Oregon LLC Cost

Documents you need

• Articles of Organization — Formation document plus $100 nonrefundable processing fee submitted to Business Registry / Corporation Division; name must contain 'Limited Liability Company' or 'LLC' and be distinguishable from other active names on the Business Registry.
• Registered agent in Oregon — Official SOS Business Information Center: 'A limited liability company must have a registered agent in Oregon whose street address is the registered office.'
• Operating agreement (not filed) — Official SOS Business Information Center: 'The internal affairs of the LLC are governed by oral or written operating agreements.' No filing of the operating agreement with the Secretary of State is required on the pages read; whether the LLC is manager-managed must be stated in the Articles of Organization.
• Annual Report / Renewal — Yearly renewal confirming/updating registered agent, registered office, principal place of business and member/manager information; $100, due on the filing anniversary (see annual_report).

How forming works in Oregon

1. Line up the agent: Registered agent in Oregon — Official SOS Business Information Center: 'A limited liability company must have a registered agent in Oregon whose street address is the registered office.'
2. File the Articles of Organization with the Oregon Secretary of State — the filing fee is $100 at the cheapest channel (file online at the official portal linked below).

Annual report & ongoing costs

Oregon requires a annual report — fee $100.

Due on the anniversary date of the original filing each year; the Secretary of State sends the renewal notice about 45 days in advance of the due date

Called the Annual Report / Renewal. Official SOS Annual Report or Renewal page: 'An assumed business name renews every two years. All other business entity types renew every year. Your renewal is due on the anniversary date of the original filing.' Fee schedule lists domestic LLC 'Renewal (Annually) $100.00'. First renewal falls on the first anniversary of filing.

Oregon tax pages

Once the LLC is formed, these pages work out what it keeps: Oregon Tax Brackets · Oregon Income Tax Calculator · Oregon Paycheck Calculator.

Compare Oregon with the rest of the country

Oregon's first-year minimum of $100 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.