Every corporation and limited liability company is required to have a registered agent. A registered agent must have a physical address within the state the company was registered in. Essentially, a registered agent is where any type of state communications and legal communication can be sent to. Some states call this a “Service of Process” agent.
Many online incorporation services offer registered agent service for free at first because they get a kickback from a registered agent, or they offer it free at first for a few months and then send you a big bill. Many of these sites might be free for 6 months, only to send you a bill within a couple months of hiring them. These bills range from $149 to $385 depending on which website you found. At Speedy, we pay a registered agent service for the first year, and have obtained a guarantee for our clients to never pay over $125 a year for registered agent service. If you’re currently overpaying for your registered agent service, Speedy Incorporation and LLC can process a change for you at an affordable rate and re-assign you with a registered agent service that will only charge $125 a year. Some states will issue a certificate or documentation of the change and others will just make the changes without any receipts for the change. Speedy will provide verification from the state that the change has been made.
Here is a list of States, Change of Agent Forms, Fee and Processing Time:
Alabama: Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office ($25) / 6 Months
Alaska: Statement of Change of Registered Agent or Registered Address ($25) / 4-5 Days
Arizona: Statement of Change ($5 for LLCs, No Fee for Corps) / 3 Weeks
Arkansas: Statement of Change of Registered Agent (No Fee) / 1-2 Weeks
California: Statement of Information ($30) / 3 Weeks
Colorado: Statement of Change Changing the Registered Agent Info ($10) / Immediate (Online Only)
Connecticut: Change of Agent ($50) / 3-5 Days
Delaware: Certificate of Change of Registered Agent ($50) / 10-25 Days
District of Columbia: Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent ($50) / 3 Weeks
Florida: Cover Letter and Statement of Change of Registered Agent ($25 for LLCs, $35 for Corps) / 5-7 Days
Georgia: Annual Registration ($50) / 1 Week
Hawaii: Statement of Change of Registered Agent by Entity ($25) / 4-5 Days Online
Idaho: Statement of Change of Registered Agent, Registered Office or Both ($20) / 3-5 Days
Illinois: Change of Agent ($25) / 2-3 Weeks
Indiana: Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent (No Fee) / 5-7 Days
Iowa: Statement of Change (No Fee) / 1 Week
Kansas: Change of Registered Office or Agent ($35 paper, $30 online) / 5 Days
Kentucky: Statement of Change of Principal Office Address, Registered Agent or Registered Office ($10) / 3-5 Days
Louisiana: Notice of Change of Registered Office and/or Registered Agent ($25) / 1 Week
Maine: Cover Letter and Statement of Appointment or Change ($35) / 2 Weeks
Maryland: Change of Resident Agent ($25) / 8 Weeks
Massachusetts: Statement of Change of Registered Agent ($25) / 3-5 Days
Michigan: Certificate of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent ($5) / 5-7 Days
Minnesota: Notice of Change of Registered Office/Registered Agent ($35) / 1-2 Weeks
Mississippi: Registered Agent/Office Statement of Change ($25 for LLCs, $10 for Corps) / 1 Week
Missouri: Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office ($10) / 1 Week
Montana: Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office (No Fee) / 1 Week
Nebraska: Change of Registered Agent and/or Office ($10 for LLCs, $25 for Corps) / 1-2 Weeks
Nevada: Statement of Change Registered Agent by Represented Entity ($60) / 1-2 Weeks
New Hampshire: Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent ($15) / 1-2 Weeks
New Jersey: Certificate of Change ($25 for LLCs, $15 for Corps) / 4 Weeks
New Mexico: Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent ($20 for LLCs, $25 for Corps) / 4-8 Weeks
New York: Certificate of Change ($30) / 2-4 Weeks
North Carolina: Statement of Change of Registered Office and/or Registered Agent ($5) / 5-7 Days
North Dakota: Commercial or Non Commercial Registered Agent Statement of Change ($10) / 7-10 Days
Ohio: Statutory Agent Update ($25) / 1 Week
Oklahoma: Notice of Change of Registered Office/Registered Agent ($35) / 7-10 Days
Oregon: Change of Registered Agent (No Fee) / 7-10 Days
Pennsylvania: Statement of Change of Registered Office ($70) / 8 Days
Rhode Island: Statement of Change ($20) / 7-10 Days
South Carolina: Notice of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent ($10) / 7-10 Days
South Dakota: Statement of Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent or Both ($10) / 1 Week
Tennessee: Change of Registered Agent/Office ($20) / 4 Days
Texas: Change of Registered Agent/Office ($15) / 1 Week
