Connecticut Corporation cost

Forming a Connecticut Corporation

You file Certificate of Incorporation (Stock Corporation) with the Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division. The state fee is $250. See the official fee.

File it yourself with the state →

Every year after

• Annual Report: $150, filed every year. Due: Annually, filed online; due by the end of the incorporation anniversary month (due rule not confirmed on an official page).
• First one: Organization and First Report ($150) is filed after incorporation; annual reports follow in later years (exact timing not confirmed).
• If you're late: No late fee listed; the Secretary may administratively dissolve a corporation that fails to file. Reinstatement $300 (includes annual report).
• Official report page

State taxes that apply even to a small Corporation

• Corporation Business Tax (minimum): $250 — $250 minimum Corporation Business Tax per year for C corporations, regardless of income. LLCs taxed as partnerships/disregarded entities do not pay it. The separate $250 biennial Business Entity Tax was eliminated for income years beginning on or after January 1, 2020. source

Worth knowing

• Forming an LLC costs $120; a stock corporation costs $250 (includes minimum franchise tax for up to 20,000 shares); a nonstock corporation $50.
• LLC annual reports cost $80 and are due January 1 to March 31 each year.
• Stock corporations pay a $150 annual report fee and at least $250 a year in Corporation Business Tax.
• All annual reports must be filed online.

Registered agent

Connecticut requires a registered agent. Must appoint a statutory agent with a Connecticut address; appointment is included in the Certificate of Organization/Incorporation fee. You can serve as your own agent if you have a qualifying address; paid services usually charge a yearly fee.