How much does it cost to start an LLC in New York?

The Articles of Organization filing fee is $200, the same online or on paper and the same for a professional service LLC. On top of that, New York's LLC statute requires you to publish notice in two county-clerk-designated newspapers once a week for six successive weeks and then file a Certificate of Publication for a $50 fee, so the true cost to form is $250 plus whatever the two newspapers charge. The newspapers set their own rates, and we found no published rate for the required daily paper in any county, so no total can be given.

Is the New York LLC filing fee $200 or $700?

$200. The New York Department of State's Division of Corporations fee schedule and its LLC formation guidance both state that the fee for filing the Articles of Organization is $200. The $700 figure is not a filing fee, and it is not our own estimate. It appears to be an all-in figure that adds the $50 Certificate of Publication fee and an assumed newspaper cost to the $200 filing fee. The newspapers set their own rates, and we found no published rate for the required daily paper in any county, so no newspaper total can be given. Only $200 goes to the Department of State to form the LLC.

Does a New York LLC have to file an annual report?

Not annually - New York uses a Biennial Statement, filed every two years during the calendar month in which your Articles of Organization were originally filed, with a $9 fee. There is no dollar late penalty, but an LLC that does not file is flagged as past due in Department of State records and any Certificate of Status will show it, which can block certain transactions. Separately, most New York LLCs owe the Department of Taxation and Finance an annual filing fee of $25 to $4,500 on Form IT-204-LL, based on New York source gross income.

New York LLC Cost (2026)

By Edmond Hui · Fees verified July 29, 2026 against the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations fee schedule

In New York, the first-year state cost of an LLC is at least $279.50 in state fees, plus newspaper publication, before any registered-agent service. Forming an LLC in New York costs $200 to file the Articles of Organization with the state, the Biennial Statement costs $9 every two years, and the Partnership, LLC and LLP Annual Filing Fee adds at least $25 a year.

Bar chart of LLC costs in New York: a first-year estimate of $479.50, which includes our newspaper estimate as well as state charges, and $4.50 a year, or at least $29.50 if it owes the Annual Filing Fee after that. New York charges $9 for its biennial report. — Both figures are the LEAST New York charges: the first-year bar contains the recurring one. At least one of the charges inside them scales with the LLC's own figures, so the bill can be higher. Source: New York's published filing fee schedule, verified July 2026.

Articles of Organization$200

Biennial Statement$9

Partnership, LLC and LLP Annual Filing Feefrom $25/yr

First-year state costfrom $279.50 + newspapers

Five-year state costfrom $397.50 + newspapers

How much does it cost to form an LLC in New York?

The New York Articles of Organization filing fee is $200, per the Department of State's own fee schedule and its LLC formation guidance. What makes New York expensive is not that fee but its publication rule: New York's LLC statute requires publication in two county-clerk-designated newspapers once a week for six successive weeks within 120 days, plus a $50 Certificate of Publication filing fee, and the newspaper charges themselves are set by the newspapers rather than the State. The recurring Department of State cost is only a $9 Biennial Statement every two years, but the Department of Taxation and Finance separately collects a graduated annual filing fee on Form IT-204-LL running from $25 to $4,500 on New York source gross income. Expedited handling is $25 for 24-hour, $75 for same-day and $150 for 2-hour service, and is not available for Biennial Statements.

Which fees does a New York LLC pay, and how often?

Cost	Amount	How often	Charged by
Articles of Organization (DOS-1336-f)	$200	One time	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations
Biennial Statement	$9	Every 2 years	New York Department of State
Partnership, LLC and LLP Annual Filing Fee (minimum)	$25	Every year	Department of Taxation and Finance
Newspaper publication	$200	One time	Two newspapers designated by the county clerk
Certificate of Publication filing	$50	One time	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations
Required state cost, first year	from $279.50 + newspapers	N/A	N/A
Registered agent service (optional)	$50 to $300	Every year	Commercial provider
Expedite and special handling fees in our record: 24-hour ($25), Same day ($75), 2-hour ($150)	$25 to $150, by option	One time	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations
Name reservation (optional)	$20	One time	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations
Certificate of good standing (optional)	$25	Per copy	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations

The fee is $200 whether filed online or on paper, and is the same $200 for a professional service LLC.