Utah: Registered Info Change ($15) / 1-2 Weeks
Vermont: Statement of Change of Registered Agent/Office ($25) / 1 Week
Virginia: Statement of Change of Registered Office and/or Registered Agent (No Fee) / 1 Week
Washington: Statement of Change for Registered Agent/Office (No Fee) / 4 Weeks
West Virginia: Application to Appoint or Change Process, Officers and/or Address ($15) / 1 Day
Wisconsin: Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office (No Fee) / 1 Week
Wyoming: Statement of Change by Business Entity (No Fee) / 3-6 Days
Change your registered agent in less than 10 minutes…
Alabama Speedy Facts
Formation Fee: $200 (includes Probate Judge and Name Reservation fees) Agency: AL Secretary of State Online Filing: Name reservation only Filing Time: 6 months Expedite: 1-Week ($100) Annual Report Due: March 15 Annual Report Fee: $100 Corporate Tax: 6.5%
Alaska Speedy Facts
Formation Fee: $250 Agency: AK Division of Corporations Online Filing Yes Filing Time: 4-5 Days Expedite: No Biennial Report Due: Jan 2 Biennial Report Fee: $100 Corporate Tax: 2% to 9.4%
Arizona Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $50 Corp Formation Fee: $60 Agency: AZ Corporations Commission Online Filing: No Filing Time: 3 Weeks Expedite: 1-Week ($85) LLC Annual Report Due: None Corp Annual Report Due: Anniversary Date Corporate Tax: 1% to 6.5%
Arkansas Speedy Facts
Formation Filing Fee: $45 (online) Agency: AR Business Commercial Services Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 4 Days Expedite: No Franchise Tax Report Due: May 1 Annual Report Fee: $150 Corporate Tax: 1% to 6.5%
California Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $0 Corp Formation Fee: $0 Gov. Agency: California Secretary of State Online Filing: No Filing Time: 3 Weeks Expedite: 24 hour: $350 Same Day: $750 Biennial Report Due: End of Anniversary Month Biennial Report Fee LLC: $20 Biennial Report Fee Corp: $25 Corporate Tax: 8.84%
Colorado Speedy Facts
Formation Fee: $1 Agency: CO Secretary of State Online Filing: Online Only Filing Time: Immediately Expedite: No Periodic Report Due: Anniversary Month Periodic Report Fee: $10 Corporate Tax: 4.63%
Connecticut Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $120 Corp Formation Fee: $250 Agency: CT Secretary of State Online Filing: No Filing Time: 3-5 Days Expedite: 24-Hour ($50) Annual Report Due: January 1 to March 31 LLC Annual Report Fee: $80 Corp Annual Report Fee: $150 Corporate Tax: 7.5%
Delaware Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $90 Corp Formation Fee: $89 Agency: DE Dept of State Online Filing: No Filing Time: 10-25 Days Expedite: 24-Hours: $50
Same Day: $100 LLC Franchise Tax Due: June 1 LLC Franchise Tax Fee $300 Corp Annual Report Due: March 1 Corp Annual Report Fee: $225 min Corporate Tax: 8.7%
Formation Filing Fee: $50 Agency: HI Dept of Commerce & Consumer Affairs Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 1-2 Weeks Expedite: 1-2 Days ($25) Annual Report Due: Anniversary Quarter Annual Report Fee: $15 Corporate Tax: 4.4% to 6.4%
Idaho Speedy Facts
Formation Fee: $100 Agency: ID Secretary of State Online Filing: No Filing Time: 3-5 Days Expedite: 1-Day ($20) Annual Report Due: Anniversary Month Annual Report Fee: No fee Corporate Tax: 7.6% ($20 min)
Illinois Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $150 Corp Formation Fee: $150 min Agency: IL Secretary of State Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 2-3 Weeks Expedite: 1-2 Days Online ($100) Annual Report Due: Day Before Anniversary Month LLC Annual Report Fee: $75 Corp Annual Report Fee: $100 min Corporate Tax: 7.75%
Indiana Speedy Facts
Formation Fee: $110 Agency: IN Secretary of State Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 5-7 Days Expedite: No Biennial Report Due: Last Day of Anniversary Month Biennial Report Fee: Mail ($30) / Online ($22.44) Corporate Tax: 8.5%
Iowa Speedy Facts
Formation Fee: $50 Agency: IO Business Services Division Online Filing: No Filing Time: 1-Week Expedite: No Biennial Report Due: April 1 LLC: Odd Years Corp: Even Years Biennial Report Fee: $45 (Paper) / $30 (Online) Corporate Tax: 6% to 12%
Kansas Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $165 Corp Formation Fee: $90 Agency: KA Secretary of State Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 5 Days Expedite: 2-Day Fax ($20) Annual Report Due: 15th Day of 4th Month After Fiscal Year End Annual Report Fee: $55 (Mail) / $50 (Online) Corporate Tax: 4% to 7.05%
Kentucky Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $40 Corp Formation Fee: $40 Agency: KY Secretary of State Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 3-5 Days Expedite: No Annual Report Due: June 30 Annual Report Fee: $15 Corporate Tax: 4% to 6%
