Form a Corporation

At Registered Agents Inc., our goal is to keep our clients and users informed. If you want to know what it takes to form a corporation in any state, check 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
State Department Name Alabama Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Certificate of Incorporation: $28 mandatory name reservation + $200 filing fee ($208 online)
Link to Document/Online Filing https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/2022-01/DomesticBusinessCorporationFormation.pdf
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Alaska Corporation
State Department Name Alaska Division of Corporations
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $250 filing fee
Link to Document/Online Filing https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/08-400.pdf
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Arizona Corporation
State Department Name Arizona Corporation Commission
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $60 filing fee
Link to Document/Online Filing https://ecorp.azcc.gov/AzAccount?sessionExpired=False
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Arkansas Corporation
State Department Name Arkansas Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $50 filing fee ($45 online)
Link to Document/Online Filing https://www.ark.org/sos/corpfilings/index.php
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California Corporation
State Department Name California Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $100 filing fee (+ $25 for Initial Statement of Information)
Link to Document/Online Filing http://bpd.cdn.sos.ca.gov/corp/pdf/articles/arts-gs.pdf
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Colorado Corporation
State Department Name Colorado Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $50 filing fee
Link to Document/Online Filing https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/forms_main.html#Profit
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Connecticut Corporation
State Department Name Connecticut Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Certificate of Incorporation: $100 filing fee (+minimum $150 franchise fee)
Link to Document/Online Filing https://business.ct.gov/-/media/BusinessOneStop/BRS-Forms/Corporation-Forms/Cert-of-Incorporation-Stock-Corp-2020r11aFILLABLE-430.pdf
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Delaware Corporation
State Department Name Delaware Division of Corporations
Document Name and Filing Fee Certificate of Incorporation: $109 minimum
Link to Document/Online Filing https://corpfiles.delaware.gov/incstk20.pdf
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District of Columbia Corporation
State Department Name DCRA Corporations Division
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $99 minimum
Link to Document/Online Filing https://corponline.dcra.dc.gov/Home.aspx/Landing
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Florida Corporation
State Department Name Florida Division of Corporations
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $70 filing fee
Link to Document/Online Filing http://form.sunbiz.org/pdf/cr2e010.pdf
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Georgia Corporation
State Department Name Georgia Corporations Division
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $100 filing fee
Link to Document/Online Filing https://sos.ga.gov/how-to-guide/how-guide-register-domestic-entity#Register%20a%20Domestic%20Corporation
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Hawaii Corporation
State Department Name Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $50 filing fee
Link to Document/Online Filing http://files.hawaii.gov/dcca/breg/registration/forms/dc-1-pdf.pdf
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Idaho Corporation
State Department Name Idaho Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $120 filing fee ($100 online)
Link to Document/Online Filing https://sosbiz.idaho.gov/auth?from=/forms/new/274
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Illinois Corporation
State Department Name Illinois Secretary of State Department of Business Services
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $150 filing fee (+minimum $25 initial franchise tax)
Link to Document/Online Filing http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/bca210.pdf
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Iowa Corporation
State Department Name Iowa Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $50 filing fee
Link to Document/Online Filing https://filings.sos.iowa.gov/Account/Login
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Indiana Corporation
State Department Name Indiana Business Services Division
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $100 filing fee ($95 online)
Link to Document/Online Filing https://www.in.gov/sos/business/division-forms/business-forms/
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Kansas Corporation
State Department Name Kansas Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $90 filing fee ($85 online)
Link to Document/Online Filing http://www.kssos.org/forms/business_services/CF.pdf
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Kentucky Corporation
State Department Name Kentucky Division of Business Filings
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $40 filing fee (+minimum $10 organization tax)
Link to Document/Online Filing https://web.sos.ky.gov/forms/corp/PAI-Articles%20of%20Incorporation-Profit%20Corporation.pdf
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Louisiana Corporation
State Department Name Louisiana Commercial Division
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $75 filing fee
Link to Document/Online Filing http://www.sos.la.gov/BusinessServices/PublishedDocuments/399ArticlesOfIncorporationLouisianaBusiness.pdf
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Maine Corporation
State Department Name Maine Division of Corporations
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $145 filing fee
Link to Document/Online Filing https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/forms/mbca/mbca6.pdf
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Maryland Corporation
State Department Name Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $100 filing fee (+minimum $20 organization and capitalization fee)
Link to Document/Online Filing https://egov.maryland.gov/businessexpress
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Massachusetts Corporation
State Department Name Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Organization: $275 filing fee
Link to Document/Online Filing https://www.sec.state.ma.us/cor/corpdf/c156ds202950c11316.pdf
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Michigan Corporation
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 https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/cscl/Folder5/500_08-15.pdf?rev=07e0950d8e714a58a81e3dce634888d0&hash=B41564C9402E4E8CEA48CDF78AC45C79
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Minnesota Corporation
State Department Name Minnesota Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $135 filing fee ($155 online)
