Corporation Formation Fees by State
What it costs to form a corporation in each U.S. state — the cited domestic-corporation formation filing, fee, and fee basis across all 51 jurisdictions.
| State | Form Name | Filing Fee | Fee Basis | Filing Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | $250 Articles of Incorporation filing fee; basis flat | Flat | Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development |
| ALchecked 2026-09-20 | Certificate of Incorporation | $200 Certificate of Incorporation filing fee; basis flat | Flat | Secretary of State |
| ARchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | Articles of Incorporation; $45 online or $50 paper; basis tiered$45.00 online; $50.00 paper | Tiered | Secretary of State online filing or paper PDF |
| AZchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | Articles of Incorporation filing; $60 regular processing or $95 expeditedRegular-processing total fee is $60; expedited-processing total fee is $95. | Flat | Arizona Corporation Commission |
| CAchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation - General Stock | Articles of Incorporation - General Stock; $100 flat filing fee; online only | Flat | Secretary of State Online Only |
| COchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | Articles of Incorporation; $50 online filing fee; flat basis | Flat | Secretary of State Online |
| CTchecked 2026-09-20 | Certificate of Incorporation | Certificate of Incorporation; $250; online filing$250 flat filing fee | Flat | Business.CT.gov online filing/account for most business filings |
| DCchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | Articles of Incorporation; formation fee tiered by authorized capitalTiered by authorized capital: up to $100,000: $99; $100,000-$500,000: $550; $500,001-$1,000,000: $1,100; at least $1,000,001: $1,650. | Tiered | delivery to the Mayor for filing |
| DEchecked 2026-09-20 | Certificate of Incorporation for Stock Corporation | Certificate of Incorporation for Stock Corporation; minimum $109 filing fee; basis authorized stockMinimum $109; authorized stock listed in the certificate affects the filing fee and the fee may exceed the minimum; include $9 for each additional page if the document is more than one page. | Authorized-share count | Secretary of State |
| FLchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | $70 Articles of Incorporation required filing total; basis flat$35 filing fee plus $35 registered-agent designation = $70 required total; optional certified copy and certificate-of-status fees excluded. | Flat | Florida Department of State Division of Corporations |
| GAchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | Articles of Incorporation; $100 filing fee plus $10 service charge on the SoS guide | Flat | Secretary of State |
| HIchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | Articles of Incorporation filing; $50 flat fee | Flat | Department Of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Business Registration Division |
| IAchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | $50 Articles of Incorporation filing fee; basis flat | Flat | Iowa Secretary of State Fast Track Filing or paper form |
| IDchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation (General Business) | Articles of Incorporation (General Business); $100 base filing fee; $20 manual processing fee for paper/manual handling.Base filing fee is $100; paper/manual processing adds $20. | Flat | Secretary of State SOSBiz online filing or paper form |
| ILchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | Articles of Incorporation; $150 filing fee | Flat | Secretary of State |
| INchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of incorporation | Articles of incorporation; $75 electronic filing or $100 non-electronic filing$75 electronic filing; $100 filing in a manner other than electronically. | Variable | Secretary of State electronic or non-electronic filing |
| KSchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | Articles of Incorporation: $85 online or $90 paper for a for-profit corporation; basis tieredFor-profit corporation online filing is $85; for-profit corporation paper filing is $90. | Tiered | Online Or Paper Secretary of State |
| KYchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | Articles of Incorporation; $40 filing fee plus share-based organization tax ($10 minimum organization tax)$40 filing fee plus KRS 136.060 organization tax based on authorized shares; organization-tax minimum $10 | Authorized-share count | Kentucky Secretary of State |
| LAchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation Louisiana Business | $75 Articles of Incorporation Louisiana Business filing fee; basis flat | Flat | Secretary of State |
| MAchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Organization | Articles of Organization; $275 minimum for up to 275,000 shares, plus $100 per additional 100,000 shares$275 minimum for up to 275,000 shares; $100 for each additional 100,000 shares | Authorized-share count | Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division |
| MDchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation for a Stock Corporation | Articles of Incorporation for a Stock Corporation; baseline $120; variable by par value or no-par share count$100 filing fee plus $20 organization and capitalization fee for a baseline total of $120; fee increases if aggregate par value exceeds $100,000 or if no-par stock exceeds 5,000 authorized shares. | Par value | Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation; Maryland Business Express or paper form |
| MEchecked 2026-09-20 | MBCA-6 Articles of Incorporation | MBCA-6 Articles of Incorporation; $145 flat filing fee | Flat | Secretary of State Online Or Paper |
| MIchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation - For Profit | Articles of Incorporation - For Profit; $60 minimum authorized-share formation fee$10 nonrefundable fee plus an organization fee based on authorized shares: $50 for 1-60,000 authorized shares; $100 for 60,001-1,000,000; $300 for 1,000,001-5,000,000; $500 for 5,000,001-10,000,000; more than 10,000,000 is $500 for the first 10,000,000 plus $1,000 for each additional 10,000,000 or portion. | Authorized-share count | LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau online filing or submitted form |
| MNchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | Articles of Incorporation; $135 mail / $155 online or in person$135 if submitted by mail; $155 for expedited service in-person and online filings | Tiered | Minnesota Secretary of State |
| MOchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation of a For Profit Corporation (Corp. 41) | Articles of Incorporation; $58 minimum, tiered by authorized capital$58 minimum for $30,000 or less of authorized capital; $5 for each additional $10,000 of authorized shares. | Tiered | Secretary of State |
| MSchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | Articles of Incorporation; $50 flat filing fee | Flat | Secretary of State |
| MTchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation - Profit Corporation | $35 Articles of Incorporation - Profit Corporation filing fee; basis flat | Flat | Montana Secretary of State Business Filing Portal |
| NCchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation for Business | Articles of Incorporation for Business; $125 flat filing fee | Flat | Secretary of State Online Or Pdf |
| NDchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of incorporation | Articles of incorporation filed with the Secretary of State; $100 flat filing fee$100 filing fee for filing articles of incorporation and issuing a certificate of incorporation. | Flat | filed with the North Dakota Secretary of State |
| NEchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | Articles of Incorporation filing; $100 online or $110 in-houseOnline/electronic initial business entity filing is $100; in-house paper filing is $110. | Flat | Secretary of State |
| NHchecked 2026-09-20 | Form 11 Articles of Incorporation | Form 11 Articles of Incorporation; $100 flat filing fee | Flat | Secretary of State Online Or Paper |
| NJchecked 2026-09-20 | Certificate of Incorporation | Certificate of Incorporation; $100 flat filing fee | Flat | Division Of Revenue and Enterprise Services Online Or Paper |
| NMchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | Articles of incorporation; variable authorized-share fee, minimum $100 and maximum $1,000$1.00 for each 1,000 authorized shares, minimum $100 and maximum $1,000 | Authorized-share count | Secretary of State |
| NVchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | Articles of Incorporation; minimum $75 filing fee, with a stock-value scheduleNRS 78.760 sets a stock-value schedule: $75 for $75,000 or less; $175 over $75,000 and not over $200,000; $275 over $200,000 and not over $500,000; $375 over $500,000 and not over $1,000,000; over $1,000,000, $375 plus $275 for each additional $500,000 or fraction; maximum $35,000. | Variable | Office of the Secretary of State |
| NYchecked 2026-09-20 | Certificate of Incorporation | Certificate of Incorporation; $125 flat filing fee | Flat | Department of State filing; online filing available |
| OHchecked 2026-09-20 | Initial Articles of Incorporation | Initial Articles of Incorporation; $99 minimum authorized-share filing fee$99 minimum for 1 to 990 authorized shares; additional graduated share fees apply above 990 authorized shares. | Authorized-share count | Ohio Secretary of State online filing or PDF filing |
| OKchecked 2026-09-20 | Certificate of Incorporation | Certificate of Incorporation; $50 minimum, variable by authorized capital$50 minimum; one-tenth of one percent of total authorized capital; $1 per $1,000 over $50,000; no-par stock valued at $50 per share for fee computation. | Authorized-share count | Secretary of State |
| ORchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | $100 Articles of Incorporation filing fee; basis flat | Flat | Secretary of State |
| PAchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | $125 Articles of Incorporation filing fee; basis flat | Flat | Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations |
| RIchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | Articles of Incorporation; $230 minimum filing fee; basis authorized share count/minimum$230 minimum filing fee; current form labels the amount as a minimum. | Authorized-share count | Rhode Island Department of State Business Services |
| SCchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | Articles of Incorporation; $135 statutory formation cost$10 articles filing fee, plus $100 articles-of-incorporation tax, plus $25 initial minimum corporation license fee | Flat | Secretary of State filing with initial annual report and minimum license fee |
| SDchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | Articles of Incorporation; $150 online flat filing fee$150 filed electronically online; $165 filed by paper including paper filing fee. | Flat | South Dakota Secretary of State |
| TNchecked 2026-09-20 | Charter For-Profit Corporation | $100 Charter For-Profit Corporation filing fee; basis flat | Flat | Secretary of State |
| TXchecked 2026-09-20 | Certificate of Formation - For-Profit Corporation (Form 201) | $300 Certificate of Formation - For-Profit Corporation filing fee; basis flat | Flat | Secretary of State |
| UTchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | Articles of Incorporation; $59 flat filing fee | Flat | Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code |
| VAchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | Articles of Incorporation; $25 filing fee plus authorized-share charter fee; minimum total $75$25 articles filing fee plus a charter fee of $50 for each 25,000 authorized shares or fraction thereof up to 1,000,000 shares; $2,500 charter fee if more than 1,000,000 authorized shares. | Authorized-share count | State Corporation Commission |
| VTchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | $155 Articles of Incorporation filing fee; basis flat | Flat | Secretary of State |
| WAchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation with Initial Report of a Profit Corporation | Articles of Incorporation filing: $180 base fee plus online processing fee; basis variable$180 filing fee plus an online processing fee when filed online; expedited priority is optional and additional. | Variable | Secretary of State Online Or Standard Processing |
| WIchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | $100 Articles of Incorporation filing fee; basis flat | Flat | Department of Financial Institutions |
| WVchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | Articles of Incorporation filing fee: $100 | Flat | Secretary of State |
| WYchecked 2026-09-20 | Articles of Incorporation | $100 Articles of Incorporation filing fee; basis flat | Flat | Secretary of State |
Field definitions
- Form Name
- The domestic corporation formation filing name stated by the primary source.
- Filing Fee
- The state filing charge or stated fee formula for the domestic corporation formation filing.
- Fee Basis
- How the formation filing charge is computed.
- Filing Method
- The filing office, channel, or source-stated filing method for the formation filing.
Field definitions are listed below the table. Hover a cell for its source note. Typed unknowns (e.g., “Portal not observable”) are methodological limits, not data gaps.
What this matrix covers
Formation is the filing that creates a corporation with the state, typically called articles of incorporation, a certificate of incorporation, or a charter. The filing_fee column follows the cited formation-filing source for each jurisdiction; some states base the fee on authorized shares, par value, capital, channel, or another stated formula.
How to read this matrix
Each row is a U.S. jurisdiction (50 states plus the District of Columbia). Fees are the state filing fee only and exclude any service fee. A typed unknown such as “Not observed” means the field was not stated in the state's published materials — a methodological limit, not a confirmed absence. Every figure is cited to the state's official source linked on each row. States can revise fees at any time — confirm against the linked source before filing. Method notes live at /about/methodology/.
Sources
Per-row primary-source citations live in the matrix's sources.json companion. The full source taxonomy lives at /about/source-registry/.
Boundaries
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Frequently asked questions
What is the corporation formation fee?
It is the one-time state filing charge for the domestic corporation formation document. Several states scale the charge by authorized shares, par value, capital, or filing channel, so formula detail is retained where the source gives a variable fee.
How is this different from the LLC formation fee?
It is the same kind of fee for a different entity type. States frequently price corporation and LLC formation differently; the LLC figures live in the companion LLC Formation Fees matrix.
Are these fees current?
Each row links to the state's official source and is bound to the 2026-09-20 citation chain for the formation filing. Confirm against the linked source before filing.