2025 fees Indiana Secretary of State Rank #17 of 51

LLC Costs in Indiana (IN)

$251 all-in for your first year - $95 to file, $31 annual report, plus a registered agent. Indiana is $132 (34%) cheaper than the national average for first-year LLC costs.

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Business entity report is filed every two years ($31 biennial). Very affordable formation and low ongoing costs make Indiana a good choice for budget-conscious businesses.

Updated 2025 · Source: Indiana Secretary of State

Lower Articles filing fee

Lower Articles filing fee. $95 one-time SOS filing sits in the bottom third of Articles/formation fees nationwide. The $95 one-time Articles filing fee in Indiana is the standout line item, putting the $251 first-year total at #17 of 51. Fees are those published by the Indiana Secretary of State; registered agent is a $125/yr market-rate line, not a vendor quote.

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

$95
One-time filing fee
$31 (2-yr)
Annual report
$251
First-year total
#17 of 51
Cost rank (1 = cheapest)

Published SOS fee schedule

Fee strip IN · Indiana SOS FY 2026 · rank #17

Indiana · FY 2026 · 5-7 business days · no pub

  • SOS Online filing
  • SOS www.in.gov/sos
  • SOS 5-7 business days
  • SOS +$105 expedite
  • SOS near Oklahoma
  • SOS 34% 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 where this cheap-third stack ranks → · All 51 SOS fee rows →

1. Iowa$2352. Oklahoma$2503. West Virginia$2504. Indiana$2515. Pennsylvania$2576. Louisiana$260
1. Iowa$2352. Oklahoma$2503. West Virginia$2504. Indiana$2515. Pennsylvania$2576. Louisiana$260
First-year SOS-fee total for Indiana and nearest-cost peers. Source: each Secretary of State + 51-row aggregate.

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

Indiana delivers both: below-average cost and a 6-business-day turnaround faster than the national median. 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 Indiana sits among all 51 filing offices
Indiana delivers both: below-average cost and a 6-business-day turnaround faster than the national median.
Indiana delivers both: below-average cost and a 6-business-day turnaround faster than the national median. 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.

How the cheap-third $251 stack breaks down

How your $251 first-year total breaks down Registered agent is still the largest piece (50%) even though Indiana sits in the cheaper third overall.
  • State filing fee $95
  • Business Entity Report (yr 1) $31
  • Registered agent $125
Cost Item Amount
State Filing Fee $95
Business Entity Report $31
Registered Agent $125/yr
Expedited Filing (optional) $105
Total, First Year $251

Ongoing tax burden after formation

Indiana's 4.9% corporate tax rate ranks among the lowest corporate tax burdens nationally (#15 of 51 lowest), a durable advantage beyond the $251 formation cost above.

Corporate income tax
4.9%
4.9% corporate tax rate, #15 of 51 lowest nationally
Effective property tax rate
0.74%
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 Indiana Secretary of State at https://www.in.gov/sos/. Not legal or tax advice.

Indiana LLC quick facts (cheap third)

Filing Fee $95
Annual Report $31 (2-yr)
Processing Time 5-7 business days
Expedited $105 → Same business day
Online Filing Available
First-Year Total $251
File with Indiana SOS

Similar Cost States

Arizona $175 Mississippi $175 Missouri $175 New Mexico $175

Still-cheaper peers

A handful of states file even lighter than bottom-third IN:

South Carolina $235 Oklahoma $250 West Virginia $250

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

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

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