Link to Document/Online Filing https://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/1388/domesticbusinesscorparticlesofinc.pdf
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Mississippi Corporation
State Department Name Mississippi Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $50 filing fee
Link to Document/Online Filing https://corp.sos.ms.gov/corp/portal/c/portal.aspx
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Missouri Corporation
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
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Montana Corporation
State Department Name Montana Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $35 filing fee
Link to Document/Online Filing https://biz.sosmt.gov/forms/business
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Nebraska Corporation
State Department Name Nebraska Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $110 filing fee in office ($100 online)
Link to Document/Online Filing https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/forms-and-fee-information
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Nevada Corporation
State Department Name Nevada Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $75 filing fee (+$150 initial list and $500 business license)
Link to Document/Online Filing https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/home/showpublisheddocument/668/636688035033000000
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New Hampshire Corporation
State Department Name New Hampshire Corporations Division
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $100 filing fee
Link to Document/Online Filing https://quickstart.sos.nh.gov/online/Account/LoginPage?LoginType=CreateNewBusiness
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New Jersey Corporation
State Department Name New Jersey Division of Revenue
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $125 filing fee
Link to Document/Online Filing https://www.njportal.com/DOR/BusinessFormation/Home/Welcome
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New Mexico Corporation
State Department Name New Mexico Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $100 minimum
Link to Document/Online Filing https://www.sos.state.nm.us/business-services/start-a-business/domestic-nm-profit-corporation/#
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New York Corporation
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 https://dos.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2018/10/1239-f.pdf
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North Carolina Corporation
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.sosnc.gov/forms/by_title/_Business_Registration_Business_Corporations
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North Dakota Corporation
State Department Name North Dakota Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $100 filing fee
Link to Document/Online Filing https://firststop.sos.nd.gov/auth?from=/forms/new/274
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Ohio Corporation
State Department Name Ohio Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $99 minimum
Link to Document/Online Filing https://www.ohiosos.gov/globalassets/business/forms/532a.pdf
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Oklahoma Corporation
State Department Name Oklahoma Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Certificate of Incorporation: $50 minimum
Link to Document/Online Filing https://www.sos.ok.gov/forms/Fm0001.PDF
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Oregon Corporation
State Department Name Oregon Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $100 filing fee
Link to Document/Online Filing https://sos.oregon.gov/business/Documents/business-registry-forms/dbc-articles.pdf
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Pennsylvania Corporation
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.dos.pa.gov/BusinessCharities/Business/RegistrationForms/Documents/Updated%202017%20Registration%20Forms/Domestic%20Business%20Corporation/15-1306%20Art%20of%20Incorp%20For%20Profit.pdf
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Rhode Island Corporation
State Department Name Rhode Island Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $230 minimum
Link to Document/Online Filing https://docs.sos.ri.gov/documents/BusinessServices/100-articles-of-incorporation.pdf
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South Carolina Corporation
State Department Name South Carolina Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $110 filing fee (+$25 initial report)
Link to Document/Online Filing https://businessfilings.sc.gov/businessfiling
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South Dakota Corporation
State Department Name South Dakota Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $165 filing fee ($150 online)
Link to Document/Online Filing https://sdsos.gov/docs/business/corporation-domestic-articlesofincorporation.pdf
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Tennessee Corporation
State Department Name Tennessee Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Corporate Charter: $100 filing fee
Link to Document/Online Filing https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/ss-4417.pdf?VersionId=dCDWKobZRkdPUvjFbcEIUrF3YEytxOfQ
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Texas Corporation
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
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Utah Corporation
State Department Name Utah Department of Commerce
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $70 filing fee
Link to Document/Online Filing https://corporations.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/incprofit.pdf
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Vermont Corporation
State Department Name Vermont Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $125 filing fee
Link to Document/Online Filing https://sos.vermont.gov/corporations/registration/domestic-registration/profit-corp/
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Virginia Corporation
State Department Name State Corporations Commission
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $75 minimum
Link to Document/Online Filing https://www.scc.virginia.gov/getattachment/26bafb8f-17af-4c64-911a-678e648abd6f/scc619.pdf
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Washington Corporation
State Department Name Washington Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $180 filing fee ($200 online)
Link to Document/Online Filing https://www.sos.wa.gov/_assets/corps/12.10.2020---articles-of-incorporation---wa-profit-corporation.pdf
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West Virginia Corporation
State Department Name West Virginia Secretary of State
Document Name and Filing Fee Articles of Incorporation: $100 filing fee
Link to Document/Online Filing https://sos.wv.gov/FormSearch/Business/Corporation/cd-1.pdf
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Wisconsin Corporation
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/_resources/indexed/site/corporations/dfi-corp-2.pdf
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Wyoming Corporation
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
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