Form an LLC in Maine
Maine accepts the Certificate of Formation on paper (mail or delivery), not through an online formation portal; expect weeks unless you pay to expedite. The $85 annual report is due by June 1 every year.
Start my LLC$219.25 total
- Filing fee
- $175
- Our service
- $44.25
- Formation document
- Certificate of Formation (Form MLLC-6)
- Processing time
- Paper filings: 10 to 15 business days per the Forming a Business page (the LLC forms page shows 40 to 55 business days)
- Name must end with
- Limited Liability Company, Limited Company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C., LC
- Registered agent
- Commercial/Noncommercial Registered Agent
- Annual report
- Annual Report (MLLC-13) · $85 · June 1 each year (window January 1 to June 1), starting the year after formation
Information checked on 2026-10-21. Fees can change; we always charge the state's current fee.