Partnership, LLC and LLP Annual Filing Fee: Graduated on the LLC's New York source gross income for the immediately preceding tax year: $25 for $0-$100,000; $50 for $100,001-$250,000; $175 for $250,001-$500,000; $500 for $500,001-$1,000,000; $1,500 for $1,000,001-$5,000,000; $3,000 for $5,000,001-$25,000,000; $4,500 above $25,000,000. An LLC treated as a disregarded entity pays a flat $25 if it has any income, gain, loss or deduction from New York sources.

New York's LLC statute requires publication once in each week for six successive weeks in two newspapers of the county (one daily, one weekly) designated by the county clerk, within 120 days after the effectiveness of the initial articles of organization, followed by a Certificate of Publication with the newspapers' affidavits annexed, filed with the Department of State for a $50 fee. Newspaper charges are set by the newspapers, not the State or the county clerk. One Monroe County designated weekly publishes a per-line rate; we found no published rate for the required daily paper in any county, so no two-newspaper total can be sourced, and the large New York City figures quoted online could not be traced to a primary source. Consequence of failure, verified 2026-09-01 against the statute: the statute provides that where proof of publication has not been filed within the 120 days, "the authority of such limited liability company to carry on, conduct or transact any business in this state shall be suspended, effective as of the expiration of such one hundred twenty day period". The suspension is not a loss of the liability shield and not a dissolution, and the statute says the suspension "shall not limit or impair the validity of any contract or act" of the company. A FOREIGN LLC carries the same duty under a separate provision of the statute: within 120 days after filing the application for authority, publication once in each week for six successive weeks in two newspapers of the county, one weekly and one daily, with the same suspension consequence and the same contract-validity carve-out.

Registered agent is listed separately because it is a commercial service, not a state charge. Commercial registered-agent services, not a state charge. Range and $125 midpoint match the assumption used by /tools/llc-true-cost. Most states let you serve as your own registered agent at no cost if you have a physical in-state address. Run your own numbers in the true-cost calculator. For what formation services charge on top of these state fees, see the best LLC services in New York.

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What does a New York LLC cost over five years?

State charges only in the first column; the second adds a registered-agent service at the $125/yr market midpoint.

Period	State cost only	With registered agent
Year 1 (formation + first filing)	from $279.50 + newspapers	from $404.50 + newspapers
Each year after	$4.50 to $29.50+/yr	$129.50 to $154.50+/yr
Five-year total	from $397.50 + newspapers	from $1,022.50 + newspapers

First filing timing: The first Biennial Statement is due two years after formation, in the same calendar month the Articles of Organization were filed; a statement should not be filed before the calendar month in which it is due.

Is New York expensive compared with other states?

New York ranks 45th cheapest of 50 states on first-year cost , $247.34 above the $232.16 national average. On ongoing annual cost it ranks 23rd.

Cheaper state	First-year cost	You would save
Montana	$35	from $244.50
Arizona	$50	from $229.50
Missouri	$50	from $229.50

A cheaper filing fee elsewhere rarely saves money if you live and operate in New York. Doing business here with an out-of-state LLC generally means registering it as a foreign LLC in New York anyway. Paying both states. See foreign qualification in New York before forming elsewhere to save on fees.

When is the New York filing deadline, and what happens if you miss it?

Biennial Statement

Frequency	every two years
Due	Every two years, during the calendar month in which the original Articles of Organization were filed with the Department of State
Fee	$9

New York publishes no dollar late penalty for a delinquent Biennial Statement.

The LLC is shown in Department of State records as past due in the filing of its Biennial Statement, and any Certificate of Status obtained will reflect that past-due status, which may prevent the LLC from completing certain business transactions. New York does not administratively dissolve an LLC for this.

Full New York annual report filing guide · Deadline calculator

What cost traps are specific to New York?

Publication is priced by the newspapers, and no official source states a total

New York's LLC statute requires six weeks in two county-designated newspapers. Rates are set by the newspapers, not the State or the county clerk, and we found no published rate for the required daily paper in any county, so the bill cannot be priced in advance from any official source. Ask the designated papers for quotes.

