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What the state wants after you file (2026)

37 states want a report every year, 7 every two years and 6 none. Mainstay Filing, our best overall pick, files each one when it is due.

No report (6)

Alabama, Arizona, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio and South Carolina.

Every two years (7)

Alaska, California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and New York.

Every year (37)

StateFeeDue
Arkansas$150May 1
Colorado$25Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Connecticut$80On or before March 31
Delaware$400Annual alternative-entity tax due on or before June 1
Florida$138.75May 1
Georgia$60April 1
Hawaii$12.50Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized
Idaho$0Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Illinois$75Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Kentucky$15On or before June 30
Louisiana$35On or before the anniversary date of organization
Maine$85June 1
Maryland$300April 15
Massachusetts$500On or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization
Michigan$25February 15
Minnesota$0December 31
Mississippi$0April 15
Montana$20April 15
Nevada$350Last day of the LLC's anniversary month
New Hampshire$100April 1
New Jersey$75Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year
North Carolina$200April 15
North Dakota$50November 15
Oklahoma$25Anniversary date of the filing of the Articles of Organization, every year
Oregon$100Anniversary of the LLC's formation in Oregon, every year
Pennsylvania$7September 30
Rhode Island$50May 1
South Dakota$55Due during the entity's anniversary month each year
Tennessee$300On or before the first day of the fourth month following the close of the LLC's fiscal year
Texas$0May 15 each year
Utah$18Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Vermont$45Within 3 months after the end of the LLC's fiscal year on record
Virginia$50Last day of the LLC's anniversary month
Washington$70Last day of the entity's anniversary month
West Virginia$25July 1 each year
Wisconsin$25End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date
Wyoming$60First day of the LLC's anniversary month