Forming an LLC is a one-time cost. Keeping it is not: most states charge a report fee every year or two, and a few add a yearly tax. This page shows what all 50 states and Washington, DC charge to keep an LLC in good standing and when each report is due, with every fee checked on the state’s official website.
Last updated: October 15, 2026. Fees and due dates change, so confirm with your state before you file.
Key Takeaways
- 10 states have no required yearly state fee for a typical LLC: Alabama, Arizona, Idaho, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.
- The highest minimum yearly cost is California, at $810 a year.
- 5 states don’t require an annual report at all; 8 states ask for one only every two years.
- 9 states publish a late fee, and missing a report can cost your LLC its good standing.
Yearly Cost to Keep an LLC, by State
The minimum each state charges per year to keep an LLC active: the report fee (divided by two where the report is every two years) plus any yearly tax every LLC pays. It doesn’t include taxes based on your income or revenue, or a registered agent service.
| # | State | Per year | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | $0 | Business privilege tax return (Alabama Department of Revenue), no filing fee |
| 2 | Arizona | $0 | No annual report |
| 3 | Idaho | $0 | Annual report, no filing fee |
| 4 | Minnesota | $0 | Annual renewal, no filing fee |
| 5 | Mississippi | $0 | Annual report, no filing fee |
| 6 | Missouri | $0 | No annual report |
| 7 | New Mexico | $0 | No annual report |
| 8 | Ohio | $0 | No annual report |
| 9 | South Carolina | $0 | No annual report |
| 10 | Texas | $0 | Franchise tax report (Public Information Report), no filing fee |
| 11 | New York | $4.50 | Biennial Statement: $9 every two years |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | $7 | Annual report: $7 every year |
| 13 | Nebraska | $12.50 | Biennial report: $25 every two years |
| 14 | Hawaii | $15 | Annual report: $15 every year |
| 15 | Iowa | $15 | Biennial report: $30 every two years |
| 16 | Kentucky | $15 | Annual report: $15 every year |
| 17 | Indiana | $15.50 | Business entity report: $31 every two years |
| 18 | Utah | $18 | Annual renewal (annual report): $18 every year |
| 19 | Montana | $20 | Annual report: $20 every year |
| 20 | Colorado | $25 | Periodic report: $25 every year |
| 21 | Michigan | $25 | Annual statement: $25 every year |
| 22 | Oklahoma | $25 | Annual certificate: $25 every year |
| 23 | West Virginia | $25 | Annual report: $25 every year |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $25 | Annual report: $25 every year |
| 25 | Louisiana | $35 | Annual report: $35 every year |
| 26 | Kansas | $45 | Information report: $90 every two years |
| 27 | Vermont | $45 | Annual report: $45 every year |
| 28 | Alaska | $50 | Biennial report: $100 every two years |
| 29 | Georgia | $50 | Annual registration: $50 every year |
| 30 | North Dakota | $50 | Annual report: $50 every year |
| 31 | Virginia | $50 | Annual registration fee: $50 every year |
| 32 | Wyoming | $60 | Annual report (license tax): $60 every year |
| 33 | South Dakota | $70 | Annual report: $70 every year |
| 34 | Washington | $70 | Annual report: $70 every year |
| 35 | Illinois | $75 | Annual report (Form LLC-50.1): $75 every year |
| 36 | New Jersey | $75 | Annual report: $75 every year |
| 37 | Connecticut | $80 | Annual report: $80 every year |
| 38 | Maine | $85 | Annual report: $85 every year |
| 39 | New Hampshire | $100 | Annual report: $100 every year |
| 40 | Oregon | $100 | Annual report: $100 every year |
| 41 | Florida | $138.75 | Annual report: $138.75 every year |
| 42 | Arkansas | $150 | Annual franchise tax report: $150 every year |
| 43 | Washington, DC | $150 | Biennial report: $300 every two years |
| 44 | North Carolina | $203 | Annual report: $203 every year |
| 45 | Maryland | $300 | Annual Report / Personal Property Return: $300 every year |
| 46 | Nevada | $350 | Annual list and state business license renewal: $350 every year |
| 47 | Delaware | $400 | Annual LLC tax: $400 every year |
| 48 | Tennessee | at least $400 | Annual report: $300 every year; Franchise and excise tax: at least $100 a year |
| 49 | Rhode Island | $450 | Annual report: $50 every year; Minimum annual business tax: $400 a year |
| 50 | Massachusetts | $500 | Annual report: $500 every year |
| 51 | California | $810 | Statement of Information (Form LLC-12): $20 every two years; California annual LLC tax: $800 a year |
Want your own total, including the formation fee? Use our LLC cost calculator.
Annual Report Deadlines by Month
States with a fixed due date, in calendar order. Put yours on your calendar now.
