How to Form an LLC in Connecticut
Connecticut keeps its LLC filings in one online system. Here is each step, what the state charges, and what comes due after approval.
Connecticut runs most of its business filings through one online account. That makes forming an LLC here a short list of steps. Pick a name. Name an agent. File one certificate. Then keep up with one report each year. Here is how to do it, with the state's own fees at each step. If you are still weighing whether an LLC is the right entity, read about whether you should form an LLC first.
Choose and reserve a name for your Connecticut LLC
You can hold a name before you file. Connecticut's page says the Application for Reservation of Name fee is $60.
Appoint a statutory agent in Connecticut
Connecticut's page says a Certificate of Organization must include appointment of a statutory agent.
For the registered agent role in general, read about an LLC's registered agent.
File the Certificate of Organization with Connecticut
Connecticut requires a Certificate of Organization, and it must include the appointment of your statutory agent.
Connecticut's page says the Certificate of Organization fee is $120.
What it costs to form a Connecticut LLC
The core cost is the $120 Certificate of Organization fee. Add the $60 name reservation only if you use it.
Curious how Connecticut stacks up against other states? See the state filing fee for an LLC.
Filing online vs. by mail in Connecticut
Connecticut's page says most business filings can be submitted online using a Business.CT.gov account.
Want it fast? Connecticut's page says expedited service is only available online. It is not available for paper forms sent by mail.
Your Connecticut LLC's ongoing filing: the Annual Report
Connecticut expects an Annual Report from your LLC. Connecticut's page says it is filed online each year from January 1 to March 31, and the fee is $80.
For more on reports like this, read about the annual LLC report.
Other Connecticut filings you may need later
Connecticut lists fees for several filings an LLC may need later.
The Change of Business Address fee is $50. The Change of Agent's address fee is $50. The Resignation of agent fee is $50.
The Interim Notice of Change of Manager or Member fee is $20.
The Statement of Correction fee is $100.
The Certificate of Amendment fee is $120. A Conversion, which changes entity type, costs $60. A Domestication, which changes the state of formation but not the entity type, costs $100. A Merger costs $60, and Connecticut's page says no form is available for it.
The Certificate of Dissolution fee is $0.
Related guides
Learn how to get an EIN number, or read the steps for how to apply for an EIN for an LLC.
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