Minnesota business formation and filing fees
Compare the costs of creating an LLC or corporation in Minnesota, or registering a company formed elsewhere. The filing office is Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services.
Starting a company in Minnesota
Domestic LLC filing fee
Minnesota domestic LLC Articles of Organization cost $135.00 by mail or $155.00 in person/online expedited service. The form requires a compliant LLC name, Minnesota registered office and agent, organizer, and member/manager structure. The fee schedule identifies counter and online filings as expedited and many documents are returned electronically within 3–5 business days.
Domestic corporation filing fee
Minnesota domestic business-corporation Articles of Incorporation cost $135.00 by mail or $155.00 in person/online. Authorized shares, incorporator, Minnesota registered office and agent, and statutory purpose information are required. The fee is not a simple authorized-share surcharge, although the articles must state the share structure.
Registering a company formed elsewhere
For state registration, “foreign” can mean a company formed in another U.S. state. These fees are separate from creating a new Minnesota entity.
Foreign LLC qualification
Minnesota foreign LLC Certificate of Authority uses the Chapter 322C foreign form; the accessible current fee table did not expose the complete foreign LLC amount in the search extract. The entity must provide home-jurisdiction existence information, a Minnesota registered office and agent, and the information required by the statute. Verify the live fee schedule before payment.
Foreign corporation qualification
Minnesota foreign corporation Certificate of Authority costs $200.00 by mail or $220.00 in person/online under Chapter 303. The filing requires a home-state certificate, Minnesota registered agent and office, authorized-share information, and a compliant Minnesota name or assumed name.
Minnesota processing times
Minnesota mail filings are non-expedited and processed first-in/first-out. Counter filings are processed expedited while the customer waits, and many online expedited filings are returned electronically within 3–5 business days. Acceptance still depends on complete statutory information and payment.
Expedited filing options
Minnesota's standard expedited distinction is mail versus in-person/online: the counter and many online filings use the higher expedited fee and can return documents electronically within 3–5 business days. The fee schedule does not state a universal same-day or 24-hour dollar tier for every LLC/corporation filing; use the live form for entity-specific options.
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