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How to start an LLC in New York

File Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State and pay $200. Most LLCs must then publish a notice in two newspapers and file a Certificate of Publication.

The cost

State fees only. Each part is labeled.

Filing fee$200

Paid to the state when you file. Source

State cost at filing$250

Newspaper publication charges are not included. The $9 biennial statement is due two years after filing.

Filing fee$200
Certificate of Publication filing fee$50
State cost at filing$250

Registered agent fees are not included.

How to file

Form, office and method, from the official instructions.

Form
Articles of Organization for a Domestic Limited Liability Company
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Filing office
New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, Albany
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Filing method
Online or by mail with a filing fee payment
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Faster filing
24 hour processing adds $25. Same day adds $75. Two hour adds $150.
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Publication
Most LLCs publish the articles or a notice in two newspapers for six consecutive weeks. The county clerk designates the newspapers. The newspapers charge a fee. A Certificate of Publication with the affidavits is filed with a $50 fee.
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What you owe each year

Due dates and amounts after the LLC is formed.

Every two years$9

Biennial statement

Filed two years after the articles and every two years after that. The filing period is the calendar month the articles were filed. The fee is $9.

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Sources

Every figure on this page comes from these official pages.

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