Form a Corporation
At Registered Agents Inc., our goal is to keep our clients and user informed. If you want to know what it takes to form a corporation in any state, below you’ll find where to file formation documents, the required filing fee, and where to access the required documents in each state.
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Alabama Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Alabama Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Certificate of Formation: $178 Filing Fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://sos.alabama.gov/downloads/corpForms.aspx |
Alaska Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Alaska Division of Corporations |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation; $250 |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://commerce.state.ak.us/dnn/Portals/5/pub/pub_corp/08-400.pdf |
Arizona Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Arizona Corporation Commission |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $60 |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.azcc.gov/Divisions/Corporations/forms/starpas/formsSTPS/C010-Articles-of-Incorporation-For-Profit.pdf?d=417 |
Arkansas Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Arkansas Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $45 |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/BCS/Documents/Corporations/DN-01.pdf |
California Corporation | |
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State Department Name | California Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $125 |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://bpd.cdn.sos.ca.gov/corp/pdf/articles/arts-gs.pdf |
Colorado Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Colorado Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $50 |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/sampleForms/ARTINC_PC.pdf |
Connecticut Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Connecticut Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Certificate of Incorporation: $400 minimum |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/commercialrecording/allforms/cert_of_inc_-_stock_corp.pdf |
Delaware Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Delaware Division of Corporations |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Certificate of Incorporation: $89 minimum |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://corp.delaware.gov/incstk09.pdf |
District of Columbia Corporation | |
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State Department Name | DCRA Corporations Division |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $220 minimum |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://dcra.dc.gov/publication/articles-incorporation-domestic-business-corporation-dbu-1 |
Florida Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Florida Division of Corporations |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $70 |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://form.sunbiz.org/pdf/cr2e010.pdf |
Georgia Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Georgia Corporations Division |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $100 |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://sos.ga.gov/corporations/acrobat/applications/Filing%20Procedure%20-%20Corporation.pdf |
Hawaii Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $50 |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://files.hawaii.gov/dcca/breg/registration/forms/dc-1-pdf.pdf |
Idaho Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Idaho Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $100 |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.sos.idaho.gov/corp/2015/Art%20of%20Incorp%20General%202015%20FILL.pdf |
Illinois Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Illinois Secretary of State Department of Business Services |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $281.25 |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/bca210.pdf |
Iowa Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Iowa Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $50 |
Link to Document/Online Filing | https://sos.iowa.gov/file/origination/ |
Indiana Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Indiana Business Services Division |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $90 |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.in.gov/sos/business/files/04159_fill-in.pdf |
Kansas Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Kansas Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $90 |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.kssos.org/forms/business_services/CF.pdf |
Kentucky Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Kentucky Division of Business Filings |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $50 minimum |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.sos.ky.gov/bus/business-filings/Forms/Documents/AIProfit.pdf |
Louisiana Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Louisiana Commercial Division |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $110 |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.sos.la.gov/BusinessServices/PublishedDocuments/399ArticlesOfIncorporationLouisianaBusiness.pdf |
Maine Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Maine Division of Corporations |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $145 |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/forms/mbca6.pdf |
Maryland Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $120 |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.dat.state.md.us/sdatweb/stock.pdf |
Massachusetts Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Organization |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cor/corpdf/c156ds202950c11316.pdf |
Michigan Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $60 minimum |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/bcsc/forms/corp/corp/500.pdf |
Minnesota Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Minnesota Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $155 |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=1082 |
Mississippi Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Mississippi Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $75 |
Link to Document/Online Filing | https://corp.sos.ms.gov/corp/portal/c/portal.aspx |
Missouri Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Missouri Corporations Division |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $58 minimum |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://s1.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Business/corp41.pdf |
Montana Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Montana Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $70 |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://sos.mt.gov/business/forms/Corp/34-Domestic_Profit_Corporation_Articles_of_Incorporation.pdf |
Nebraska Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Nebraska Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $60 minimum |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.sos.ne.gov/business/corp_serv/corp_form.html |
Nevada Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Nevada Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $75 minimum filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | https://nvsos.gov/index.aspx?page=425 |
New Hampshire Corporation | |
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State Department Name | New Hampshire Corporations Division |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $100 filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://sos.nh.gov/corpleader.aspx |
New Jersey Corporation | |
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State Department Name | New Jersey Division of Revenue |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $125 filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/revenue/busform1.shtml |
New Mexico Corporation | |
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State Department Name | New Mexico Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $100 minimum filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Business_Services/corporation-forms-and-fees-overview.aspx |
New York Corporation | |
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State Department Name | New York Department of State Division of Corporations |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Certificate of Incorporation: $125 filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.dos.ny.gov/forms/corporations/1239-f-l.pdf |
North Carolina Corporation | |
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State Department Name | North Carolina Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $125 filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | https://www.secretary.state.nc.us/corporations/ |
North Dakota Corporation | |
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State Department Name | North Dakota Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $100 filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.nd.gov/businessreg/ |
Ohio Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Ohio Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $125 filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/upload/business/filingformsfeeschedule.aspx?page=251 |
Oklahoma Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Oklahoma Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Certificate of Incorporation: $50 minimum filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | https://www.sos.ok.gov/business/forms.aspx |
Oregon Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Oregon Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $100 filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://sos.oregon.gov/business/Pages/articles-of-incorporation-information.aspx |
Pennsylvania Corporation | |
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State Department Name | PA Department of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $125 filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | https://www.corporations.pa.gov/download/forms?t=f3 |
Rhode Island Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Rhode Island Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $230 minimum filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/Business-Portal/Forms |
South Carolina Corporation | |
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State Department Name | South Carolina Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $135 |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.sos.sc.gov/forms/Corporations/Domestic/ArticlesofIncorporationDomestic.pdf |
South Dakota Corporation | |
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State Department Name | South Dakota Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $150 filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | https://sdsos.gov/business-services/corporations/corporate-forms/default.aspx |
Tennessee Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Tennessee Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Corporate Charter: $100 filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://sos.tn.gov/business-services/business-entity-filingshttp://sos.tn.gov/business-services/business-entity-filings |
Texas Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Texas Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Certificate of Formation: $300 filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/forms/201_boc.pdf |
Utah Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Utah Department of Commerce |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $70 filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://corporations.utah.gov/online_bus_reg.html |
Vermont Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Vermont Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $125 filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | https://www.sec.state.vt.us/corporationsbusiness-services/fees-filings.aspx |
Virginia Corporation | |
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State Department Name | State Corporations Commission |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $75 minimum filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | https://www.scc.virginia.gov/clk/dom_corp.aspx |
Washington Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Washington Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $180 filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/Forms.aspx |
West Virginia Corporation | |
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State Department Name | West Virginia Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $50 filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://www.sos.wv.gov/business-licensing/pages/formindexforbusinessfilings.aspx#dcorp |
Wisconsin Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Division of Financial Institutions |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $100 filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | https://www.wdfi.org/corporations/forms/corp180forms.htm |
Wyoming Corporation | |
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State Department Name | Wyoming Secretary of State |
Document Name and Filing Fee | Articles of Incorporation: $100 filing fee |
Link to Document/Online Filing | http://soswy.state.wy.us/Forms/Business/PROF/P-ArticlesIncorporation.pdf |