Comparisons

Compare New York LLCs Against Every Other State

Every comparison below is written for an owner based in New York and ranked by first-year cost against New York itself.

What New York costs today

Forming an LLC in New York costs $200 to file online. Counting that filing fee plus one year of the state's recurring charges, meaning the annualized report and any minimum entity-level tax, plus what the state charges toward its publication requirement, a first year comes to $479.50. After year one New York has $29.50 a year in recurring state charges, annualized. See what New York actually requires each year, including what the filing is called and when it is first due.

New York also requires newspaper publication, and the state publishes no complete figure for what it costs. The amount above therefore understates the first year in New York by an unknown margin. Get a quote from a qualifying newspaper before you budget.

Filing fee, online$200
First year, state charges$479.50
Minimum recurring state cost, annualized$29.50
States cheaper in year one44

Measured on first-year cost alone, 44 of these 49 states are cheaper than New York, 5 cost more. Cost is only one input. Forming outside the state where you actually operate usually means registering as a foreign LLC at home as well, so you pay both states. Each comparison below works through that trade for one specific pair.

All 49 comparisons, cheapest first

The difference column is that state's first-year minimum minus New York's $479.50.

Compare New York withTheir first yearDifference
New York vs Montana$35-$444.50
New York vs Arizona$50-$429.50
New York vs Mississippi$50-$429.50
New York vs Missouri$50-$429.50
New York vs New Mexico$50-$429.50
New York vs Hawaii$62.50-$417
New York vs Iowa$65-$414.50
New York vs Colorado$75-$404.50
New York vs Michigan$75-$404.50
New York vs Utah$77-$402.50
New York vs Ohio$99-$380.50
New York vs Idaho$100-$379.50
New York vs South Carolina$110-$369.50
New York vs Indiana$110.50-$369
New York vs Oklahoma$125-$354.50
New York vs Kansas$130-$349.50
New York vs Louisiana$130-$349.50
New York vs Pennsylvania$132-$347.50
New York vs Nebraska$137.50-$342
New York vs Virginia$150-$329.50
New York vs Minnesota$155-$324.50
New York vs West Virginia$155-$324.50
New York vs Wisconsin$155-$324.50
New York vs Wyoming$160-$319.50
New York vs Georgia$170-$309.50
New York vs North Dakota$185-$294.50
New York vs Arkansas$195-$284.50
New York vs Alabama$200-$279.50
New York vs Connecticut$200-$279.50
New York vs New Hampshire$200-$279.50
New York vs New Jersey$200-$279.50
New York vs Oregon$200-$279.50
New York vs Vermont$200-$279.50
New York vs South Dakota$205-$274.50
New York vs Illinois$225-$254.50
New York vs Kentucky$230-$249.50
New York vs Maine$260-$219.50
New York vs Florida$263.75-$215.75
New York vs Washington$270-$209.50
New York vs Alaska$300-$179.50
New York vs Texas$300-$179.50
New York vs North Carolina$325-$154.50
New York vs Maryland$400-$79.50
New York vs Nevada$425-$54.50
New York vs Delaware$510+$30.50
New York vs Rhode Island$600+$120.50
New York vs Tennessee$700+$220.50
New York vs California$880+$400.50
New York vs Massachusetts$1040+$560.50

Each first-year figure is that state's online filing fee plus one year of its recurring charges: the report annualized over its cycle, any minimum entity-level tax, and any publication cost the state publishes. It is not a prediction of your own first year. Seven states file only every second year, and several do not require a first report until year two, so check the state's own deadline. Registered agent service is excluded throughout, being a commercial charge rather than a state one. A state showing no recurring cost may still owe an entity-level tax above that state's threshold. Arizona, Nebraska and New York additionally require newspaper publication whose full cost no state publishes.

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Edmond Hui

Edmond Hui · Founder, MyStateLLC

Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.