January
- Jan 2 Alaska (every two years): $100
February
- Feb 15 Michigan: $25
March
- Mar 31 Connecticut: $80
April
- Apr 1 Washington, DC (every two years): $300
- Apr 1 Georgia: $50
- Apr 1 Iowa (odd-numbered years): $30
- Apr 1 Nebraska (odd-numbered years): $25
- Apr 1 New Hampshire: $100
- Apr 15 Kansas (every two years): $90
- Apr 15 Maryland: $300
- Apr 15 Mississippi: no fee
- Apr 15 Montana: $20
- Apr 15 North Carolina: $203
May
- May 1 Arkansas: $150
- May 1 Florida: $138.75
- May 1 Rhode Island: $50
- May 15 Texas: no fee
July
- Jul 1 West Virginia: $25
September
- Sep 30 Pennsylvania: $7
November
- Nov 15 North Dakota: $50
December
- Dec 31 Minnesota: no fee
Want your exact next due date and an email reminder before it? Use our annual report deadline finder.
States Where the Deadline Depends on Your LLC
In these states the due date follows your formation date, your fiscal year or a date the state assigns. Check your state’s guide and the official site for yours, or work it out with our deadline finder:
- Alabama: Each year (see the Department of Revenue for your due date).
- California: Within 90 days of forming, then every two years.
- Colorado: Each year, around your periodic report month.
- Hawaii: By the end of the calendar quarter you registered in.
- Idaho: By the last day of your anniversary month.
- Illinois: Before the first day of the LLC’s anniversary month.
- Indiana: Every other year, in your formation anniversary month.
- Louisiana: Each year (your due date is shown in the state’s business database).
- Massachusetts: On or before the anniversary of your formation filing.
- Nevada: Last day of your formation anniversary month each year.
- New Jersey: The last day of your formation anniversary month.
- New York: Every two years.
- Oklahoma: Each year on your LLC’s anniversary date.
- Oregon: Each year.
- South Dakota: The first day of your anniversary month.
- Tennessee: April 1 for LLCs whose fiscal year ends December 31.
- Utah: One year after you register, then every year.
- Vermont: Within three months after your fiscal year ends.
- Virginia: The last day of the month you formed, each year after the year of formation.
- Washington: By the end of your anniversary month.
- Wisconsin: Each year after the year you form, during the calendar quarter of your formation anniversary.
- Wyoming: The first day of your anniversary month.
States With No Annual Report
- Arizona: LLCs are not required to file annual reports. Source
- Missouri: Missouri’s official fee schedule for LLCs lists no annual report filing. Source
- New Mexico: New Mexico corporations file a report every two years, but this requirement does not apply to limited liability companies. Source
- Ohio: Ohio businesses are not required to file annual reports. Source
- South Carolina: South Carolina LLCs don’t file an annual report with the Secretary of State. The Department of Revenue’s annual report and license fee don’t apply to an LLC that isn’t taxed as a corporation; an LLC that elects corporate tax treatment files one with its tax return. Source
No annual report doesn’t mean nothing to file: your LLC still owes any state tax returns that apply to it.
Annual Report Fees and Due Dates: All States
| State | Report | Fee | How often | Due | Late fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Business privilege tax return (Alabama Department of Revenue) | $0 | Every year | Each year (see the Department of Revenue for your due date) | – | Official source |
| Alaska | Biennial report | $100 | Every two years | By January 2, every two years | $37.50 | Official source |
| Arizona | None | – | – | LLCs are not required to file annual reports. | – | Official source |
| Arkansas | Annual franchise tax report | $150 | Every year | May 1 each year | – | Official source |
| California | Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) | $20 | Every two years | Within 90 days of forming, then every two years | – | Official source |
| Colorado | Periodic report | $25 | Every year | Each year, around your periodic report month | $50 | Official source |
| Connecticut | Annual report | $80 | Every year | Between January 1 and March 31, starting the year after you form | – | Official source |
| Delaware | Annual LLC tax | $400 | Every year | June 1, starting the year after you form | $200 | Official source |
| Washington, DC | Biennial report | $300 | Every two years | April 1 of each year the report is due (every two years) | $100 | Official source |
| Florida | Annual report | $138.75 | Every year | May 1 | $400 | Official source |
| Georgia | Annual registration | $50 | Every year | Between January 1 and April 1 | – | Official source |
| Hawaii | Annual report | $15 | Every year | By the end of the calendar quarter you registered in | – | Official source |
| Idaho | Annual report | $0 | Every year | By the last day of your anniversary month | – | Official source |
| Illinois | Annual report (Form LLC-50.1) | $75 | Every year | Before the first day of the LLC’s anniversary month | – | Official source |
| Indiana | Business entity report | $31 | Every two years | Every other year, in your formation anniversary month | – | Official source |
| Iowa | Biennial report | $30 | Every two years | Between January 1 and April 1 of odd-numbered years | – | Official source |
| Kansas | Information report | $90 | Every two years | April 15 every other year (even years if you formed in an even year, odd years if odd) | – | Official source |
| Kentucky | Annual report | $15 | Every year | Between January 1 and June 30, starting the year after you form | – | Official source |
| Louisiana | Annual report | $35 | Every year | Each year (your due date is shown in the state’s business database) | – | Official source |
