2025 fees Minnesota Secretary of State Rank #22 of 51

LLC Costs in Minnesota (MN)

$280 all-in for your first year - $155 to file, no annual report, plus a registered agent. Minnesota is $103 (27%) cheaper than the national average for first-year LLC costs.

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Minnesota has no annual report requirement for LLCs. While the filing fee is moderate, the lack of ongoing annual fees keeps long-term costs very low.

Updated 2025 · Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

No recurring state report fee

No recurring state report fee. Minnesota does not charge a periodic LLC report fee; the first-year stack is filing + registered agent only.Forming an LLC in Minnesota costs about $280 in the first year, about 27% below the national average, ranking #22 of 51. Fees are those published by the Minnesota Secretary of State; registered agent is a $125/yr market-rate line, not a vendor quote.

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

$155
One-time filing fee
Not required
Annual report
$280
First-year total
#22 of 51
Cost rank (1 = cheapest)

State LLC fee schedule strip

Fee strip MN · Minnesota SOS FY 2026 · rank #22

Minnesota · $280 · file $155 · no pub

  • Y1 $155
  • Y1 No report
  • Y1 $280
  • Y1 #22/51
  • Y1 near Wisconsin
  • Y1 27% below avg

Stamps derive from this state's Secretary of State fee schedule (filing, report, publication, rank, nearest peer), not a recommendation of where to form. Read with cheapest SOS stacks ranked → · All 51 SOS fee rows →

1. Georgia$2752. Virginia$2753. Minnesota$2804. Wisconsin$2805. Vermont$2856. Wyoming$285
First-year SOS-fee total for Minnesota and nearest-cost peers. Source: each Secretary of State + 51-row aggregate.

Where the $155 Articles fee sits inside $280

How your $280 first-year total breaks down State filing fee is the largest piece - 55%
  • State filing fee $155
  • Registered agent $125
Cost Item Amount
State Filing Fee $155
No Annual Report Free
Registered Agent $125/yr
Expedited Filing (optional) $50
Total, First Year $280

Ongoing tax burden after formation

Minnesota's 9.8% corporate tax rate ranks among the highest corporate tax burdens nationally, an ongoing cost that can outweigh the one-time $280 formation fee within a few profitable years.

Corporate income tax
9.8%
9.8% corporate tax rate, #50 of 51 lowest nationally
Effective property tax rate
1.02%
Of assessed property value, per year

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

Fee check: No periodic report fee today; still verify current Minnesota SOS filing rules at https://www.sos.state.mn.us. Not legal or tax advice.

Minnesota SOS fee strip (high filing)

Filing Fee $155
Annual Report Not required
Processing Time 5-7 business days
Expedited $50 → 1-2 business days
Online Filing Available
First-Year Total $280
File with Minnesota SOS

Similar Cost States

Colorado $185 Hawaii $190 Utah $197 Michigan $200

Lower-cost alternatives

States with a lower first-year SOS-fee total than MN:

Louisiana $260 Georgia $275 Virginia $275

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

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

Verify with the Minnesota Secretary of State →