How we work

LLC Cost Map answers one question: what an LLC costs in each state, the first year and every year after. These are the rules we follow.

Where the numbers come from

State fees come only from the state's own website (Secretary of State, Division of Corporations or the state tax agency). Service prices come only from each company's own pricing page. Every figure carries the page we read and the date. If a fee is not published on an official page, we say so and leave it out of the totals.

How totals are worked out

Totals add the formation fee once, the recurring report when it falls due and the minimum state tax every year. They assume you are your own registered agent unless you pick a service. They leave out income-based taxes, county costs and newspaper publication, which depend on your business.

How we use AI

We use AI tools to read official pages, draft text and run checks. Every figure is read from a data file with its source, and an automated check stops the build if a sentence no longer matches the data. A second, independent review checks the figures before anything is published.

How we make money

Some links to LLC services may pay us a commission. Rankings are always by price and never by commission. Affiliate disclosure.

Not advice

This is general information, not legal or tax advice. Confirm fees with the state before you file.

How fresh it is

The oldest figure on the site was checked on 2026-11-15. A notice appears on every page if any figure is more than 45 days old.