, so $385 to start.

Line by line

State feeLLC formed in OregonLLC formed in Delaware, registered in Oregon
Formation in DelawareNone$110
Formation in Oregon$100None
Oregon foreign registrationNone$275
Delaware yearly filing, two yearsNone$800
Oregon yearly filing, two years$200$550
Two years of state fees$300$1,735

Over two years the Delaware route costs $1,435 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 Oregon

Mainstay Filing prepares the Oregon registration (Form 110, Application for Authority to Transact Business, 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 Oregon are on the Oregon page.

Where the numbers come from

Delaware: formation and yearly filing from Delaware’s own pages. Oregon: foreign registration and yearly filing from the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division and the sources on the Oregon page.