What Does an LLC Cost in Indiana?
Indiana's pitch is simple: $95 to form, $31 every two years to renew, and no state LLC tax waiting behind either number. For most founders this is close to the cheapest legitimate LLC in America.
Year one: what you pay to exist
| Year-one cost in Indiana | Amount |
|---|---|
| Articles of Organization online via INBiz ($75 fee + $20 Enhanced Access) | $95 |
| Same filing on the paper form, if you insist | $100 by mail |
| EIN from the IRS | $0 |
| Operating agreement (you write it, not filed) | $0 |
| Total state cost, year one | $95 online |
A commercial registered agent is the only common add-on: roughly $125 to $249 a year if you hire one instead of naming an individual. Local licenses vary. Nothing else on the state's schedule applies to a typical LLC.
Every year after: the cost of staying alive
| Recurring cost in Indiana | Amount |
|---|---|
| Business Entity Report, every two years, filed online | $31 per report |
| Same report filed by mail | $50 per report |
| State LLC franchise or annual entity tax | $0. Indiana has none. |
| Typical recurring total | $31 every 2 years |
Spread over time, Indiana's state upkeep is about $15.50 a year, the lowest on this site. The risk in Indiana is not price, it is the two-year gap: a report due every other year is easy to forget precisely because it is rare. The state will remind you at least four times before dissolving the LLC at five months overdue, so keep your agent and email information current and the system works.
The Indiana tax picture, briefly
Indiana charges no franchise tax and no flat annual fee on LLCs. Per the Indiana Department of Revenue's small business guide, an LLC's income is taxed at the member level by default, the standard pass-through treatment. You will still register for the specific taxes your activity triggers, such as sales tax if you sell taxable goods or withholding if you hire. Those are taxes on activity, not on existing, which is the distinction that makes Indiana cheap to keep.
Sources, checked Nov 7, 2026
Indiana Secretary of State: Business Entity Reports page (fees, biennial rule, dissolution at five months), State Form 49459 (Articles of Organization, $100 paper fee), State Form 56369 (Foreign Registration Statement), and the INBiz Business Search, all at in.gov. Indiana Department of Revenue, New and Small Business Owners tax guide.
Run your own version, with an optional registered agent added, in the LLC cost calculator. If you would rather a service handled the filing, the services comparison prices that honestly, renewals included.
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