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Forming an LLC in Minnesota from outside the United States.
Here's what Minnesota charges to form and keep a company, what it asks for every year, and what its public record shows about you. You'll also get a straight answer on whether a founder abroad should form here at all.
See why founders abroad choose Wyoming The Minnesota figures
01The figures
What does a Minnesota LLC cost to form and keep?
State fees for a domestic LLC filed online, checked against the Minnesota Secretary of State in September 2026.
- Filing fee
- $155
- Recurring charge
- No fee, filed yearly
- Processing
- Online filings are usually approved within a few business days
- Five-year state cost
- $155
$135 by mail
By 31 December each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed
As the state publishes it
The filing fee and every state charge due in the first five years
State income tax
Minnesota taxes an owner's share of profit earned in Minnesota. An LLC taxed as a partnership also pays a minimum fee once its Minnesota property, payroll and sales together pass a threshold, and a company with no Minnesota business owes neither.
The public record
The articles list the organizers, and the annual renewal names the manager, or whoever runs the LLC, with a business address. Both are public.
On the recurring charge
There's no fee, but an LLC that misses the renewal is dissolved by the Secretary of State. It can come back by filing the current year's renewal and paying a reinstatement fee.
Checked September 2026 against the Minnesota Secretary of State. If a figure here has changed, email us and we'll correct it.
02The straight answer
Should a founder abroad form in Minnesota?
Minnesota charges $155 to form an LLC online, one of the higher fees, and then nothing, because the annual renewal is free. Missing that free renewal is costly, though. The state dissolves the LLC, and getting it back means filing the renewal and paying a reinstatement fee. The renewal also puts the manager's name and business address on the public record. Minnesota is cheaper than Wyoming over five years, but Wyoming keeps your name off the record and is the state banks expect to see from abroad.
Minnesota is right anyway when
- You'll have staff, an office, a warehouse or property in the state
- A bank, a marketplace or a licensing body has told you the company must be formed in this state
| Minnesota | WyomingWe file here | DelawareWe file here | |
|---|---|---|---|
| To file | $155 | $102.40 | $110 |
| Every year | No fee, filed yearly | $60 a year | $400 a year |
| Five years | $155 | $342.40 | $1,710 |
| Owners public | Yes | No | No |
| State income tax | Minnesota taxes an owner's share of profit earned in Minnesota | No personal or corporate income tax | No Delaware income tax on a company that doesn't do business in Delaware |
03What we would file instead
The same company, in Wyoming.
A Wyoming LLC costs $102.40 to file, keeps owners off the public record, and is the state banks and payment processors are used to seeing from founders abroad. Here's the whole first year, from the same price list checkout uses.
| WYOMING | Starter | StandardMost chosen | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our feeCharged once, when you confirm | $289 | $499 | $1,299 |
| Wyoming filing feePaid to the state, passed through at cost | $102.40 | $102.40 | Included |
| Due on the dayBefore any extras you choose | $391.40 | $601.40 | $1,299 |
| Then, every yearOur registered agent renewal and Wyoming's yearly charge | $179 | $309 | $1,059 |
Extras are optional and asked one at a time, each with its price. Filing yours ahead of our next batch costs $75. We email you before anything renews.
04Questions
Questions about a Minnesota LLC.
If yours is not here, email us at [email protected] before you order.
The Secretary of State dissolves it. The renewal is free and due by 31 December every year, starting the year after formation. An LLC that misses it can reinstate by filing the current year's renewal and paying the reinstatement fee.
Yes. Minnesota, like every state, doesn't require an LLC's owners to be US citizens or residents. It does require a registered office at a street address in Minnesota, though naming a registered agent there is optional. Its recurring filing is due by 31 December each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed.
It costs $155 to file, and nothing after that, though a free report is due every year. Over five years that comes to $155 in state charges. A Wyoming LLC costs $342.40 over the same five years.
No. We file in Wyoming and Delaware only. For a founder outside the US, they're the two states worth being in, and we'd rather know two states well than fifty a little. If your business will have staff, an office, stock or property in Minnesota, it'll need to register there whichever state formed it, and we'll tell you so before you order.
05Every state
Every other state, with its figures.
Each state's filing fee and recurring charge, as published in September 2026. Minnesota is highlighted.
Ready when you are
Form it in the state that suits you.
Most founders abroad choose Wyoming for an LLC, or Delaware for a corporation that will raise money. The order form explains the trade-off where you choose.