LLC Formation Cost Calculator

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We make best efforts to keep data on this site accurate and current. We aggregate data from public Secretary of State filings, IRS publications, FinCEN guidance, and rating-bureau publications, and re-verify on a quarterly cycle. We do not guarantee accuracy. Verify the current state filing fee with your state’s Secretary of State office before submitting Articles of Organization. Verify the current franchise tax with your state’s Department of Revenue or Comptroller before relying on a multi-year cost projection. Verify FinCEN BOI deadlines on the FinCEN website before missing a filing.

Calculator outputs are estimates

The LLC formation cost calculator, S-corp savings calculator, foreign-LLC cost calculator, registered-agent comparator, best-state recommender, NY publication cost calculator, and any other tool on this site compute hypothetical scenarios for educational purposes. Actual costs depend on payment processor fees, expedite surcharges, edge-case state quirks (e.g., New York LLC newspaper publication, California $800 minimum franchise tax, certain industry licenses), professional service costs, and many factors not modeled in our calculators. Verify with your state and a licensed professional before making decisions.

AI advisor disclaimer

Any AI-powered comparison, recommendation, or chat feature on this site provides outputs generated by a deterministic system prompt against an LLM. The AI advisor is bounded:

  • It will not provide legal advice, tax filing strategy, securities advice, or immigration advice
  • It refuses out-of-scope questions and redirects to “consult a licensed attorney/CPA”
  • It cites primary government sources for fee figures
  • It will not recommend specific lawyers, CPAs, or formation service brands

AI advisor outputs are not a substitute for professional advice. Verify every figure the AI advisor states against the cited source URL before relying on it.

Formation service comparisons

Pricing and feature comparisons for formation services (LegalZoom, ZenBusiness, Northwest Registered Agent, Bizee, Inc Authority, Rocket Lawyer, etc.) are compiled from each provider’s public website on the verification date noted at the top of each comparison page. Provider pricing changes frequently. We do not endorse, recommend, or hold a paid referral relationship with any specific formation service unless explicitly disclosed on the page. Verify current pricing, contract terms, automatic-renewal policies, and registered-agent service quality directly with the provider before purchasing.

Foreign-LLC qualification

Foreign qualification (registering an out-of-state LLC to do business in another state) is a state-by-state legal question. Whether your specific business activity creates “doing business” nexus depends on your activities and is governed by each state’s foreign-qualification statute and case law. Consult a licensed business attorney admitted in BOTH your home state and the foreign state before filing. The cost of incorrect foreign qualification (penalty fees, loss of liability protection, back-tax exposure) materially exceeds the cost of an attorney consultation.

S-corp election & tax content

S-corp election savings, franchise tax estimates, self-employment tax figures, and tax-classification content on this site are general estimates based on IRS publications and state Department of Revenue guidance. Your actual tax liability depends on your reasonable salary, distributions, deductions, state-specific tax rules, payroll setup costs, and many factors this site cannot model. Consult a licensed CPA or tax attorney admitted in your jurisdiction before making tax-election decisions. The IRS can revoke an S-corp election retroactively if salary is unreasonably low.

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Not legal advice. Estimates based on publicly available data from each state’s Secretary of State office and the IRS. Consult a licensed attorney or CPA in your jurisdiction before making formation, tax, or compliance decisions.