Cross-jurisdiction analysis

Where the entity type changes the price

Of the 51 jurisdictions holding both an LLC and a corporation formation fee, 28 charge exactly the same for both, 11 charge more to incorporate, and 12 charge more to form an LLC. The largest gap in either direction is $200.00 in South Carolina.

28Identical either wayof 51
11Corporation costs more
12LLC costs more
$200.00Largest gapSouth Carolina
$64 $128 $191 $255 SC South Carolin $200 CT Connecticut $130 RI Rhode Island $82 NM New Mexico $50 CA California $30 MD Maryland $21 OK Oklahoma $52 WI Wisconsin $70 NY New York $75 FL Florida $76 TN Tennessee $205 MA Massachusetts $255
Largest formation-fee differences between a corporation and an LLC (absolute USD; blue means the LLC costs more)
Formation and annual-report cost by entity type, 51 jurisdictions
Jurisdiction Formation, LLC Formation, corporation Difference Annual report, LLC Annual report, corporation Difference
AK Alaska$250.00$250.00same$100.00$100.00same
AL Alabama$236.00$236.00samen/an/an/a
AR Arkansas$45.00$45.00same$155.00$155.00same
AZ Arizona$87.00$62.00-$25.00n/a$47.00n/a
CA California$70.00$100.00+$30.00$20.00$25.00+$5.00
CO Colorado$50.00$50.00same$25.00$25.00same
CT Connecticut$120.00$250.00+$130.00$80.00$150.00+$70.00
DC District of Columbia$99.00$99.00same$300.00$300.00same
DE Delaware$110.00$109.00-$1.00$300.00$225.00-$75.00
FL Florida$155.00$78.75-$76.25$138.75$150.00+$11.25
GA Georgia$110.00$110.00same$60.00$60.00same
HI Hawaii$53.50$53.50same$13.50$13.50same
IA Iowa$50.00$50.00same$30.00$60.00+$30.00
ID Idaho$104.00$104.00same$0.00$0.00same
IL Illinois$153.53$153.53same$76.69$76.69same
IN Indiana$97.14$97.14same$32.00$32.00same
KS Kansas$85.00$89.00+$4.00$90.00$90.00same
KY Kentucky$40.00$50.00+$10.00$15.00$15.00same
LA Louisiana$105.00$80.00-$25.00$35.00$35.00same
MA Massachusetts$520.00$265.00-$255.00$520.00$110.00-$410.00
MD Maryland$154.50$175.10+$20.60$309.00$309.00same
ME Maine$175.00$145.00-$30.00$85.00$85.00same
MI Michigan$50.00$60.00+$10.00$25.00$25.00same
MN Minnesota$155.00$155.00same$0.00$0.00same
MO Missouri$51.25$59.41+$8.16n/a$20.65n/a
MS Mississippi$53.14$53.14same$0.00$27.59+$27.59
MT Montana$35.00$35.00same$0.00$0.00same
NC North Carolina$128.00$128.00same$203.00$21.00-$182.00
ND North Dakota$135.00$100.00-$35.00$50.00$25.00-$25.00
NE Nebraska$103.15$103.15same$28.00$29.00+$1.00
NH New Hampshire$102.00$102.00same$102.00$102.00same
NJ New Jersey$103.50$103.50same$78.00$78.00same
NM New Mexico$51.95$101.95+$50.00n/a$26.95n/a
NV Nevada$75.00$75.00same$150.00$150.00same
NY New York$210.00$135.00-$75.00$9.00$9.00same
OH Ohio$99.00$99.00samen/an/an/a
OK Oklahoma$104.00$52.00-$52.00$26.00n/an/a
OR Oregon$100.00$100.00same$100.00$100.00same
PA Pennsylvania$125.00$125.00same$7.00$7.00same
RI Rhode Island$156.00$238.00+$82.00$52.50$52.50same
SC South Carolina$125.00$325.00+$200.00n/an/an/a
SD South Dakota$153.68$153.68same$56.35$56.35same
TN Tennessee$307.05$102.35-$204.70$307.05$20.47-$286.58
TX Texas$308.10$308.10samen/an/an/a
UT Utah$59.00$59.00same$18.00$18.00same
VA Virginia$100.00$75.00-$25.00$50.00$100.00+$50.00
VT Vermont$155.00$155.00same$45.00$60.00+$15.00
WA Washington$200.00$200.00same$70.00$70.00same
WI Wisconsin$170.00$100.00-$70.00$26.00$26.00same
WV West Virginia$130.68$130.68same$26.00$26.00same
WY Wyoming$102.40$103.75+$1.35$61.44$61.44same
Provenance - entity-type splitPending review

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102 formation cells and the annual-report cells that pair with them
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Computed
differences are build-time arithmetic on the two records in the row

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