Reference · Minnesota
Minnesota LLC requirements
Every requirement we've verified for a domestic LLC in Minnesota, with the source for each. For the plain-English cost answer, use the cost calculator.
| Filing agency | Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services Division |
|---|---|
| Formation filing fee | $155 |
| Filing fee notes | Articles of Organization: $155 online/in-person, $135 by mail, per the official Business Entity Fee Schedule. |
| Standard processing | Not confirmed. |
| Expedited options | Not confirmed. |
| Periodic report | Annual Renewal |
| Report frequency | annual |
| Report fee | No fee |
| Report deadline | Minn. Stat. 5.34 requires an annual renewal to maintain active status. The statute excerpt reviewed did not state the calendar deadline (commonly cited as December 31, unconfirmed). |
| Late penalty | No monetary late fee - the renewal itself is $0. |
| Administrative dissolution | Statute requires the renewal to maintain active status/good standing/existence; exact mechanism and timeline for non-filers not spelled out in the fetched excerpt. |
| State tax | No franchise tax for a default pass-through LLC. Minnesota's corporate franchise tax with an annual Minimum Fee applies only to entities taxed as corporations. |
| Minimum state tax | None |
| Newspaper publication | Not required |
| Registered agent required | Yes |
| First-year minimum | $155 |
Confidence
What we're less sure about
Verified against the official state page
- $155 online + $0 renewal = $155. Mail filing would be $135.
- Renewal due date and non-filing consequence not confirmed word-for-word.
Provenance
Sources
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More on Minnesota, and the states most like it
This page is the raw record. These are the places that record gets used — and the states whose rules work the same way.
- Minnesota filing deadlinesWhen the annual renewal is due, and what late costs
- What an LLC costs in MinnesotaThe whole first year — $155
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- What an LLC costs in South DakotaNext door, $50 more
- What an LLC costs in North DakotaNext door, $30 more
- What an LLC costs in WisconsinNext door, and the same $155
- What an LLC costs in West VirginiaCosts about the same — $155
- What an LLC costs in NevadaThe "cheap incorporation state" that costs $350 a year to keep
- What an LLC costs in MassachusettsThe most expensive state in the country — $1,000
- How we verify every figureOur sourcing standard