2025 fees New York Secretary of State Rank #51 of 51

LLC Costs in New York (NY)

$1,834 all-in for your first year - $200 to file, $9 annual report, plus a registered agent. New York is $1,451 (379%) more expensive than the national average for first-year LLC costs.

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New York requires publication of LLC formation in two newspapers for six consecutive weeks. Publication costs typically run $1,000-$2,000+ in New York City county, but can be lower in upstate counties. The publication requirement significantly increases first-year costs.

Updated 2025 · Source: New York Secretary of State

Newspaper publication required

Newspaper publication required. New York is one of the few jurisdictions that still mandates newspaper publication (~$1,500+) on top of the SOS filing stack. New York is one of the small minority of states that still requires newspaper publication (about $1,500) on top of the standard SOS filing stack, pushing the first-year total to $1,834 (#51 of 51). Fees are those published by the New York Secretary of State; registered agent is a $125/yr market-rate line, not a vendor quote.

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

$200
One-time filing fee
$9 (2-yr)
Annual report
$1,834
First-year total
#51 of 51
Cost rank (1 = cheapest)

Published SOS fee schedule

Fee strip NY · New York SOS FY 2026 · rank #51

New York · FY 2026 · 5-7 business days · pub ~$1500

  • PHOTO Online filing
  • SOS www.dos.ny.gov
  • EXPEDITE 5-7 business days
  • PRIVILEGE +$75 expedite
  • FILE near Massachusetts
  • Y1 pub ~$1500

Publication states are rare; stamps still come from this SOS fee schedule (filing, report, publication, rank, nearest peer), not a formation recommendation. Read with tax planning when publication stacks on → · All 51 SOS fee rows →

1. Delaware$6152. Tennessee$7253. Nevada$9004. California$9955. Massachusetts$1,1256. New York$1,834
1. Delaware$6152. Tennessee$7253. Nevada$9004. California$9955. Massachusetts$1,1256. New York$1,834
First-year SOS-fee total for New York and nearest-cost peers. Source: each Secretary of State + 51-row aggregate.

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

New York bucks the pattern: a 6-business-day turnaround that's faster than the national median, despite formation costing more than average -- speed and price don't move together the way the fee total alone suggests. 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 New York sits among all 51 filing offices
New York bucks the pattern: a 6-business-day turnaround that's faster than the national median, despite formation costing more than average -- speed and price don't move together the way the fee total alone suggests.
New York bucks the pattern: a 6-business-day turnaround that's faster than the national median, despite formation costing more than average -- speed and price don't move together the way the fee total alone suggests. 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 dear-third $1,834 stack breaks down

How your $1,834 first-year total breaks down Newspaper publication drives 82% of a top-third first-year total.
  • State filing fee $200
  • Biennial Statement (yr 1) $9
  • Newspaper publication $1,500
  • Registered agent $125
Cost Item Amount
State Filing Fee $200
Biennial Statement $9
Newspaper Publication ~$1,500+
Registered Agent $125/yr
Expedited Filing (optional) $75
Total, First Year $1,834

Ongoing tax burden after formation

New York's effective property tax rate of 1.55% ranks among the highest nationally, an ongoing cost that can exceed the $1,834 formation fee above within a year or two for a property-owning LLC.

Corporate income tax
7.25%
7.25% corporate tax rate, #34 of 51 lowest nationally
Effective property tax rate
1.55%
Of assessed property value, per year

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

Fee check: Publication cost varies by county, confirm the New York SOS notice rules at https://www.dos.ny.gov. Not legal or tax advice.

New York SOS fee strip (high filing)

Filing Fee $200
Annual Report $9 (2-yr)
Publication Required (~$1500+)
Processing Time 5-7 business days
Expedited $75 → Same business day
Online Filing Available
First-Year Total $1,834
File with New York SOS

Lower-cost escapes

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

Nevada $900 California $995 Massachusetts $1,125

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

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

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