New York LLC Formation
Same-day online submission, not guaranteed acceptance. Designate the county in Item SECOND and the Secretary of State for service of process under LLCL § 301. Adopt a written Operating Agreement within 90 days under NY LLCL § 417. Publication is separate.
Official agency informationComplete NY LLC § 206 2-Newspaper Publication Package
$399 All-In: six consecutive weeks in two County Clerk-designated newspapers, one daily and one weekly; collect both original notarized printer affidavits and file the Certificate of Publication within 120 days. Albany strategy requires our $199/year registered agent; an existing county change costs $30 state + $99 service separately. Foreign LLC § 802(b) uses DOS-1709-f; PLLC § 1203(c)(2) uses DOS-1706-f. Missing publication suspends authority to transact business. Supplied Manhattan newspaper estimates $1,150–$1,700; Brooklyn $800–$1,200; Queens $700–$1,000; Bronx $650–$950; Westchester and Richmond $500–$800. Estimates are not quotes or guaranteed savings.
Official agency informationNew York Business Corporation
$125 DOS filing + $10 minimum organization tax for 200 no-par shares. Exempt from the LLC six-week newspaper publication requirement. Deluxe $434 total; Complete $484 total.
Official agency informationNew York Not-for-Profit Corporation
Charitable or Non-Charitable classification under NPCL § 201; at least three directors under § 702. IRS 501(c)(3) language and NY Attorney General Charities Bureau Form CHAR410 guidance; federal exemption is separate.
Official agency informationNew York Professional Service LLC
NYSED Office of the Professions pre-approval; $10 per member/manager Certificate of Authority fee separately. Attorneys follow Appellate Division requirements. Six-week publication and $50 DOS-1706-f certificate within 120 days under § 1203(c)(2).
Official agency informationNew York Professional Service Corporation
NYSED pre-approval, $10 per shareholder and $20 certified copy separately. Exempt from six-week newspaper publication. Confirm professional ownership and licensing before practice.
Official agency informationNew York Design Professional Service Corporation
Architecture, engineering, surveying, geology and landscape architecture: non-licensed employee ownership below 25%; more than 75% professional ownership, directors and officers, including President, Chairperson and CEO. NYSED review required.
Official agency informationNew York Foreign Qualification
Foreign LLC $699 total; Foreign Corp $225 state + $449 service = $674. Attach home-jurisdiction Certificate of Existence dated within one year. Foreign LLCs also complete § 802(b) publication and file DOS-1709-f for $50 separately.
Official agency informationNew York Certificate of Assumed Name / DBA
LLC/PLLC/LP: $25 DOS fee, $0 county fees across all 62 counties, $174 total; no DBA newspaper publication. Corporations/P.C.s: $25 DOS plus $100 per selected NYC county or $25 per selected non-NYC county. Sole proprietors and general partnerships file with each County Clerk; supplied ranges $100–$120 NYC and $25–$35 elsewhere, confirm current fees.
Official agency informationNew York Biennial Statement
$108 total. Due every two years in the calendar anniversary month of original formation. Updates CEO name/address for corporations, principal executive office and service-of-process mailing address. Filing addresses Past Due statement blocks; verify status acceptance in DOS records.
Official agency informationNew York Registered Agent & Albany Publication Office
$199/year. Albany County commercial registered office eligible for the $399 All-In publication package. Same-day scan and email of service of process and DOS notices; publication and county-change services are separate.
Official agency informationFederal Form 2553 + Separate NY Form CT-6 Election
$199 dual election package; standalone NY CT-6 $149. Every shareholder signs CT-6 within two months and 15 days of the start of the tax year, usually March 15 for calendar-year entities. Federal election alone does not elect NY S treatment. Missing CT-6 can expose income to Article 9-A tax; NYC does not recognize S status for GCT. Review annual March 15 NY PTET Art. 24-A and NYC PTET Art. 24-B elections with a tax adviser; applicable SALT limits depend on year and taxpayer.
Official agency informationNew York Annual LLC Filing Fee Return
$25 minimum to $4,500 based on prior-year NY-source gross income; single-member disregarded LLC $25 flat. Minimum service total $124. Due 15th day of third month after tax-year close, March 15 for calendar-year LLCs; no extension for IT-204-LL.
Official agency informationNY Certificate of Change — Address, Agent or County
$129 total. Update the service-of-process address, registered agent or county; includes NYC-to-Albany county designation review before publication.
Official agency informationNY Certificate of Amendment
$359 total; Not-for-Profit $30 state fee. Change legal name, management or authorized shares; address/agent/county changes may use a Certificate of Change.
Official agency informationNY Articles / Certificate of Dissolution
$509 total. Corporations obtain NY DTF Written Consent to Dissolution Form TR-125 before filing. LLC dissolution and final tax returns remain separate obligations.
Official agency informationNY Certificate of Status / Good Standing Under Seal
$124 total. DOS certificate of active existence; review Biennial Statement and publication record. Recipient document-age requirements vary.
Official agency informationNY Entity Name Reservation — 60 Days
$119 total. Reserve an available name for 60 days, with up to two 60-day extensions at $20 each. Reservation is not trademark clearance or formation acceptance.
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