2025 fees Missouri Secretary of State Rank #3 of 51

LLC Costs in Missouri (MO)

$175 all-in for your first year - $50 to file, no annual report, plus a registered agent. Missouri is $208 (54%) cheaper than the national average for first-year LLC costs.

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Missouri has no annual report requirement, making it one of the lowest-cost states for LLC maintenance. Filing is straightforward and the state has a business-friendly environment.

Updated 2025 · Source: Missouri Secretary of State

No recurring state report fee

No recurring state report fee. Missouri does not charge a periodic LLC report fee; the first-year stack is filing + registered agent only.Forming an LLC in Missouri costs about $175 in the first year, bottom-third of the 51-row book, about 54% below the national average, ranking #3 of 51. Fees are those published by the Missouri Secretary of State; registered agent is a $125/yr market-rate line, not a vendor quote.

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

$50
One-time filing fee
Not required
Annual report
$175
First-year total
#3 of 51
Cost rank (1 = cheapest)

SOS formation fee schedule

Fee strip MO · Missouri SOS FY 2026 · rank #3

Missouri · $175 · file $50 · no pub

  • ARTICLES $50
  • ARTICLES No report
  • ARTICLES $175
  • ARTICLES #3/51
  • ARTICLES near Arizona
  • ARTICLES 54% below avg

Cheap-third stack: stamps derive from this state's Secretary of State fee schedule, not a recommendation of where to form. Read with cheapest SOS stacks ranked → · All 51 SOS fee rows →

1. Missouri$1752. Arizona$1753. Mississippi$1754. New Mexico$1755. Kentucky$1806. Montana$180
First-year SOS-fee total for Missouri and nearest-cost peers. Source: each Secretary of State + 51-row aggregate.

How the cheap-third $175 stack breaks down

How your $175 first-year total breaks down Registered agent is still the largest piece (71%) even though Missouri sits in the cheaper third overall.
  • State filing fee $50
  • Registered agent $125
Cost Item Amount
State Filing Fee $50
No Annual Report Free
Registered Agent $125/yr
Expedited Filing (optional) $25
Total, First Year $175

Ongoing tax burden after formation

Missouri's 4% corporate tax rate ranks among the lowest corporate tax burdens nationally (#9 of 51 lowest), a durable advantage beyond the $175 formation cost above.

Corporate income tax
4%
4% corporate tax rate, #9 of 51 lowest nationally
Effective property tax rate
0.85%
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 Missouri SOS filing rules at https://www.sos.mo.gov. Not legal or tax advice.

Missouri SOS fee strip (no report fee)

Filing Fee $50
Annual Report Not required
Processing Time 5-10 business days
Expedited $25 → Same business day
Online Filing Available
First-Year Total $175
File with Missouri SOS

Similar Cost States

Arizona $175 Mississippi $175 New Mexico $175 Kentucky $180

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

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

Verify with the Missouri Secretary of State →