Article Amendment Fees by State — Explainer

Matrix explainer. Coverage: the state filing fee for articles of amendment, corporation and LLC lines side by side. Source matrix: Articles of Amendment Filing Fees by State. 51 jurisdictions. Fees as of the matrix's last verification (May–June 2026). Not legal advice.

Short answer

Articles of amendment is the document that formally changes something fixed in your entity's charter — most often the name, sometimes the registered office or, for corporations, the authorized shares. Every jurisdiction charges a filing fee to record it, and every one of the 51 jurisdictions publishes a number we could bind to a primary source: for LLCs the fee runs from $15 in Montana to $220 in the District of Columbia. The detail this page exists to surface is that the corporation and the LLC do not always pay the same amount for the same-named document — ten states split the two lines, and reading the wrong one is the easiest way to get this fee wrong.

One scope note up front: this page covers the articles-of-amendment document with both entity types compared; the LLC Amendment Fees by State — Explainer treats domestic-LLC amendment filings on their own, with filing-method and expedite context. The two matrices are sourced independently, so use each page's own table for its own question.

What you actually pay

For an LLC, the floor is Montana at $15, with Georgia, Indiana, and Tennessee next at $20. The ceiling is shared by the District of Columbia and Delaware at $220, then Nevada at $175, and Texas at $150. Between those ends, most jurisdictions sit in a two-digit band — the amendment is generally a small filing, priced like one. The fee buys the state's recording of the change and nothing else: name availability, certified copies, and expedite service are separate, state-specific charges.

The corp line and the LLC line are not the same number

State fee schedules list entity types separately, and in ten jurisdictions the articles-of-amendment fee genuinely differs by entity type. In six the LLC pays more: Connecticut charges an LLC $120 against a corporation's $100; Delaware's LLC line is $220 against a corporation minimum of $214; Louisiana is $100 versus $75; Michigan $25 versus $10; North Dakota $50 versus $20; New Jersey $100 versus $75. In four the corporation pays more: Arkansas ($45 versus $22.50), Florida ($35 versus $25), New Mexico ($100 versus $50), and Vermont ($50 versus $35).

The practical consequence: a generic “amendment fee” number you find on a chart somewhere is, in these ten states, right for one entity type and wrong for the other. North Dakota is the sharpest example — the LLC pays two and a half times the corporation figure. Match the line to your entity type before you rely on the number; the matrix holds both columns per state precisely so the comparison is visible.

When the fee depends on how you file

A handful of states price the same document by filing method. Georgia and Indiana charge $20 to file online and $30 on paper. Idaho charges $30 online and $50 by mail or in person. Nebraska is $25 online, $30 on paper. Arkansas's published figures are its online-filing fees, with paper filings costing more. Minnesota inverts the usual pattern: $35 by mail, $55 online or in person. None of these are different documents — the spread is purely what the state charges for the channel. Where a cheaper path exists it is usually the electronic one, but Minnesota is the reminder to read the options rather than assume.

Corporations carry one more wrinkle: value-based components. Massachusetts prices the corporate amendment at a $100 minimum, with share increases adding $100 per 100,000 shares. Delaware's corporate line starts at $214 and grows with stock changes or extra pages. Arkansas moves from $45 to $90 when shares are exchanged. LLC amendments, by contrast, are flat fees everywhere — one of the quiet ways the LLC form is administratively simpler.

How these numbers are sourced

Every row in the matrix binds to the state's own fee schedule or filing instructions — a consolidated fee PDF or the state's fee web page, recorded per row — with the corporation and LLC lines read separately rather than collapsed into one “amendment” figure. All 51 jurisdictions carry a primary-sourced value; there are no blank cells in this matrix. Fees reflect the matrix's last verification (May–June 2026); states change fee schedules on their own cadence, so confirm against the linked source before filing. Full method at /about/methodology/; source taxonomy at /about/source-registry/.

What the matrix does not prove

• That your change only needs an amendment — a registered-agent change, a conversion, or a move to another state can be a different filing with a different fee. What the amendment document is and when it applies is covered at What is an LLC amendment?
• Turnaround time, expedite pricing, or name-availability rules — none of that is in this matrix's columns.
• That the fee will be the listed number for a corporation with share changes — the value-based minimums above can move the total.
• Anything about what becomes public when you file. Amendments are public filings; what a state exposes is the subject of Public Filing Fields by State — Explainer.

Not legal advice

Fees, forms, and which document applies are state-specific and change. This page is structured reference derived from the primary-sourced matrix, not counsel. Confirm against the linked state source before filing.

See also: Articles of Amendment Filing Fees by State (matrix) · LLC Amendment Fees by State — Explainer · Certified Copy of Articles Fees by State — Explainer