Form an LLC in California
Forming in California is cheap ($70), but every LLC owes the $800 annual tax starting the first year, even with no revenue. File the $20 Statement of Information within 90 days and every two years after.
Start my LLC$111.10 total
- Filing fee
- $70
- Our service
- $41.10
- Formation document
- Articles of Organization (Form LLC-1)
- Processing time
- Varies; the Secretary of State posts current processing dates online.
- Name must end with
- Limited Liability Company, Limited Company, LLC, L.L.C., Ltd. Liability Co.
- Registered agent
- Registered Agent
- Annual report
- Statement of Information (biennial) · $20 · Every two years during the month of original registration
Information checked on 2026-10-21. Fees can change; we always charge the state's current fee.