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What does an LLC actually cost?
Formation is the small part. What decides the bill is how much of the bookkeeping, filing, and compliance you want to do yourself.
Formation $399 one-time with all state and government fees included, so your state does not change the price. Registered agent $99/year and state annual report $299/year a la carte, or Managed LLC at $149/month covering all of it. Buying bookkeeping and tax filing elsewhere is benchmarked at $2,400 and $800 a year. Estimate, not a quote.
Why the state you pick does not change this
Most cost calculators start by asking which state you are forming in, because most providers bill you the state fee on top of their own. Ours is included, so Wyoming, Delaware, and everywhere else cost the same here. That frees you to choose the state on what suits the business rather than on the filing fee, which is a smaller number than the annual cost of running the company anyway.
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How much does it cost to form an LLC?
With StartGlobal it is a one-time $399, with every state and government fee included, so the state you choose does not change the price. That covers the filing, your registered agent for the first year, your federal tax number, and guided setup of a US business bank account.
What does an LLC cost each year after that?
It depends on how much you want handled. Doing your own books and taxes, the ongoing cost is registered agent at $99 a year plus your state annual report at $299 a year. Having everything handled, including bookkeeping and federal tax filing, is Managed LLC at $149 a month.
Does the state I form in change what I pay?
Not with us. Formation is one flat price with all state and government fees included, so Wyoming, Delaware, and any other state cost you the same. Pick the state that suits the business rather than the one with the cheapest filing fee.
Is Managed LLC cheaper than buying the pieces separately?
It usually is, once you need bookkeeping and tax filing. Bought separately those two alone benchmark at roughly $2,400 and $800 a year, before you add registered agent and annual report. Managed LLC covers all four for $149 a month with no per-service charges or revenue tiers. If you genuinely do your own books, a la carte is cheaper and the calculator will show that.
Why do other formation services look cheaper?
Because the advertised price is usually the filing alone. The state fee, registered agent, federal tax number, operating agreement, and compliance filings are commonly separate line items added at checkout or billed later. Total what you will actually pay across the first year rather than comparing headline prices.
Can I switch between a la carte and Managed LLC?
Yes. Plenty of founders start a la carte while revenue is small and move to Managed LLC once bookkeeping and tax filing stop being something they want to do themselves. Managed LLC can be cancelled at any time.