Louisiana Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $100 ($135 Online) Corp Formation Fee: $75 ($110 Online) Agency: LA Secretary of State Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 1-Week Expedite: 24-Hour ($30) Same Day ($50) Annual Report Due: Anniversary Date Annual Report Fee: $30 Corporate Tax: 4% to 8%
Maine Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $175 Corp Formation Fee: $80 Agency: ME Secretary of State Online Filing: No Filing Time: 2 Weeks Expedite: 1-Day ($50) Annual Report Due: June 1 Annual Report Fee: $85 Corporate Tax: 3.5% to 8.93%
Maryland Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $100 Corp Formation Fee: $300 Agency: MD State Dept of Assessments & Taxation Online Filing: Yes (w/$70 fee) Filing Time: 8 Weeks Expedite: 1-Week (Fax for $50) Annual Person Property Return Due: April 15 Annual Personal Property Return Fee: $300 Corporate Tax: 8.25%
Massachusetts Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $500 Corp Formation Fee: $275 Agency: MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 3-5 Days Expedite: 1-3 Days $20 LLC Annual Report Due: Anniversary Date LLC Annual Report Fee: $500 ($520 Online) Corp Annual Report Due: 2 ½ Months After Fiscal Year End Corp Annual Report Fee: $125 ($109 Online) Corporate Tax: 9.5% ($456 min)
Michigan Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $50 Corp Formation Fee: $50 Agency: MI Dept Licensing & Regulatory Affairs Online Filing: No Filing Time: 5-7 Days Expedite: 24-Hour ($100) LLC Annual Report Due: Feb 15 Corp Annual Report Due: May 15 Annual Report Fee: $25 Corporate Tax: 4.95% (plus modified gross receipts tax)
Minnesota Speedy Facts
Formation Fee: $135 Agency: MN Secretary of State Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 1-2 Weeks Expedite: No Annual Report Due: Dec. 31 Annual Report Fee: No fee Corporate Tax: 9.8%
Mississippi Speedy Facts
Formation Fee: $50 Agency: MS Secretary of State Online Filing: No Filing Time: 1 Week Expedite: 1-Day ($25) Annual Report Due: April 15 LLC Annual Report Fee: No fee Corp Annual Report Fee: $25 Corporate Tax: 3% to 5%
Missouri Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $105 Corp Formation Fee: $58 min Agency: MO Secretary of State Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 1 Week Expedite: Fax (1-3 Days) Corp Annual Report Due: 3 Months After Anniversary Date Corp Annual Report Fee: $45 (paper) / $20 (online) Corporate Tax: 6.25% plus franchise tax
Montana Speedy Facts
Formation Fee: $35 Agency: MT Secretary of State Online Filing: No Filing Time: 1 Week Expedite: 1-3 Days ($20) 1-Hour ($100) Annual Report Due: April 15 Annual Report Fee: $15 Corporate Tax: 6.75% ($50 min)
Nebraska Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $110 Corp Formation Fee: $60 Agency: NE Secretary of State Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 1-2 Weeks Expedite: No LLC Biennial Report Due: April 1 (odd years) LLC Biennial Report Fee: $10 Corp Biennial Report Due: March 1 (even years) Corp Biennial Report Fee: $26 Corporate Tax: 5.58% to 7.81%
Nevada Speedy Facts
Formation Fee: $425 Agency: NV Secretary of State Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 1-2 Weeks Expedite: No Statement of Info Due: Anniversary Date Statement of Info Fee: $150 Corporate Tax: None
New Hampshire Speedy Facts
Formation Fee: $100 Agency: NH Corporation Division Online Filing: No Filing Time: 1-2 Weeks Expedite: No Annual Report Due: April 1 Annual Report Fee: $100 Corporate Tax: 8.5% plus enterprise tax
New Jersey Speedy Facts
Formation Fee: $125 Agency: NJ Division of Revenue Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 4 Weeks Expedite: 8.5 Business Hours: LLC ($25) / Corp ($15) Same Day: $50
2 Hour: $500
1 Hour: $1,000 Annual Report Due: End of Anniversary Month Annual Report Fee: $75 Corporate Tax: 6.5% to 9%
New Mexico Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $52 Corp Formation Fee: $129 Agency: NM Business Services Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 4-8 Weeks Expedite: 3-Day: $100 1-Day: $150 Corp Biennial Report Due: 15th of 3rd Month After Fiscal Year End Corp Biennial Report Fee: $27 Corporate Tax: 4.8% to 7.6% ($50 min)
New York Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $200 Corp Formation Fee: $125 min. Agency: NY Division of Corporations Online Filing: No Filing Time: 2-4 Weeks Expedite: 24-Hour ($25) LLC Publication Fee: $50 min. Biennial Statement Due: Anniversary Month Biennial Statement Fee: $9 Corporate Tax: 7.1%
North Carolina Speedy Facts
Formation Fee: $125 Agency: NC Dept of State Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 5-7 Days Expedite: 24-Hour: $100 Same Day: $200 LLC Annual Report Due: April 15 LLC Annual Report Fee: $200 Corp Annual Report Due: 15th of 4th Month After Fiscal Year End Corp Annual Report Fee: $25 (paper) / $20 (online) Corporate Tax: 6.9% ($35 min.)
