Oregon LLC or Delaware LLC?
If you run your business in Oregon, here's what each route costs in state fees.
The short answer
For a business that operates in Oregon, forming in Delaware costs about $2,285 more over five years in state fees alone — before paying for a registered agent in Delaware.
Form in Oregon
Oregon
Articles of Organization - Limited Liability Company$100
Annual Report (Renewal)$100 / yr
Year one$100
Each year after$100
5-year total$500
Form in Delaware, register in Oregon
Delaware
Certificate of Formation$110
Annual LLC tax payment (no separate report)$0
LLC annual tax$400 / yr
Oregon (foreign registration)
Application for Authority to Transact Business - Foreign Limited Liability Company$275
Annual Report (Renewal)$100 / yr
Year one$785
Each year after$500
5-year total$2,785
What the fees don't show
- Forming in Delaware while operating in Oregon means two sets of reports and two sets of deadlines, adding about $400 a year.
- You need a registered agent with a street address in Delaware. If you don't have one there, that's a paid service every year.
- Out-of-state formation makes the most sense when you raise outside investment, operate in many states, or have a specific legal reason — not as a default.
State fees only, from each state's official fee pages. Not legal or tax advice.