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Your state's annual fee, looked up, not remembered.

Every state charges something every year, and none of them charge the same thing. Here's how to find the one that applies to you.

the state won't forget to charge you — so don't forget to look it up

Why we're not quoting a fee.

There is no single "annual fee." Each state sets its own, calls it something different, and changes it on its own schedule. A page that lists fees for fifty states is a page full of numbers that were already drifting out of date the day they were written.

The only fee that matters is the one in the state where your company actually lives. So we show you how to find that one, from the source that sets it.

The source: your Secretary of State.

Every state's Secretary of State (or equivalent) publishes its business filing fees. For the two states we lead with: Delaware's is corp.delaware.gov, and Wyoming's is sos.wyo.gov. For any other state, search "[state] Secretary of State annual report fee" and open the .gov result.

Delaware's franchise tax is its own, more involved calculation — we cover it separately at the Delaware franchise tax.

What to look for when you get there.

  1. 01

    The right name for it

    States don't agree on what to call it — annual report, franchise tax, statement of information. Search your state's site for those terms; they all point to the same recurring obligation.

  2. 02

    The fee and the due date

    The page will list two things: what you owe and when. Both matter, because a late filing usually adds its own penalty on top.

  3. 03

    Whether the amount depends on anything

    Some states charge a flat fee; others scale it by revenue or by shares. Note which yours is, so the number you look up is the number that applies to you.

What it depends on in your case.

Three things decide it: the state you formed in, your entity type, and in some states your revenue or shares. There's also the question of where you actually do business — if that's a different state than where you formed, you may owe an annual filing in both. That's the case our which state should I form in? page walks through.

The annual fee is one line in a longer list — the full picture is at what you'll owe.

Form it once, we'll keep it in good standing.

Our all-in formation covers the first year's filing, and your dashboard keeps track of what's coming up so the annual fee never sneaks up on you.

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