State Filing Guides

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

Alabama AL
Fee $150
Year 1 $150
Alaska AK Annual state license
Fee $350
Year 1 $600
Arizona AZ
Fee $150
Year 1 $150
Arkansas AR Annual tax applies
Fee $270
Year 1 $420
California CA Annual tax applies
Fee $70
Year 1 $890
Colorado CO
Fee $100
Year 1 $125
Connecticut CT
Fee $120
Year 1 $200
Delaware DE Annual tax applies
Fee $200
Year 1 $600
Florida FL
Fee $125
Year 1 $263.75
Georgia GA
Fee $235
Year 1 $295
Hawaii HI
Fee $51
Year 1 $63.50
Idaho ID
Fee $100
Year 1 $100
Illinois IL
Fee $150
Year 1 $225
Indiana IN
Fee $105
Year 1 $137
Iowa IA
Fee $100
Year 1 $130
Kansas KS
Fee $115
Year 1 $205
Kentucky KY Annual tax applies
Fee $90
Year 1 $280
Louisiana LA
Fee $150
Year 1 $180
Maine ME
Fee $250
Year 1 $400
Maryland MD
Fee $100
Year 1 $400
Massachusetts MA High filing fee
Fee $500
Year 1 $1,020
Michigan MI
Fee $50
Year 1 $75
Minnesota MN
Fee $205
Year 1 $205
Mississippi MS
Fee $250
Year 1 $500
Missouri MO
Fee $105
Year 1 $105
Montana MT
Fee $70
Year 1 $70
Nebraska NE
Fee $110
Year 1 $135
Nevada NV Annual state license
Fee $75
Year 1 $425
New Hampshire NH
Fee $100
Year 1 $200
New Jersey NJ
Fee $100
Year 1 $175
New Mexico NM
Fee $100
Year 1 $100
New York NY Annual tax applies
Fee $250
Year 1 $284
North Carolina NC
Fee $250
Year 1 $450
North Dakota ND
Fee $135
Year 1 $185
Ohio OH
Fee $99
Year 1 $99
Oklahoma OK
Fee $300
Year 1 $325
Oregon OR
Fee $275
Year 1 $550
Pennsylvania PA
Fee $250
Year 1 $257
Rhode Island RI Annual tax applies
Fee $150
Year 1 $600
South Carolina SC
Fee $110
Year 1 $110
South Dakota SD High filing fee
Fee $750
Year 1 $805
Tennessee TN Annual tax applies
Fee $300
Year 1 $700
Texas TX High filing fee
Fee $750
Year 1 $750
Utah UT
Fee $59
Year 1 $77
Vermont VT
Fee $155
Year 1 $325
Virginia VA
Fee $100
Year 1 $150
Washington WA
Fee $200
Year 1 $270
West Virginia WV
Fee $150
Year 1 $205
Wisconsin WI
Fee $100
Year 1 $165
Wyoming WY
Fee $150
Year 1 $210

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