North Dakota Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $135 Corp Formation Fee: $100 Agency: ND Business Registration Unit Online Filing: No Filing Time: 7-10 Days Expedite: No LLC Annual Report Due: Nov 15 LLC Annual Report Fee: $50 Corp Annual Report Due: Aug 1 Corp Annual Report Fee: $25 Corporate Tax: 4.1% to 6.5%
Ohio Speedy Facts
Formation Fee: $99 Agency: OH Business Services Division Online Filing: No Filing Time: 1-Week Expedite: 1-2 Days ($100) Annual Report Due: None Commercial Activity Tax: .26% of gross revenue (all entities)
Oklahoma Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $100 Corp Formation Fee: $25 Agency: OK Business Filing Dept Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 7-10 Days Expedite: No LLC Annual Report Due: Anniversary Day LLC Annual Report Fee: No fee Corporate Tax: 6% plus Franchise Tax
Formation Fee: $125 Agency: PA Dept of State Corporation Bureau Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 8 Days Expedite: No Decennial Report Due: Every 10 Years Decennial Report Fee: $70 Corporate Tax: 9.99%
Rhode Island Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $150 Corp Formation Fee: $230 Agency: RI Division of Business Services Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 7-10 Days Expedite: No LLC Annual Report Due: Nov 1 LLC Annual Report Fee: $50 Corp Annual Report Due: March 1 Corp Annual Report Fee: $50 Corporate Tax: 9%
LLC Formation Fee: $300 minimum Corp Formation Fee: $100 Agency: TN Division of Business Services Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 4 Days Expedite: No Annual Report Due: 1st Day of 4th Month After FY End Corp Annual Report Fee: $20 LLC Annual Report Fee: $300 minimum Franchise Tax: .25% of net worth Excise Tax: 6.5% of in-state income
Texas Speedy Facts
Formation Fee: $300 Agency: TX Corporations Section Online Filing: No Filing Time: 1 Week Expedite: No Franchise Report Due: May 15th Franchise Report Fee: 1% of gross receipts over $1,000,000
Utah Speedy Facts
Formation Fee: $59 Agency: UT Division of Corporations Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 1-2 Weeks Expedite: 1-2 Days ($75) Annual Report Due: Anniversary Date Annual Report Fee: $18 Corporate Tax: 5% ($100 minimum)
Vermont Speedy Facts
Formation Fee: $125 Agency: VT Corporations Division Online Filing: No Filing Time: 1 Week Expedite: No Annual Report Due: 10 Weeks After FY End Annual Report Fee: Corp ($45) / LLC ($35) Corporate Tax: 6% to 8.5%
Virginia Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $100 Corp Formation Fee: $75 per 25,000 shares Agency: VA Corporation Commission Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 1 Week Expedite: Same Day ($200) / Next Day ($100) Corp Annual Report Due: Anniversary Month (no fee) Annual Registration Fee Due: 1st Day of 2nd Month Preceding Anniversary Month Corp Annual Registration Fee: $100 min LLC Annual Registration Fee: $50 Corporate Tax: 6%
Washington Speedy Facts
Formation Fee: $200 Agency: WA Secretary of State Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 4 Weeks Expedite: Online 2-5 Days ($50) Annual Report Due: Anniversary Month Annual Report Fee: $60 Corporate Tax: 1.8% revenue above $35,000 gross receipts
West Virginia Speedy Facts
LLC Formation Fee: $100 Corp Formation Fee: $100 Agency: WV Business Division Online Filing: Yes Filing Time: 1 Day Expedite: No Annual Report Due: June 30 Annual Report Fee: $25 Corporate Tax: 8.5% of net income
Formation Fee: $100 Agency: WY Secretary of State Online Filing: No Filing Time: 3-6 Days Expedite: No Annual Report Due: 1st Day of Anniversary Month Annual Report Fee: $25 min Corporate Tax: None