The short answer
- To form the LLC
- $50 to file the Articles of Organization.
- Every year after
- Nothing: New Mexico 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 New Mexico LLC
Our service fee and the New Mexico filing & processing are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.
Start your New Mexico LLCWhat's included
- Name availability check before we file
- Articles of Organization prepared and filed with New Mexico
- Submitted within 3 business days, or the same day as an option
- Approved documents emailed, plus a private order page
- New Mexico's after-formation deadlines in writing
- A real person by email
New Mexico LLC one-time costs
What New Mexico 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 New Mexico 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 New Mexico; 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 New Mexico 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.
New Mexico LLC ongoing costs
New Mexico 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
- New Mexico 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.
New Mexico LLC annual fee
New Mexico 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.
Other recurring obligations
- No recurring annual report with the New Mexico Secretary of State for LLCs.
- Register with the Taxation and Revenue Department and file gross receipts tax returns. before doing business; returns monthly, quarterly or semiannually. no registration fee; returns are due even with $0 receipts.
New Mexico LLC filing fee: $50
The filing fee is what New Mexico charges to file your Articles of Organization, the document that creates the company. New Mexico 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 New Mexico uses, where it is filed and what it asks: how to register an LLC in New Mexico.
New Mexico posts its current processing times on its own site; we do not quote one.
By filing fee, New Mexico ranks 10 of 51 jurisdictions, cheapest first; the median state charges $100.
Five-year New Mexico LLC cost: $50
$50 to form, plus nothing recurring from the state, comes to $50 paid to New Mexico over five years, assuming every report is filed on time. One late report adds $200. Taxes on the company's income, licenses and a registered agent service are separate.
See your exact New Mexico total before you pay
Our service fee and the New Mexico filing & processing are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay, each on its own line.
What the New Mexico 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. New Mexico 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. New Mexico 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 New Mexico 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 New Mexico LLC
- File the Articles of Organization yourself. New Mexico takes it online at enterprise.sos.nm.gov for the $50 state fee alone.
- Be your own registered agent if you have a New Mexico 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 New Mexico does not file it.
- Form where you do business. An LLC that operates in New Mexico but is formed elsewhere must register in New Mexico as a foreign LLC anyway, paying New Mexico's registration fee and its recurring report on top of the home state's.
How New Mexico compares
By filing fee, New Mexico is number 10 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
- None
- Five-year total
- $50
- Filing fee
- $50
- Recurring
- $25 a year
- Five-year total
- $175
- Filing fee
- $100
- Recurring
- $25 a year
- Five-year total
- $225
- Filing fee
- $300
- Recurring
- Free (Public Information Report still required)
- Five-year total
- $300
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 New Mexico costs only the state's own fee: $50. The state takes formations at enterprise.sos.nm.gov. Through us, you pay our service fee plus the New Mexico filing & processing, for the name check, the Articles of Organization prepared and submitted, the approved documents emailed to you and New Mexico'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 New Mexico's own fee schedule, forms and statutes:
- sos.nm.gov (sos.nm.gov/business-services/)
- api.realfile.rtsclients.com (api.realfile.rtsclients.com/PublicFiles/ee3072ab0d43456cb15a51f7d82c77a2/c32ddb0...)
- enterprise.sos.nm.gov (enterprise.sos.nm.gov/api/report/GetImageByNum/140048022070249061191125241036130...)
- enterprise.sos.nm.gov (enterprise.sos.nm.gov/forms/business)
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.
New Mexico LLC cost FAQ
How much does it cost to start an LLC in New Mexico?+
New Mexico 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 New Mexico filing & processing are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.
Does New Mexico charge an annual fee for an LLC?+
No. New Mexico requires no annual report from LLCs and charges no annual fee.
When is the New Mexico LLC annual report due?+
New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs, so there is no state due date to track.
What is the late penalty for a New Mexico LLC report?+
There is none, because New Mexico has no LLC annual report.
Is there a franchise tax in New Mexico?+
No. New Mexico 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 New Mexico?+
Nothing from the state: New Mexico charges no fee for naming a registered agent. Serving as your own agent is free if you have a street address in New Mexico 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 New Mexico address on the record and forwarding what arrives.
Can I file the New Mexico Articles of Organization myself?+
Yes. New Mexico accepts the Articles of Organization directly from business owners at enterprise.sos.nm.gov, and you pay only the state's $50 fee. New Mexico posts its current processing times on its own site; we do not quote one.
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 New Mexico's deadlines in writing. The New Mexico 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 New Mexico before you rely on it.
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