The short answer
- To form the LLC
- $50 to file the Articles of Organization.
- Every year after
- Nothing: Missouri has no annual report for LLCs.
- Five years, filing it yourself
- $50: the formation fee plus five years of the state's recurring fee, with no service fees.
Start your Missouri LLC
Our service fee and the Missouri filing & processing are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.
Start your Missouri LLCWhat's included
- Name availability check before we file
- Articles of Organization prepared and filed with Missouri
- Submitted within 3 business days, or the same day as an option
- Approved documents emailed, plus a private order page
- Missouri's after-formation deadlines in writing
- A real person by email
Missouri LLC one-time costs
What Missouri charges once, when the LLC is formed, and the optional costs that arrive at the same time. The state fee is the same whether you file yourself or use a service.
- Amount
- $50
- Notes
- Paid to Missouri to file the Articles of Organization. One time.
- Amount
- Free if you serve yourself; our agent service can be added in the application
- Notes
- Required in Missouri; a street address in the state.
- Amount
- Free if you write it, or our self-help template after checkout
- Notes
- Not filed with the state.
- Amount
- Our fee, itemized at checkout
- Notes
- Optional. Our fee and the Missouri filing & processing appear as separate lines before you pay.
State fees verified October 2026 and set by the state, not by us. Online filing prices; a few states charge a different amount on paper.
Missouri LLC ongoing costs
Missouri is one of the few states with no recurring report for LLCs, so the ongoing state cost is the tax picture below and nothing else.
- The state's rule
- None
- Notes
- No LLC annual report.
- The state's rule
- None
- Notes
- Missouri adds no LLC tax beyond the figures above.
State fees verified October 2026 and set by the state, not by us. Due rules, penalties and dissolution triggers are read from each state's statute or filing office page; the reinstatement figure is the state's own total at that point.
Missouri LLC annual fee
Missouri charges no annual fee for an LLC and requires no annual report. Keep the company's other obligations (taxes, licenses) on your calendar; the state itself asks for nothing yearly.
Missouri LLC filing fee: $50
The filing fee is what Missouri charges to file your Articles of Organization, the document that creates the company. Missouri charges $50. It is the one cost nobody can avoid: it is the same whether you file directly with the state or hire a service, and no legitimate service can waive it. Which form Missouri uses, where it is filed and what it asks: how to register an LLC in Missouri.
Missouri's published processing time: Online filings are often approved immediately.
By filing fee, Missouri ranks 9 of 51 jurisdictions, cheapest first; the median state charges $100.
Five-year Missouri LLC cost: $50
$50 to form, plus nothing recurring from the state, comes to $50 paid to Missouri over five years, assuming every report is filed on time. Taxes on the company's income, licenses and a registered agent service are separate.
See your exact Missouri total before you pay
Our service fee and the Missouri filing & processing are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay, each on its own line.
What the Missouri state fee does not include
The filing fee buys the state's approval of the Articles of Organization and nothing else. These are the costs that sit outside it.
- Registered agent. Missouri requires one, with a street address in the state. Serving as your own agent is free; the address becomes public record. Our registered agent service can be added in the application. Missouri registered agent requirements.
- Operating agreement. Not filed with the state and free if you write it yourself. Our self-help template is available after checkout.
- Business licenses and permits. Set by the city, county or licensing board for your line of business, not by the formation filing. Many Missouri LLCs need none; a restaurant, contractor or salon usually needs several.
- Taxes. An LLC's income is taxed through its owners' returns unless it elects otherwise, and sales tax or employer registrations are separate state accounts with no formation fee attached.
- Filing service. Our fee is itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay, with same-day submission as an option. The state fee is identical either way.
How to pay less for a Missouri LLC
- File the Articles of Organization yourself. Missouri takes it online at bsd.sos.mo.gov for the $50 state fee alone.
- Be your own registered agent if you have a Missouri street address and are there during business hours. The trade-off is privacy: the address goes on the public record.
- Write your own operating agreement. No state charges for it and Missouri does not file it.
