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Living in Kentucky with an LLC formed elsewhere

If your LLC was formed outside Kentucky and does business here, it generally registers with the Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings as a foreign LLC. The fee is $90.

Do I have to register?

Kentucky expects an out-of-state LLC doing business here to register. What counts as doing business is set by statute; the sources below cite it. The registration is Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity).

Formed in Wyoming, Delaware or Nevada?

The state fees add up like this before any service fee or yearly charge.

LLC formed inFormation feeKentucky foreign feeState fees together
Wyoming$100$90$190
Delaware$110$90$200
Nevada$425$90$515

Formation fees are the state’s published figures; Nevada’s includes the initial list and state business license filed with the articles.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Kentucky (2026)

Want it handled? For Kentucky, in order.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $90 state fee = $289; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. KY Registered Agent.org $199 + the $90 state fee = $289; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Kentucky Registered Agent.co $199 + the $90 state fee = $289; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Kentucky page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings.

What you keep up

Annual report (Kentucky Secretary of State), $15 (due: between January 1 and June 30 each year). You also keep a registered agent in Kentucky.

Kentucky questions

Can I run an LLC from Kentucky if it was formed in another state?

You can, but Kentucky generally expects the LLC to register as a foreign LLC if it does business there. The the Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings takes the filing.

What does Kentucky charge a foreign LLC?

$90.

Do I need paper from the state where I formed?

Not for an LLC. Kentucky does not ask for a home-state certificate.

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