| Maine | Annual report | $85 | Every year | June 1 each year | – | Official source |
| Maryland | Annual Report / Personal Property Return | $300 | Every year | April 15 each year | – | Official source |
| Massachusetts | Annual report | $500 | Every year | On or before the anniversary of your formation filing | – | Official source |
| Michigan | Annual statement | $25 | Every year | February 15 each year | – | Official source |
| Minnesota | Annual renewal | $0 | Every year | December 31 each year | – | Official source |
| Mississippi | Annual report | $0 | Every year | Between January 1 and April 15 each year | – | Official source |
| Missouri | None | – | – | Missouri’s official fee schedule for LLCs lists no annual report filing. | – | Official source |
| Montana | Annual report | $20 | Every year | April 15 each year | – | Official source |
| Nebraska | Biennial report | $25 | Every two years | April 1 of odd-numbered years (delinquent June 16) | – | Official source |
| Nevada | Annual list and state business license renewal | $350 | Every year | Last day of your formation anniversary month each year | – | Official source |
| New Hampshire | Annual report | $100 | Every year | April 1 each year | $50 | Official source |
| New Jersey | Annual report | $75 | Every year | The last day of your formation anniversary month | – | Official source |
| New Mexico | None | – | – | New Mexico corporations file a report every two years, but this requirement does not apply to limited liability companies. | – | Official source |
| New York | Biennial Statement | $9 | Every two years | Every two years | – | Official source |
| North Carolina | Annual report | $203 | Every year | April 15 each year after the year you form | – | Official source |
| North Dakota | Annual report | $50 | Every year | November 15 each year | – | Official source |
| Ohio | None | – | – | Ohio businesses are not required to file annual reports. | – | Official source |
| Oklahoma | Annual certificate | $25 | Every year | Each year on your LLC’s anniversary date | – | Official source |
| Oregon | Annual report | $100 | Every year | Each year | – | Official source |
| Pennsylvania | Annual report | $7 | Every year | Between January 1 and September 30 | – | Official source |
| Rhode Island | Annual report | $50 | Every year | Between February 1 and May 1 | – | Official source |
| South Carolina | None | – | – | South Carolina LLCs don’t file an annual report with the Secretary of State. The Department of Revenue’s annual report and license fee don’t apply to an LLC that isn’t taxed as a corporation; an LLC that elects corporate tax treatment files one with its tax return. | – | Official source |
| South Dakota | Annual report | $70 | Every year | The first day of your anniversary month | $55 | Official source |
| Tennessee | Annual report | $300 | Every year | April 1 for LLCs whose fiscal year ends December 31 | – | Official source |
| Texas | Franchise tax report (Public Information Report) | $0 | Every year | May 15 | – | Official source |
| Utah | Annual renewal (annual report) | $18 | Every year | One year after you register, then every year | $10 | Official source |
| Vermont | Annual report | $45 | Every year | Within three months after your fiscal year ends | – | Official source |
| Virginia | Annual registration fee | $50 | Every year | The last day of the month you formed, each year after the year of formation | $25 | Official source |
| Washington | Annual report | $70 | Every year | By the end of your anniversary month | – | Official source |
| West Virginia | Annual report | $25 | Every year | Between January 1 and July 1, starting the year after you form | – | Official source |
| Wisconsin | Annual report | $25 | Every year | Each year after the year you form, during the calendar quarter of your formation anniversary | – | Official source |
| Wyoming | Annual report (license tax) | $60 | Every year | The first day of your anniversary month | – | Official source |
“–” means the state doesn’t publish one or doesn’t require the report. Click a state for its full LLC guide.
What an Annual Report Is (and Why It Matters)
An annual report (some states call it an annual registration, statement, list or renewal) is a short filing that confirms your LLC’s basic information, such as its address, registered agent and managers. It usually isn’t about your income; that’s your tax return.
Filing on time keeps your LLC in good standing with the state. Missing it can bring a late fee, and in many states, if you keep missing it, the state can end your LLC’s active status. Your state’s filing office explains its own rules and how to get back into good standing.
FAQ
Which state has the cheapest annual report?
Alabama, Arizona, Idaho, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas have no required yearly state fee for a typical LLC. Of those, Alabama, Idaho, Minnesota, Mississippi and Texas still require a report or return, just without a filing fee.
Which state costs the most to keep an LLC?
California, at $810 a year in required state costs.
Do I file an annual report the same year I form my LLC?
It depends on the state. Several states, such as Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky and North Carolina, start the year after you form. Check your state’s row above.
Can I file the annual report myself?
Yes. Every state lets you file directly on its website and pay only the state fee. A service can file for you, but it adds its own charge.
Next step: find your state above, add the date to your calendar, and open your state’s guide for the details. Starting fresh? See LLC filing fees by state for what it costs to form.
