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Filing yourself, a New York LLC costs at least 259 dollars in state fees over its first three years. “At least”, because New York requires a notice in two newspapers, and their price is not on the state’s page.

The state fees

• Formation: the fee for filing the articles of organization is 200 dollars [88].
• Publication: within 120 days of formation, most LLCs must have a notice published in two newspapers for six consecutive weeks, then file a certificate of publication with a 50 dollar fee [88]. Failing to do so suspends the LLC’s authority to carry on business [88]. Newspapers set their own prices.
• Every two years: the Biennial Statement is due two years after the articles of organization are filed, and its fee is 9 dollars [88].
• Optional fees: processing within 24 hours costs 25 dollars per document [88], and a name reservation 20 dollars [89].
• An LLC formed in another state pays 250 dollars for an application for authority [89].

Over three years

The first Biennial Statement falls two years after formation, so in 36 months it falls once: 200 + 50 + 9 = 259 dollars, plus the newspapers.

The calculator for New York adds the prices of the formation services we could read. States with similar requirements are in annual reports and state taxes by state.

This page reports the fees the state publishes. It is not legal or tax advice.