LegalCostCalculator

Data Sources

Every number on this site comes from an official US government source. Here is a full list, state by state.

Our Data Standards

We only use primary sources — official government websites, court fee schedules, and statutory references. We do not rely on third-party aggregators or legal databases. Each data point is verified directly from the source listed below.

  • Data was last reviewed in September 2026
  • Fee schedules change — always confirm with the official source before filing
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LLC Formation Fees

State filing fees, annual report costs, publication requirements, and franchise taxes for forming an LLC. Sourced from each state's Secretary of State office. View calculator →

State Official Source
Alabama https://www.sos.alabama.gov/business-entities/llcs
Alaska https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/businesslicensing/businesslicenseformscertificates.aspx
Arizona https://azcc.gov/corporations/limited-liability-companies
Arkansas https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/business-commercial-services-bcs/forms-fees/llc
California https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/business-entities/forms
Colorado https://www.sos.state.co.us/biz/BusinessEntityCriteriaExt.do
Connecticut https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Commercial-Recording/Forming-a-Business
Delaware https://corp.delaware.gov/howtoform/
Florida https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/manage-business/efile/annual-report/
Georgia https://sos.ga.gov/corporations-division-georgia-secretary-states-office
Hawaii https://cca.hawaii.gov/brd/business-registration/
Idaho https://sosbiz.idaho.gov/
Illinois https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/business_services/llc/home.html
Indiana https://inbiz.in.gov/
Iowa https://sos.iowa.gov/business/formsbusiness.html
Kansas https://sos.ks.gov/businesses/bus-llc.html
Kentucky https://www.sos.ky.gov/bus/business-filings/Pages/Fees.aspx
Louisiana https://www.sos.la.gov/business-services/start-a-business
Maine https://www.maine.gov/sos/corporations-commissions/corporations/forming-an-entity/limited-liability-companies
Maryland https://egov.maryland.gov/BusinessExpress
Massachusetts https://corp.sec.state.ma.us/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSearch.aspx
Michigan https://www.michigan.gov/sos/business
Minnesota https://www.sos.state.mn.us/business-liens/business-help/how-to-create-a-minnesota-business/
Mississippi https://www.sos.ms.gov/business-services/fees-forms-directory
Missouri https://www.sos.mo.gov/business/corporations/llcforms.asp
Montana https://sos.mt.gov/business/Filing
Nebraska https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/forms-and-fee-information
Nevada https://sos.nv.gov/businesses/home/
New Hampshire https://www.sos.nh.gov/corporations/limited-liability-companies/
New Jersey https://www.njportal.com/DOR/BusinessFormation
New Mexico https://www.sos.nm.gov/business-services/
New York https://www.dos.ny.gov/corps/llcguide.html
North Carolina https://www.sosnc.gov/divisions/business_registration
North Dakota https://www.sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/business-structures/limited-liability-company-llc
Ohio https://www.ohiosos.gov/businesses/business-services/
Oklahoma https://www.sos.ok.gov/business/forms.aspx
Oregon https://sos.oregon.gov/business/pages/register.aspx
Pennsylvania https://www.dos.pa.gov/BusinessCharities/Business/RegistrationForms/Pages/default.aspx
Rhode Island https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/business-services
South Carolina https://sc.gov/residents/business
South Dakota https://sdsos.gov/business-services/starting-your-business.aspx
Tennessee https://sos.tn.gov/businesses
Texas https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/formationfaqs.shtml
Utah https://corporations.utah.gov/
Vermont https://sos.vermont.gov/business-services
Virginia https://www.scc.virginia.gov/pages/LLC-Information
Washington https://www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities
West Virginia https://sos.wv.gov/business
Wisconsin https://dfi.wi.gov/Pages/BusinessServices/BusinessEntities/GeneralInformation.aspx
Wyoming https://sos.wyo.gov/business/default.aspx

Small Claims Court

Maximum claim limits and filing fees for small claims court. Sourced from each state's court administration or unified court system website. View calculator →

