Registering an out-of-state LLC in New York
An LLC formed in another state pays $250 to register in New York, then files the same recurring reports as a New York LLC.
Foreign LLC in New York
Source-linkedState fees only · retrieved 2026-10-20
Application for Authority (Foreign LLC)source$250
Newspaper publication requirementsource$900
Biennial Statementsource$9 / 2 yrs
LLC annual filing fee (Form IT-204-LL)source$25 / yr
Year one$1,175
Every year after (average)$29.50
5-year total$1,293
When you need to register
If your LLC was formed in another state but "transacts business" in New York — an office, employees, or regular in-state operations — New York generally requires you to register before you do business here. You file Application for Authority (Foreign LLC) with the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code; see the official fee.
Your home state keeps charging its own fees too, so the true cost is both states added together.