After you file an LLC (2026)
Approval is the middle of the job. Mainstay Filing, our best overall pick, also applies for the EIN and tracks the first report.
- Write the operating agreement. No state accepts it for filing; keep it with your records.
- Apply for an EIN. The IRS issues it free; form the LLC first.
- Skip the BOI report. FinCEN exempted U.S. companies (notice of August 11, 2026).
- Put the first report on the calendar. 6 states have none; the rest are due yearly or every two years.
- Open a bank account in the LLC’s name with the approved document.
The first report, by state
| State | Report | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | None | $0 |
| Alaska | Every 2 years | $100 |
| Arizona | None | $0 |
| Arkansas | Yearly | $150 |
| California | Every 2 years | $20 |
| Colorado | Yearly | $25 |
| Connecticut | Yearly | $80 |
| Delaware | Yearly | $400 |
| Florida | Yearly | $138.75 |
| Georgia | Yearly | $60 |
| Hawaii | Yearly | $12.50 |
| Idaho | Yearly | $0 |
| Illinois | Yearly | $75 |
| Indiana | Every 2 years | $32 |
| Iowa | Every 2 years | $30 |
| Kansas | Every 2 years | $90 |
| Kentucky | Yearly | $15 |
| Louisiana | Yearly | $35 |
| Maine | Yearly | $85 |
| Maryland | Yearly | $300 |
| Massachusetts | Yearly | $500 |
| Michigan | Yearly | $25 |
| Minnesota | Yearly | $0 |
| Mississippi | Yearly | $0 |
| Missouri | None | $0 |
| Montana | Yearly | $20 |
| Nebraska | Every 2 years | $25 |
| Nevada | Yearly | $350 |
| New Hampshire | Yearly | $100 |
| New Jersey | Yearly | $75 |
| New Mexico | None | $0 |
| New York | Every 2 years | $9 |
| North Carolina | Yearly | $200 |
| North Dakota | Yearly | $50 |
| Ohio | None | $0 |
| Oklahoma | Yearly | $25 |
| Oregon | Yearly | $100 |
| Pennsylvania | Yearly | $7 |
| Rhode Island | Yearly | $50 |
| South Carolina | None | $0 |
| South Dakota | Yearly | $55 |
| Tennessee | Yearly | $300 |
| Texas | Yearly | $0 |
| Utah | Yearly | $18 |
| Vermont | Yearly | $45 |
| Virginia | Yearly | $50 |
| Washington | Yearly | $70 |
| West Virginia | Yearly | $25 |
| Wisconsin | Yearly | $25 |
| Wyoming | Yearly | $60 |