Form an LLC in California
Filing fees at a glance
- LLC filing fee
- $70
- Corporation filing fee
- $100
- Annual report
- $20
Annual
LLC formation packages
Basic
$70
Service fee: $0 + State filing fee: $70
- Business name availability check
- State formation filing
Standard
$269
Service fee: $199 + State filing fee: $70
- Business name availability check
- State formation filing
- Operating agreement
- EIN (federal tax ID) application
Premium
$369
Service fee: $299 + State filing fee: $70
- Business name availability check
- State formation filing
- Operating agreement
- EIN (federal tax ID) application
- Expedited processing
- First year of compliance reminders
Other filings in this state
Corporation
Basic
$100
Service fee: $0 + State filing fee: $100
- Business name availability check
- State formation filing
Standard
$299
Service fee: $199 + State filing fee: $100
- Business name availability check
- State formation filing
- Corporate bylaws
- EIN (federal tax ID) application
Premium
$399
Service fee: $299 + State filing fee: $100
- Business name availability check
- State formation filing
- Corporate bylaws
- EIN (federal tax ID) application
- Expedited processing
- First year of compliance reminders
Nonprofit
Basic
$100
Service fee: $0 + State filing fee: $100
- Business name availability check
- State formation filing
Standard
$299
Service fee: $199 + State filing fee: $100
- Business name availability check
- State formation filing
- Corporate bylaws
- EIN (federal tax ID) application
Premium
$399
Service fee: $299 + State filing fee: $100
- Business name availability check
- State formation filing
- Corporate bylaws
- EIN (federal tax ID) application
- Expedited processing
- Tax-exempt application preparation
DBA
California has no statewide DBA filing mechanism. There is no DBA package to quote here; any assumed-name filing would take place at the county or municipal level and falls outside this state's data.