Updated August 10, 2026. Quick answer. Forming an LLC in Minnesota costs $135 statutory; $155 with the $20 expedited-service surcharge to file, and an ongoing report requirement ($0 – annual renewal is free for domestic LLCs). Five-year total: $135 over five years, every component verified.
What it actually costs
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Formation filing fee | $135 statutory; $155 with the $20 expedited-service surcharge |
| Annual/biennial report | $0 – annual renewal is free for domestic LLCs |
| Franchise / minimum tax | $0 minimum fee below the threshold; $210-$10,210 in tiers above it |
| Publication requirement | No newspaper publication requirement was found. |
Five-year cost of ownership: $135 over five years, every component verified. Publication cost is excluded from this figure — it’s county-driven where it applies, not state-driven, so a single number would be wrong for most filers.
Expedited filing: $20 surcharge per expedited transaction
The trap worth knowing before you file
All amounts from the 2025 Minnesota Statutes on the Revisor’s official site. Formation fee: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/322C.0201. Surcharge: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/5.14. Late penalty: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/5.60. Minimum fee: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/290.0922. Note https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/322C.0212 returns HTTP 404 – there is no such section; the annual-renewal provision is 322C.0208.
Source
Minn. Stat. ss. 322C.0201 subd. 4(a), 322C.0208(b), 322C.0706(a), 5.14, 5.60, 290.0922. Read 2026-08-06 from statute. Formation-service sites were not used as a source for this figure.
Once the LLC exists, an operating agreement is what actually runs it
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If the LLC already exists somewhere else
Everything above prices forming a new Minnesota LLC. A company that already exists in another state does not have to be dissolved and re-formed: Minnesota takes it in as the same legal entity by the route its own code captions domestication, Minn. Stat. § 322C.1011, subd. 1, and the entity-law filing fee for it is $60 — a separate filing from the formation costs above. Going the other way, a Minnesota LLC may leave for another US state under Minn. Stat. § 322C.1011, subd. 2. Either way the move needs both ends to allow it — the state being left as well as the state being joined — which is where most published advice goes wrong.
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What letting it lapse costs in Minnesota. The catch-up bill is only half the story — in Minnesota there is no reinstatement application at all; you file the renewal you skipped plus $25, however many years have passed. The figures, and the statute they come from, are on reinstating a Minnesota LLC.
Minnesota LLC Annual Renewal: December 31 With No Filing Fee
Use these official filing checkpoints when reconciling the recurring-cost estimate on this page.
- The statute applies the annual-renewal duty to both limited liability companies and foreign limited liability companies.
- The renewal is due by December 31 each year.
- No fee is required to file the annual renewal.
Match the entity’s formation or registration record, filing mode, and current status to the controlling rule before submitting; use the official filing authority for the current interface.
Compare LLC reporting systems across all jurisdictions, then verify this state’s rule in the official source.
Moving an LLC you already own is a different question from what it costs to form a new one here: Minnesota’s statute calls the mechanism domestication, at Minn. Stat. § 322C.1011, subd. 1. See how to move an LLC to Minnesota.
Looking for the annual-report due date and fee instead? See Minnesota LLC annual report.
Related: Minnesota’s registered agent requirements, including who can serve and what happens if you don’t have one.
Related: Minnesota’s LLC Certificate of Good Standing cost, including who issues it and how fast you can get one.