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Company Formation Guides by State
What it costs to form and keep an LLC or corporation in the states our clients use most — filing fees, annual reports, franchise taxes and the rules that catch people out. Figures are taken from each state’s official website.
North CarolinaNCLLC $125 to form, $200 annual report due April 15. No franchise tax for LLCs taxed as partnerships.LLC filing fee $125Read the guideSouth CarolinaSCLLC $110 to form and no annual report for LLCs taxed as partnerships; corporations file a CL-1 and pay a license fee each year.LLC filing fee $110Read the guideGeorgiaGALLC $110 to form; $60 annual registration filed January 1 – April 1. Corporations must publish a notice of incorporation.LLC filing fee $110Read the guideDelawareDELLC $110 to form and a flat $400 annual tax due June 1. Corporations file a franchise tax report by March 1.LLC filing fee $110Read the guideWyomingWYLLC $100 to form, active immediately online; $60 minimum annual report. No state income tax.LLC filing fee $100Read the guideNevadaNVLLC $75 to form plus the $150 initial list and $200 state business license; about $350 a year after that.LLC filing fee $75Read the guideFloridaFLLLC $125 to form; $138.75 annual report between January 1 and May 1, with a $400 late fee that cannot be waived.LLC filing fee $125Read the guideTexasTXLLC $300 to form. No state income tax; franchise tax applies only above $2.65 million of revenue, but an information report is due every May 15.LLC filing fee $300Read the guideCaliforniaCALLC $70 to form, but every LLC owes at least $800 a year in annual tax, including the first year. Statement of Information every two years.LLC filing fee $70Read the guideNew YorkNYLLC $200 to form, plus the publication requirement (six weeks in two newspapers, $50 certificate). $9 biennial statement every two years.LLC filing fee $200Read the guideWashingtonWALLC $180 to form ($200 online); $70 annual report; no corporate income tax, but businesses pay the B&O tax on gross receipts.LLC filing fee $180Read the guideNew JerseyNJLLC $100 to form; $75 annual report in the formation month. Partnership-taxed LLCs pay $150 per owner when there are more than two owners.LLC filing fee $100Read the guide
Figures checked on 2026-10-20
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