- Form where you do business. An LLC that operates in Missouri but is formed elsewhere must register in Missouri as a foreign LLC anyway, paying Missouri's registration fee and its recurring report on top of the home state's.
How Missouri compares
By filing fee, Missouri is number 9 of 51 jurisdictions, cheapest first. The filing fee is paid once; the recurring line is what separates states over time.
- Filing fee
- $50
- Recurring
- None
- Five-year total
- $50
- Filing fee
- $50
- Recurring
- $30 every 2 years
- Five-year total
- $125
- Filing fee
- $150
- Recurring
- $75 a year
- Five-year total
- $525
- Filing fee
- $40
- Recurring
- $15 a year
- Five-year total
- $115
- Filing fee
- $300 minimum
- Recurring
- $50 per member a year, $300 minimum to $3,000 maximum
- Five-year total
- $1,800 for one member
- Filing fee
- $45
- Recurring
- $150 a year
- Five-year total
- $795
- Filing fee
- $100
- Recurring
- $25 a year
- Five-year total
- $225
- Filing fee
- $85
- Recurring
- $90 every 2 years
- Five-year total
- $310
- Filing fee
- $100
- Recurring
- $25 every 2 years online ($30 on paper); the state does not publish the fee in one place
- Five-year total
- Depends on the company
State fees verified October 2026 and set by the state, not by us.
Every state's fee is in LLC cost by state, and the case for and against forming elsewhere is in cheapest states to form an LLC.
Filing yourself vs. using us
Filing directly with Missouri costs only the state's own fee: $50. The state takes formations at bsd.sos.mo.gov. Through us, you pay our service fee plus the Missouri filing & processing, for the name check, the Articles of Organization prepared and submitted, the approved documents emailed to you and Missouri's deadlines in writing. Both lines are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.
Sources
State fees verified October 2026; page last updated November 1, 2026. The figures above are read from Missouri's own fee schedule, forms and statutes:
- sos.mo.gov (sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Business/llc1.pdf?v=2025)
- sos.mo.gov (sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Business/fees.pdf?v=2025)
- sos.mo.gov (sos.mo.gov/business/corporations/startBusiness)
- sos.mo.gov (sos.mo.gov/business/faqs)
Standard Filings is a filing service, not a law firm. This page is general information from each state's published filing rules and fee schedules, not legal or tax advice.
Missouri LLC cost FAQ
How much does it cost to start an LLC in Missouri?+
Missouri charges $50. That is the state's own fee and it is the same whether you file yourself or use a service. If you have us file it, our service fee and the Missouri filing & processing are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.
Does Missouri charge an annual fee for an LLC?+
No. Missouri requires no annual report from LLCs and charges no annual fee.
When is the Missouri LLC annual report due?+
Missouri has no annual report for LLCs, so there is no state due date to track.
What is the late penalty for a Missouri LLC report?+
There is none, because Missouri has no LLC annual report.
Is there a franchise tax in Missouri?+
No. Missouri charges no franchise, privilege or LLC tax on top of the formation filing; the LLC's income is taxed through its owners' returns in the ordinary way, and any state income tax registration is separate from the formation and report fees here.
How much is a registered agent in Missouri?+
Nothing from the state: Missouri charges no fee for naming a registered agent. Serving as your own agent is free if you have a street address in Missouri and are there during business hours; the address becomes public record. A commercial registered agent charges a yearly fee that the agent sets, in exchange for keeping its Missouri address on the record and forwarding what arrives.
Can I file the Missouri Articles of Organization myself?+
Yes. Missouri accepts the Articles of Organization directly from business owners at bsd.sos.mo.gov, and you pay only the state's $50 fee. Missouri's published processing time: Online filings are often approved immediately.
What does your service add to the state fee?+
Our service fee covers a name availability check, your Articles of Organization prepared and filed, the approved documents emailed to you, and Missouri's deadlines in writing. The Missouri filing & processing is a separate line, and both are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Fees change; confirm the current amount with Missouri before you rely on it.
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