State Filing Guides

Foreign qualification requirements, fees, and filing instructions for all 50 states.

Alaska AK
Fee$350
Year 1$450
Alabama AL
Fee$150
Year 1$150
Arkansas ARAnnual tax applies
Fee$270
Year 1$420
Arizona AZ
Fee$150
Year 1$150
California CAAnnual tax applies
Fee$70
Year 1$890
Colorado CO
Fee$100
Year 1$125
Connecticut CT
Fee$120
Year 1$200
Delaware DEAnnual tax applies
Fee$200
Year 1$500
Florida FL
Fee$125
Year 1$264
Georgia GA
Fee$235
Year 1$295
Hawaii HI
Fee$50
Year 1$65
Iowa IA
Fee$100
Year 1$130
Idaho ID
Fee$100
Year 1$100
Illinois IL
Fee$150
Year 1$225
Indiana IN
Fee$125
Year 1$155
Kansas KS
Fee$165
Year 1$215
Kentucky KY
Fee$90
Year 1$105
Louisiana LA
Fee$150
Year 1$185
Massachusetts MAHigh filing fee
Fee$500
Year 1$1,000
Maryland MDAnnual tax applies
Fee$100
Year 1$400
Maine ME
Fee$250
Year 1$335
Michigan MI
Fee$50
Year 1$75
Minnesota MN
Fee$185
Year 1$185
Missouri MO
Fee$105
Year 1$105
Mississippi MS
Fee$250
Year 1$500
Montana MT
Fee$70
Year 1$90
North Carolina NC
Fee$250
Year 1$450
North Dakota ND
Fee$135
Year 1$185
Nebraska NE
Fee$120
Year 1$133
New Hampshire NH
Fee$100
Year 1$200
New Jersey NJ
Fee$125
Year 1$200
New Mexico NM
Fee$100
Year 1$100
Nevada NVAnnual tax applies
Fee$425
Year 1$775
New York NY
Fee$250
Year 1$259
Ohio OH
Fee$99
Year 1$99
Oklahoma OK
Fee$300
Year 1$325
Oregon OR
Fee$275
Year 1$375
Pennsylvania PA
Fee$250
Year 1$257
Rhode Island RI
Fee$150
Year 1$200
South Carolina SC
Fee$110
Year 1$110
South Dakota SDHigh filing fee
Fee$750
Year 1$805
Tennessee TNAnnual tax applies
Fee$300
Year 1$700
Texas TXHigh filing fee
Fee$750
Year 1$750
Utah UT
Fee$70
Year 1$88
Virginia VA
Fee$100
Year 1$150
Vermont VT
Fee$125
Year 1$170
Washington WA
Fee$200
Year 1$260
Wisconsin WI
Fee$100
Year 1$125
West Virginia WV
Fee$150
Year 1$175
Wyoming WY
Fee$100
Year 1$160

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