LLC Cost Calculator: Year One and Every Year After
Pick your state and see the real totals: the filing fee, the state charges that land in year one, and what the LLC costs to keep alive every year after. Every figure comes from an official state source, checked November 7, 2026.
Calculate your LLC's state costs
Covers the five states we have fully verified so far. More states are added only after the same official-source check.
How to read these numbers
Year one is not the filing fee. California files for $70 and still bills $890 in year one, because its $800 annual tax and first Statement of Information land immediately. Texas charges $300 to file and then nothing for years. The calculator exists because the sticker price and the real price are different numbers in almost every state.
Year two onward is the commitment. That column is what the state charges you for existing, before rent, software, or a single customer. If a state's recurring total bothers you, it is worth knowing before you form there, not after. Our state cost pages show the same numbers with the reasoning and the sources.
What is not in here: your local business license (city and county level), taxes on actual income (state income and franchise taxes are noted per state where they are flat; income-based ones are explained on the state pages), and optional services beyond the registered agent option above. An EIN is always $0. If any tool or service tells you otherwise, close the tab.
Coverage honesty
This calculator covers Indiana, Illinois, Texas, Florida, and California because those are the states whose fees we have verified line by line against official sources as of November 7, 2026. We would rather cover five states with numbers we can defend than fifty states with numbers we copied. The other forty-five are in the verification queue, in the order readers request them at contact@llcforming.com.
General Information Only
LLCForming publishes general information about forming and running an LLC. It is not legal, tax, or accounting advice, and it does not create an attorney or advisor relationship. Rules vary by state and by your situation. For a decision that matters, talk to a licensed attorney or tax professional in your state.