Miss the 120-day window and your LLC is suspended

If proof of publication is not filed with the Department of State within 120 days after the articles take effect, New York law suspends the LLC's authority to carry on, conduct or transact business in New York, though it does not invalidate existing contracts or impose personal liability on members.

The $9 Biennial Statement is not your only recurring cost

Most New York LLCs also owe the Department of Taxation and Finance's annual filing fee on Form IT-204-LL, $25 to $4,500 depending on New York source gross income, due the 15th day of the third month after the tax year closes with no extension available.

Frequently Asked Questions

: The Articles of Organization filing fee is $200, the same online or on paper and the same for a professional service LLC. On top of that, New York's LLC statute requires you to publish notice in two county-clerk-designated newspapers once a week for six successive weeks and then file a Certificate of Publication for a $50 fee, so the true cost to form is $250 plus whatever the two newspapers charge. The newspapers set their own rates, and we found no published rate for the required daily paper in any county, so no total can be given.
: $200. The New York Department of State's Division of Corporations fee schedule and its LLC formation guidance both state that the fee for filing the Articles of Organization is $200. The $700 figure is not a filing fee, and it is not our own estimate. It appears to be an all-in figure that adds the $50 Certificate of Publication fee and an assumed newspaper cost to the $200 filing fee. The newspapers set their own rates, and we found no published rate for the required daily paper in any county, so no newspaper total can be given. Only $200 goes to the Department of State to form the LLC.
: Under New York's LLC statute you must publish a copy of the Articles of Organization or a notice of formation once in each week for six successive weeks in two newspapers of the county (one daily, one weekly) designated by the county clerk, within 120 days of formation. You then file a Certificate of Publication with the newspapers' affidavits annexed, with a $50 filing fee. The newspaper charges are set by the newspapers, not the State, and we found no published rate for the required daily paper in any county, so no total can be given. Miss the 120-day deadline and your LLC's authority to do business is suspended.
: Not annually - New York uses a Biennial Statement, filed every two years during the calendar month in which your Articles of Organization were originally filed, with a $9 fee. There is no dollar late penalty, but an LLC that does not file is flagged as past due in Department of State records and any Certificate of Status will show it, which can block certain transactions. Separately, most New York LLCs owe the Department of Taxation and Finance an annual filing fee of $25 to $4,500 on Form IT-204-LL, based on New York source gross income.

Where do these numbers come from?

Every fee above was checked against New York's own published sources on July 29, 2026 , the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations fee schedule, the governing statute, and where a state-level tax applies, the state tax authority. Commercial formation-service pages were not used.

The first-year total is the Articles of Organization fee plus the first year of any recurring state charge plus the $50 Certificate of Publication fee and our own estimate for the two newspapers, which applies one upstate weekly's published rate to both. Where a state's first report is not due until the following year, that is noted above. The five-year total is the filing fee plus five years of recurring charges, which avoids the timing question entirely. Registered-agent service is excluded from all state figures.

Sources

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Each entry below is a document recorded in our verified New York sources, and each entry says what the document is. Some statutory text is read from an accurate mirror rather than from the state's own host, and those say so. Where we hold the citation but no stable public link, the citation is printed on its own rather than pointed at a guessed address.

dos.ny.gov/fee-schedules
dos.ny.gov/forming-limited-liability-company-new-york
dos.ny.gov/biennial-statements-business-corporations-and-limited-liability-companies
nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LLC/206
tax.ny.gov/pit/efile/annual_filing_fee.htm
rbj.net/legal-notice/
monroecounty.gov/clerk-publications
nycourts.gov/courts/11th-judicial-district/queens-county-clerks-office/queens-county-clerks-office-publications-llcpllcsla
schnepsmedia.com/legal/
New York statute: LLC Law Section 206 (publication requirement)
New York statute: LLC Law Section 206 (publication requirement and suspension)
New York statute: LLC Law 802 (foreign LLC publication)
New York statute: LLC Law Section 206 (suspension for missing proof of publication)

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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.

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