The five states' fees and deadlines, in one table
What each of the five states charges to form and to maintain an LLC, and when each renewal falls due: the comparison table, with each state's official source.
KodiakBase Team
The figures, side by side
These are the five states we form in and what each one charges: the fee to form, the annual fee to maintain the company, and the date it falls due. All five rows were checked on September 7, 2026 against each state's official source, linked at the foot.
The table compares; it does not rank from best to worst. Each column weighs differently depending on the case, and that weighing is not this page's job.
| State | Formation | State renewal | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | $50 | No annual report | — |
| Michigan | $50 | $25 (Annual Statement) | February 15 |
| Wyoming | $100 | $60 minimum (annual report) | First day of the anniversary month |
| Florida | $125 ($100 filing + $25 registered agent designation) | $138.75 (Annual Report) | May 1 |
| Delaware | $110 | $400 (flat annual tax) | June 1 |
How to read the due dates
The five states fit into three ways of falling due. New Mexico has no state renewal: there is no annual report to file and no date to watch. Michigan, Florida and Delaware use a fixed calendar date — February 15, May 1 and June 1, every year, whenever the company was formed. Wyoming is the different one: its annual report falls due on the first day of the month the company was formed in, not on the exact anniversary day.
Two details the official sites publish that are easy to misread: Florida's report can be filed from January 1, but what falls due is May 1; and Wyoming's figure is a minimum — $60, or 0.02% of the assets the company holds in Wyoming, whichever is greater.
What does not change from state to state
Everything federal is identical in all five, because it does not depend on the state. And one state-level piece does not discriminate either: a Registered Agent is required in all five, all year round.
- The EIN is requested the same way from any of the five: it is an IRS procedure, not a state one.
- A single-member LLC with a foreign owner files its Form 5472 with the pro forma 1120 whatever the state.
- The Registered Agent is mandatory in all five; what it is and what it receives has its own article, below.
KodiakBase prices, and which ones are confirmed
These are the prices our landing publishes, with the state fees and the Registered Agent inside. Only New Mexico's is confirmed; the other four are pending approval — the same label the configurator shows — and a pending price cannot be purchased yet.
The comparison is yours: we form in whichever one you choose, and the configurator on the home page shows each state's live breakdown.
| State | First year | Annual renewal | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | $349 | $199 | Confirmed |
| Michigan | $349 | $224 | Pending approval |
| Wyoming | $399 | $261 | Pending approval |
| Florida | $424 | $337.75 | Pending approval |
| Delaware | $549 | $599 | Pending approval |
This article informs: it reproduces the fees and due dates as the states publish them, with each source and its consultation date at the foot, and it is not tax or legal advice. Which state fits your situation is not something this table says, nor something we say: that assessment is made by a licensed US CPA, together with a licensed tax adviser in your country of residence.