What a Kentucky LLC Pays the State
Kentucky keeps its LLC fees low and lists them on one page. Here is what you pay to open, keep and fix a Kentucky LLC.
Kentucky lists its fees on one page. For an LLC, just a few lines count. One is to start. One is for the report. The rest come up only if things change.
Opening the company
The Kentucky Secretary of State charges $40.00 to file Articles of Organization for a domestic limited liability company.
This is the big one. It is why most folks open the page.
Holding a name first
Not set to file yet? You can hold the name.
The Kentucky Secretary of State charges $15.00 to reserve or renew a reserved name for 120 days.
That is about four months. Put the last day on your list. Then the hold won't slip past you.
The report line
The Kentucky Secretary of State charges $15.00 for a domestic limited liability company's annual report.
It is a small sum. You will see it a lot. Colorado has a report too, with its own name.
When the company has lapsed
The Kentucky Secretary of State charges a $100.00 reinstatement penalty after administrative dissolution.
Put that next to the $15.00 report. On time is cheap. Late is not.
Coming in from out of state
Did you form the LLC in some other state? The fee to work here is not the same.
The Kentucky Secretary of State charges $90.00 for a foreign limited liability company's Application for Certificate of Authority.
A Kentucky trade name
Some owners sell under a name that is not on the Articles. That takes one more form.
The Kentucky Secretary of State charges $20.00 for a certificate of assumed name.
Add it up. A new Kentucky LLC with a trade name starts at $60.00 in state fees. That is $40.00 for the Articles. It is $20.00 for the name.