Operating Out of State

Operating an LLC in Another State

An LLC stays registered in the state where it was formed for as long as it exists, and operating in a second state generally means registering that same LLC there too, as a foreign LLC, rather than forming a new one. Whether a given activity counts as doing business is a question of fact that each state defines for itself, so the state's own rule is what decides it, not this page.

By Edmond Hui · Last updated: September 2026

Pick Your LLC's Home State

Each guide below covers what it costs to keep your LLC current at home while adding a registration in another state, using verified fee schedules for both sides of the comparison.

AlabamaYear one at home: $200AlaskaYear one at home: $300ArizonaYear one at home: $50ArkansasYear one at home: $195CaliforniaYear one at home: $880ColoradoYear one at home: $75ConnecticutYear one at home: $200DelawareYear one at home: $510FloridaYear one at home: $263.75GeorgiaYear one at home: $170HawaiiYear one at home: $62.50IdahoYear one at home: $100IllinoisYear one at home: $225IndianaYear one at home: $110.50IowaYear one at home: $65KansasYear one at home: $130KentuckyYear one at home: from $230LouisianaYear one at home: $130MaineYear one at home: $260MarylandYear one at home: $400MassachusettsYear one at home: $1040MichiganYear one at home: $75MinnesotaYear one at home: $155MississippiYear one at home: $50MissouriYear one at home: $50MontanaYear one at home: $35NebraskaYear one at home: $137.50NevadaYear one at home: $425New HampshireYear one at home: $200New JerseyYear one at home: $200New MexicoYear one at home: $50New YorkYear one at home: from $479.50North CarolinaYear one at home: $325North DakotaYear one at home: $185OhioYear one at home: $99OklahomaYear one at home: $125OregonYear one at home: $200PennsylvaniaYear one at home: $132Rhode IslandYear one at home: $600South CarolinaYear one at home: $110South DakotaYear one at home: $205TennesseeYear one at home: from $700TexasYear one at home: $300UtahYear one at home: $77VermontYear one at home: $200VirginiaYear one at home: $150WashingtonYear one at home: $270West VirginiaYear one at home: $155WisconsinYear one at home: $155WyomingYear one at home: from $160

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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.