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Filing fees, renewal costs and deadlines for all 50 states plus DC, no more piecing it together from PDFs.
State Explorer
Choose your state. Know every dollar.
Compare filing fees, renewal costs, taxes and privacy across all 50 states, then see your exact first-year investment before you form your LLC.
Why use it
Stop guessing where to form your company.
The wrong state can cost you hundreds a year in fees and taxes. The explorer turns scattered Secretary-of-State data into one clear, honest comparison.
Find your best formation state
Privacy, cost and credibility weighed for non-residents, so Wyoming, New Mexico or Delaware isn't a guess.
See your true first-year cost
Your Foremint package plus the exact state fee, totalled instantly, and what year two actually costs.
State Explorer
Choose your state. Know every dollar.
Click any state to see its filing fee, renewal cost and deadlines, and your exact first-year investment with Foremint.
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Fees compiled from state Secretary of State schedules, June 2026.
State fees are paid to the state, not to Foremint.
State fees are paid to the state, not to Foremint.
Selected state · WY
Wyoming
#1 for non-residents · privacy · no state income tax
State filing fee
$100
one-time
Renewal fee
$60
every year
Renewal due
1st day of anniversary month
Your Foremint package
First-year investment
$100 state fee + Standard $119
$219
From year 2, state renewal
$60 / yr
What you can compare
Everything that affects your bottom line.
Tax information
Which states have no income tax, and where pass-through LLCs keep the most.
State comparison
Filing fees from $35 to $500, ranked so the cheap states are obvious.
Annual filing
Annual, biennial or none, every renewal cadence and due date in one view.
Privacy
States that keep members off the public record, ideal for solo founders.
Formation speed
Where filings clear in days, so your EIN and banking aren't held up.
Registered agent
Every state requires one, included free for your first year with Foremint.
How it works
From map to formation in four steps.
01
Choose a state
Click any state on the map or pick from the non-resident favourites.
02
Compare the benefits
Read its fees, renewal cycle, privacy and tax profile at a glance.
03
Select your package
Standard or Advanced, the explorer totals your exact first-year cost.
04
Start formation
Hand it to Foremint. We file, get your EIN and set up banking remotely.
State Explorer FAQ
Picking a state, answered.
The questions founders ask before they choose where to incorporate.
For most non-residents, Wyoming (privacy, low fees, no state income tax) or New Mexico (no annual report ever) are the sweet spot. Delaware suits startups raising U.S. venture capital. The explorer above lets you compare exact costs before you commit, and we'll advise on your specific situation.
Found your state? Let's form it.
Pick a state above and we'll file your LLC, get your EIN and set up U.S. banking, all remotely.
State fee paid to the state · Registered agent free for year one