2025 fees Alabama Secretary of State Rank #40 of 51

LLC Costs in Alabama (AL)

$425 all-in for your first year - $200 to file, $100 annual report, plus a registered agent. Alabama is $42 (11%) more expensive than the national average for first-year LLC costs.

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Annual privilege tax minimum is $100 for most LLCs. Tax is based on net worth. Alabama is one of few states with a net-worth-based LLC tax.

Updated 2025 · Source: Alabama Secretary of State

Higher Articles filing fee

Higher Articles filing fee. $200 one-time SOS filing sits in the top third of Articles/formation fees nationwide.Forming an LLC in Alabama costs about $425 in the first year, top-third of the 51-row book, about 11% above the national average, ranking #40 of 51. Fees are those published by the Alabama Secretary of State; registered agent is a $125/yr market-rate line, not a vendor quote.

According to the Alabama Secretary of State fee schedule; registered agent normalized at $125/yr. See methodology. How we calculate →

$200
One-time filing fee
$100 /yr
Annual report
$425
First-year total
#40 of 51
Cost rank (1 = cheapest)

Published SOS fee schedule

Fee strip AL · Alabama SOS FY 2026 · rank #40

Alabama · $425 · file $200 · no pub

  • AGENT $200
  • PROC $100
  • VS-AVG $425
  • ARTICLES #40/51
  • BIENNIAL near Texas
  • SCHEDULE 11% above avg

Dear-third stack: stamps derive from this state's Secretary of State fee schedule, not a recommendation of where to form. Read with tax planning against a dear SOS stack → · All 51 SOS fee rows →

1. Maine$3852. Florida$3893. Nebraska$4014. Alabama$4255. Texas$4256. North Carolina$450
First-year SOS-fee total for Alabama and nearest-cost peers. Source: each Secretary of State + 51-row aggregate.

How the dear-third $425 stack breaks down

How your $425 first-year total breaks down State filing fee drives 47% of a top-third first-year total.
  • State filing fee $200
  • Annual Privilege Tax (yr 1) $100
  • Registered agent $125
Cost Item Amount
State Filing Fee $200
Annual Privilege Tax $100
Registered Agent $125/yr
Expedited Filing (optional) $100
Total, First Year $425

Ongoing tax burden after formation

Alabama's effective property tax rate of 0.38% ranks among the lowest nationally (#2 of 51 lowest), a bigger long-run factor than the $425 formation cost above for any LLC that owns real estate.

Corporate income tax
6.5%
6.5% corporate tax rate, #29 of 51 lowest nationally
Effective property tax rate
0.38%
Of assessed property value, per year

Sources: Tax Foundation state corporate tax rates, Census ACS effective property tax rates.

Fee check: Dear-third first-year stack, verify current Alabama SOS fees before filing at https://sos.alabama.gov. Not legal or tax advice.

Alabama SOS fee strip (high filing)

Filing Fee $200
Annual Report $100 /yr
Processing Time 2-3 weeks
Expedited $100 → 24-48 hours
Online Filing Available
First-Year Total $425
File with Alabama SOS

Similar Cost States

Kansas $340 Illinois $350 Maine $385 Washington $385

Lower-cost escapes

Jurisdictions with a lower first-year SOS-fee total than dear-third AL:

Washington $385 Florida $389 Nebraska $401

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Report a data error on this page.

Sources used on this page
  • Alabama Secretary of State - LLC filing fee, annual-report requirement, and processing time. sos.alabama.gov
  • Federation of Tax Administrators - cross-check of state fee and tax figures. taxadmin.org
LLC fees and requirements sourced from the Alabama Secretary of State. See our methodology for details.

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