State Official Source
Alabama https://www.alacourt.gov/
Alaska https://courts.alaska.gov/
Arizona https://www.azcourts.gov/
Arkansas https://arcourts.gov/
California https://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-smallclaims.htm
Colorado https://www.courts.state.co.us/
Connecticut https://www.jud.ct.gov/
Delaware https://courts.delaware.gov/help/proceedings/jp_startcivil.aspx
Florida https://www.flcourts.gov/
Georgia https://georgiacourts.gov/
Hawaii https://www.courts.state.hi.us/
Idaho https://isc.idaho.gov/
Illinois https://illinoiscourts.gov/
Indiana https://www.in.gov/courts/
Iowa https://www.iowacourts.gov/
Kansas https://www.kscourts.gov/
Kentucky https://www.kycourts.gov/
Louisiana https://www.lasc.org/
Maine https://www.courts.maine.gov/
Maryland https://www.mdcourts.gov/
Massachusetts https://www.mass.gov/courts/
Michigan https://courts.michigan.gov/
Minnesota https://www.mncourts.gov/
Mississippi https://courts.ms.gov/
Missouri https://www.courts.mo.gov/
Montana https://courts.mt.gov/
Nebraska https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/
Nevada https://nvcourts.gov/
New Hampshire https://www.courts.state.nh.us/
New Jersey https://www.njcourts.gov/
New Mexico https://www.nmcourts.gov/
New York https://www.nycourts.gov/
North Carolina https://www.nccourts.gov/
North Dakota https://www.ndcourts.gov/
Ohio https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/
Oklahoma https://www.oscn.net/
Oregon https://www.courts.oregon.gov/
Pennsylvania https://www.pacourts.us/
Rhode Island https://www.courts.ri.gov/
South Carolina https://www.sccourts.org/
South Dakota https://ujs.sd.gov/
Tennessee https://www.tncourts.gov/
Texas https://www.txcourts.gov/
Utah https://www.utcourts.gov/
Vermont https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/
Virginia https://www.vacourts.gov/
Washington https://www.courts.wa.gov/
West Virginia https://www.courtswv.gov/
Wisconsin https://www.wicourts.gov/
Wyoming https://www.wyocourts.gov/

Divorce Filing Fees

Divorce court filing fees, service fees, and children's surcharges. Sourced from each state's court or judicial branch website. View calculator →

State Official Source
Alabama https://www.alacourt.gov/FeeSchedule.aspx
Alaska https://courts.alaska.gov/shc/courtfees.htm
Arizona https://www.clerkofcourt.maricopa.gov/services/filings/filing-fees
Arkansas https://arcourts.gov/
California https://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-divorce.htm
Colorado https://www.courts.state.co.us/
Connecticut https://www.jud.ct.gov/forms/civil.htm
Delaware https://courts.delaware.gov/family/
Florida https://www.flcourts.gov/Resources-Services/Family-Courts
Georgia https://georgiacourts.gov/
Hawaii https://www.courts.state.hi.us/docs/courts_docs/Family_Court_Fees.pdf
Idaho https://isc.idaho.gov/
Illinois https://illinoiscourts.gov/
Indiana https://www.in.gov/courts/
Iowa https://www.iowacourts.gov/
Kansas https://www.kscourts.gov/
Kentucky https://www.kycourts.gov/
Louisiana https://www.lasc.org/
Maine https://www.courts.maine.gov/
Maryland https://www.mdcourts.gov/
Massachusetts https://www.mass.gov/courts/court-info/trial-court/pfc/
Michigan https://courts.michigan.gov/
Minnesota https://www.mncourts.gov/
Mississippi https://courts.ms.gov/
Missouri https://www.courts.mo.gov/
Montana https://courts.mt.gov/
Nebraska https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/
Nevada https://nvcourts.gov/
New Hampshire https://www.courts.state.nh.us/
New Jersey https://www.njcourts.gov/self-help/family/divorce
New Mexico https://www.nmcourts.gov/
New York https://www.nycourts.gov/divorce
North Carolina https://www.nccourts.gov/help-topics/family/divorce
North Dakota https://www.ndcourts.gov/
Ohio https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/
Oklahoma https://www.oscn.net/
Oregon https://www.courts.oregon.gov/
Pennsylvania https://www.pacourts.us/
Rhode Island https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/FamilyCourt/
South Carolina https://www.sccourts.org/
South Dakota https://ujs.sd.gov/
Tennessee https://www.tncourts.gov/
Texas https://www.txcourts.gov/
Utah https://www.utcourts.gov/
Vermont https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/
Virginia https://www.vacourts.gov/
Washington https://www.courts.wa.gov/
West Virginia https://www.courtswv.gov/
Wisconsin https://www.wicourts.gov/
Wyoming https://www.courts.state.wy.us/

