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Formation Math LLC service costs, worked out step by step.

Fifty-state prices

Worked by the Formation Math editorial team

The arithmetic behind LLC paperwork prices

Every state has three worksheets: LLC formation, registered agents and foreign registration. Each number has a source, and each total shows its working.

Quick facts

Lowest charge to file $35 Montana
Maximum formation fee $500 Massachusetts
Report-free states 6 of the 50 states
Minimum-tax states 3 part of the three-year math

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LLC formation worksheets

LLC formation services in each state, with year one, renewal and three-year sums worked out beside the official filing fee.

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Registered agent worksheets

Annual agent fees, renewals and three-year sums for each state.

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Foreign registration worksheets

Foreign registration prices in each state, with the official registration fee.

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Top rows nationwide

# Choose a worksheet Sorted by Year-1 price
1 LLC Services Row one Mainstay Filing $199 plus the state fee
2 Registered Agents Row one Mainstay Filing $149 a year
3 Foreign Registration Services Row one Mainstay Filing $199 plus the state fee

The working

What the score includes

  1. Three-year total (42%): First-year price plus two renewals as the companies publish them.
  2. Items covered per dollar (28%): The recurring items inside the price: registered agent service, the state report filed for you, the EIN application and one price that works in several states.
  3. Year-two change (15%): How much the yearly price moves after the first year.
  4. Crossover year (8%): The first year a service's cumulative cost passes another's, shown in the cumulative-cost table.
  5. Published detail (7%): Whether the opening price, the renewal price and the state fee are all published ahead of checkout.
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