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Forming an LLC in New York from outside the United States.
Here's what New York 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.
01The figures
What does a New York LLC cost to form and keep?
State fees for a domestic LLC filed online, checked against the New York Department of State in September 2026.
- Filing fee
- $200
- Recurring charge
- $9 every two years
- Processing
- Online filings are usually approved within a few business days
- Five-year state cost
- $268
Plus $50 later for the certificate of publication, and whatever the newspapers charge
In the month the LLC was formed, every second year, starting two years after formation
As the state publishes it
The filing fee and every state charge due in the first five years
State income tax
New York taxes an owner's share of profit earned in New York. An LLC with New York income pays a yearly filing fee that rises with that income, and New York City adds its own unincorporated business tax.
The public record
The articles name the organizer and an address for legal papers. Members and managers are not required, and the state's LLC Transparency Act doesn't apply to LLCs formed in the US.
On the recurring charge
An LLC with income from New York also pays a yearly filing fee to the Department of Taxation, from $25 to $4,500 depending on that income.
Checked September 2026 against the New York Department of State. If a figure here has changed, email us and we'll correct it.
02The straight answer
Should a founder abroad form in New York?
New York's publication rule can cost more than the company did. Within 120 days, a new LLC has to run a notice in two newspapers for six weeks, and in Manhattan that often runs well over $1,000. A company doing business in New York City also pays a city tax that most places don't have. A New York LLC makes sense for a business that will actually be in New York. A founder abroad who simply likes the city is better off forming in Wyoming and registering in New York if the business ever gets there.
New York 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
| New York | WyomingWe file here | DelawareWe file here | |
|---|---|---|---|
| To file | $200 | $102.40 | $110 |
| Every year | $9 every two years | $60 a year | $400 a year |
| Five years | $268 | $342.40 | $1,710 |
| Owners public | No | No | No |
| State income tax | New York taxes an owner's share of profit earned in New York | 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 New York LLC.
If yours is not here, email us at [email protected] before you order.
It depends on the county of the LLC's office, because that decides which newspapers the county clerk designates. Outside New York City it can be a few hundred dollars. In Manhattan the two newspapers often charge well over $1,000 between them for the six weeks. The certificate of publication then costs $50 to file, and an LLC that doesn't publish within 120 days can have its authority to do business suspended.
Yes. New York, like every state, doesn't require an LLC's owners to be US citizens or residents. Nor does it insist on a registered agent, because the Secretary of State accepts legal papers for every New York LLC and forwards them to an address the LLC gives. Its recurring filing is due in the month the LLC was formed, every second year, starting two years after formation.
It costs $200 to file, and then $9 every two years. Over five years that comes to $268 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 New York, 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. New York 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.