Notary Fees

Maximum notary fees per notarial act. Sourced from each state's notary regulatory agency or Secretary of State. View calculator →

State Official Source
Alabama https://www.sos.alabama.gov/administrative-services/notaries-public
Alaska https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/professionallicensing/notarypublic.aspx
Arizona https://www.azleg.gov/ars/41/00269.htm
Arkansas https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/business-commercial-services-bcs/notary-e-notary
California https://www.sos.ca.gov/notary
Colorado https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/notary/home.html
Connecticut https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Business-Services/Notary/Notary-Public-Licensing
Delaware https://notary.delaware.gov/
District of Columbia https://os.dc.gov/service/notary-commissions
Florida https://www.flgov.com/eog/info/notary
Georgia https://www.gsccca.org/notary-and-apostilles/notaries/general-notary-information
Hawaii https://ag.hawaii.gov/notaries-public/
Idaho https://sos.idaho.gov/notary-information/
Illinois https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/index/notary/home.html
Indiana https://www.in.gov/sos/business/2407.htm
Iowa https://sos.iowa.gov/about-notaries
Kansas https://sos.ks.gov/general-services/notary.html
Kentucky https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=49507
Louisiana https://www.sos.la.gov/notary/ways-to-file
Maine https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/notary/index.html
Maryland https://sos.maryland.gov/Notary/pages/default.aspx
Massachusetts https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/commissions/notary-information.htm
Michigan https://www.michigan.gov/sos/business/notary-public
Minnesota https://www.sos.mn.gov/notary-apostille/notary-information/
Mississippi https://www.sos.ms.gov/regulation-enforcement/notaries-apostilles
Missouri https://www.sos.mo.gov/business/notary/
Montana https://sosmt.gov/notary/
Nebraska https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/notary-public
Nevada https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/licensing/notary
New Hampshire https://www.sos.nh.gov/notaries-justices-of-peace
New Jersey https://www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/notary-public-law.shtml
New Mexico https://www.sos.nm.gov/notary-and-apostille/notary-commissions/notary-public-law/
New York https://www.dos.ny.gov/licensing/notary/notary.html
North Carolina https://sosnc.gov/divisions/notary/resources
North Dakota https://www.sos.nd.gov/notary-apostille/become-notary-public
Ohio https://www.ohiosos.gov/government-services/notary/
Oklahoma https://www.sos.ok.gov/notary/default.aspx
Oregon https://sos.oregon.gov/business/notary/pages/default.aspx
Pennsylvania https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/notaries
Rhode Island https://www.sos.ri.gov/Divisions/NotaryPublic
South Carolina https://www.sos.sc.gov/notary-public
South Dakota https://sdsos.gov/general-services/notary-public/default.aspx
Tennessee https://sos.tn.gov/businesses/guides/how-to-become-a-notary
Texas https://www.sos.state.tx.us/statdoc/notaryforms.shtml
Utah https://notary.utah.gov/notarial-bond
Vermont https://sos.vermont.gov/notaries-public
Virginia https://www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/official-documents/notary-commissions/
Washington https://dol.wa.gov/professional-licenses/notaries-public
West Virginia https://sos.wv.gov/licensing/notary-public/notary-public-forms-and-fees
Wisconsin https://dfi.wi.gov/Pages/ConsumerServices/NotaryPublic/NotaryFees.aspx
Wyoming https://sos.wyo.gov/services/notaries.aspx
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