Minnesota LLC Cost

Documents you need

• Articles of Organization — Filed under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 322C with the Secretary of State. The official form states: 'Filing Fee: $155 for expedited service in-person and online filings, $135 if by mail.' Required articles include the LLC name (must include 'Limited Liability Company' or 'LLC'), registered office address and agent, and organizers.
• Registered office (agent listed if used) — Article II of the official Articles form is headed 'Registered Office Address and Agent (A Registered Office Address is Required)': a Minnesota registered office street address is required (a P.O. Box alone is not accepted per the form); an agent is listed in that article if the LLC has one.
• Annual Renewal — Filed once every calendar year by December 31; no fee if the entity is active and in good standing (per the official LLC forms page description of the Annual Renewal form).

How forming works in Minnesota

1. Line up the agent: Registered office (agent listed if used) — Article II of the official Articles form is headed 'Registered Office Address and Agent (A Registered Office Address is Required)': a Minnesota registered office street address is required (a P.O. Box alone is not accepted per the form); an agent is listed in that article if the LLC has one.
2. File the Articles of Organization with the Minnesota Secretary of State — the filing fee is $135 at the cheapest channel (file online at the official portal linked below).

Annual report & ongoing costs

Minnesota requires a annual report — fee No fee.

Annual renewal must be filed once every calendar year, by December 31; it may be filed at any time during the calendar year. Failure to file results in administrative dissolution/termination.

Minnesota calls this filing the Annual Renewal. The official fee schedule lists Annual Renewal $0 by mail, online and in person for a domestic LLC (Chapter 322C), and the Secretary of State's Renewals page states the deadline is December 31, that most entities must renew yearly to stay active, and that annual renewals are free for most entity types. Reinstatement after dissolution costs $65 by mail / $85 online or in person (contingent, not a mandatory ongoing cost).

After you form

1. Get the free EIN from the IRS, then open a business bank account so company and personal money stay separate.
2. Stay compliant: the annual report costs no fee — diary the due date before you form.

• Employer Identification Number (EIN) — free from the IRS; a federal step that is the same in every state.

Compare Minnesota with the rest of the country

Minnesota's first-year minimum of $135 sits in the full ranking of all 51 jurisdictions — the cheapest first year is Montana at $35 and the most expensive is California at $870.