Register your LLC in another state
Your LLC is already formed and you are expanding into a second state. This site walks the order of work: first what you do at home, then what you file in the new state, then what keeps the registration alive. Mainstay Filing can take it all off your hands.
Before, during, after
- Before. Confirm the LLC is active at home and, in some states, order a certificate.
- During. File the new state’s application and pay its fee.
- After. Keep the agent and the yearly filing current.
Pick the new state
| State | Fee | Before: from home | During: file | After: each year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $150 | Nothing needed | State application | Yearly filing |
| Alaska | $350 | Certificate needed | Form 08-0497 | Yearly filing + fee |
| Arizona | $150 | Certificate needed | Form L025 | No yearly filing |
| Arkansas | $270 | Certificate needed | Form FL-01 | Yearly filing + fee |
| California | $70 | Certificate needed | Form LLC-5 | Yearly filing + fee |
| Colorado | $100 | Nothing needed | State application | Yearly filing + fee |
| Connecticut | $120 | Certificate needed | State application | Yearly filing + fee |
| Delaware | $200 | Certificate needed | State application | Yearly filing + fee |
| Florida | $125 | Certificate needed | Form CR2E027 | Yearly filing + fee |
| Georgia | $235 | Nothing needed | Form CD 241 | Yearly filing + fee |
| Hawaii | $51 | Certificate needed | Form FLLC-1 | Yearly filing + fee |
| Idaho | $100 | Certificate needed | State application | Yearly filing |
| Illinois | $150 | Certificate needed | Form LLC-45.5 | Yearly filing + fee |
| Indiana | $105 | Certificate needed | State Form 56369 | Yearly filing + fee |
| Iowa | $100 | Certificate needed | Form 635_0010 | Yearly filing + fee |
| Kansas | $115 | Nothing needed | Form FA | Yearly filing + fee |
| Kentucky | $90 | Nothing needed | Form FBE | Yearly filing + fee |
| Louisiana | $185 | Certificate needed | Form 972 | Yearly filing + fee |
| Maine | $250 | Certificate needed | Form MLLC-12 | Yearly filing + fee |
| Maryland | $100 | Certificate needed | State application | Yearly filing + fee |
| Massachusetts | $500 | Certificate needed | State application | Yearly filing + fee |
| Michigan | $50 | Certificate needed | Form CSCL/CD 760 | Yearly filing + fee |
| Minnesota | $185 | Nothing needed | State application | Yearly filing |
| Mississippi | $250 | Certificate needed | Filing F0200 | Yearly filing + fee |
| Missouri | $105 | Certificate needed | Form LLC 4 | No yearly filing |
| Montana | $70 | Nothing needed | State application | Yearly filing |
| Nebraska | $100 | Certificate needed | State application | Yearly filing + fee |
| Nevada | $75 | Nothing needed | State application | Yearly filing + fee |
| New Hampshire | $100 | Nothing needed | Form FLLC-1 | Yearly filing + fee |
| New Jersey | $100 | Certificate needed | State application | Yearly filing + fee |
| New Mexico | $100 | Certificate needed | State application | No yearly filing |
| New York | $250 | Certificate needed | Form DOS-1361-f-a | Yearly filing + fee |
| North Carolina | $250 | Certificate needed | Form L-09 | Yearly filing + fee |
| North Dakota | $135 | Certificate needed | State application | Yearly filing + fee |
| Ohio | $99 | Nothing needed | Form 617 | No yearly filing |
| Oklahoma | $300 | Certificate needed | SOS Form 0081 | Yearly filing + fee |
| Oregon | $275 | Nothing needed | Form 110 | Yearly filing + fee |
| Pennsylvania | $250 | Nothing needed | DSCB:15-412 | Yearly filing + fee |
| Rhode Island | $150 | Certificate needed | Form 450 | Yearly filing + fee |
| South Carolina | $110 | Certificate needed | Form F0008 | No yearly filing |
| South Dakota | $750 | Certificate needed | State application | Yearly filing + fee |
| Tennessee | $300 | Certificate needed | SS-4233 | Yearly filing + fee |
| Texas | $750 | Nothing needed | Form 304 | Yearly filing |
| Utah | $59 | Certificate needed | State application | Yearly filing + fee |
| Vermont | $155 | Certificate needed | State application | Yearly filing + fee |
| Virginia | $100 | Certificate needed | LLC1052 | Yearly filing + fee |
| Washington | $180 | Certificate needed | State application | Yearly filing + fee |
| West Virginia | $150 | Certificate needed | LLF-1 | Yearly filing + fee |
| Wisconsin | $100 | Nothing needed | Form 521 | Yearly filing + fee |
| Wyoming | $150 | Certificate needed | FLLC-CertificateAuthority | Yearly filing + fee |
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Questions
I already have an LLC. What is the first thing to do?
Check that it is active in the state where it was formed. 36 states also want a certificate from that state before they will register it.
Do I form a new LLC in the other state?
No. A foreign registration lets the same LLC operate in the second state. It does not create a new company.
Who can handle it?
Mainstay Filing does the registration for $199 plus the state fee, with the agent free for year one.