2025 fees Connecticut Secretary of State Rank #28 of 51

LLC Costs in Connecticut (CT)

$325 all-in for your first year - $120 to file, $80 annual report, plus a registered agent. Connecticut is $58 (15%) cheaper than the national average for first-year LLC costs.

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Annual report is due by March 31 each year. Connecticut has moderate formation and maintenance costs with straightforward filing requirements.

Updated 2025 · Source: Connecticut Secretary of State

Mid-pack first-year SOS stack

Mid-pack first-year SOS stack. $325 ranks #28 of 51; filing $120, Annual Report $80. Connecticut's first-year total of $325 (#28 of 51) folds in filing, registered agent and the Annual Report. Fees are those published by the Connecticut Secretary of State; registered agent is a $125/yr market-rate line, not a vendor quote.

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

$120
One-time filing fee
$80 /yr
Annual report
$325
First-year total
#28 of 51
Cost rank (1 = cheapest)

Published SOS fee schedule

Fee strip CT · Connecticut SOS FY 2026 · rank #28

Connecticut · FY 2026 · 7-10 business days · no pub

  • REPORT Online filing
  • REPORT portal.ct.gov/SOTS
  • REPORT 7-10 business days
  • REPORT +$50 expedite
  • REPORT near New Hampshire
  • REPORT 15% 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 small business tax planning → · All 51 SOS fee rows →

1. Connecticut$3252. New Hampshire$3253. New Jersey$3254. Oregon$3255. Rhode Island$3256. South Dakota$325
1. Connecticut$3252. New Hampshire$3253. New Jersey$3254. Oregon$3255. Rhode Island$3256. South Dakota$325
First-year SOS-fee total for Connecticut and nearest-cost peers. Source: each Secretary of State + 51-row aggregate.

Cost vs. speed: where Connecticut sits among all 51 filing offices

Connecticut is cheap to form but not fast: below-average cost, yet a 9-business-day wait that's slower than the national median -- the SOS fee total alone doesn't tell you how long you'll wait. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by First-year cost ($) (X) and Processing time (business days) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Slow & expensiveCheap but slowFast but priceyFast & cheap $0$500$1,000$1,500 0d10d20d30d First-year cost ($) Processing time (business days) Cost vs. speed: where Connecticut sits among all 51 filing offices
Connecticut is cheap to form but not fast: below-average cost, yet a 9-business-day wait that's slower than the national median -- the SOS fee total alone doesn't tell you how long you'll wait.
Connecticut is cheap to form but not fast: below-average cost, yet a 9-business-day wait that's slower than the national median -- the SOS fee total alone doesn't tell you how long you'll wait. National median processing time: 6 business days; national average first-year cost: $383. Source: each state's Secretary of State published processing-time guidance + the 51-row SOS fee aggregate.

Complete cost breakdown for Connecticut

How your $325 first-year total breaks down Registered agent is the largest piece - 38%
  • State filing fee $120
  • Annual Report (yr 1) $80
  • Registered agent $125
Cost Item Amount
State Filing Fee $120
Annual Report $80
Registered Agent $125/yr
Expedited Filing (optional) $50
Total, First Year $325

Ongoing tax burden after formation

Connecticut's effective property tax rate of 1.81% ranks among the highest nationally, an ongoing cost that can exceed the $325 formation fee above within a year or two for a property-owning LLC.

Corporate income tax
7.5%
7.5% corporate tax rate, #35 of 51 lowest nationally
Effective property tax rate
1.81%
Of assessed property value, per year

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

Fee check: Verify current LLC fees with the Connecticut Secretary of State at https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS. Not legal or tax advice.

Connecticut LLC Quick Facts

Filing Fee $120
Annual Report $80 /yr
Processing Time 7-10 business days
Expedited $50 → 24 hours
Online Filing Available
First-Year Total $325
File with Connecticut SOS

Similar Cost States

Iowa $235 South Carolina $235 Oklahoma $250 West Virginia $250

Lower-cost alternatives

Cheaper first-year filing than CT, state by state:

Wyoming $285 North Dakota $310 Arkansas $320

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

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

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