FORMATION ✓ Every figure sourced

Hawaii Corporation
fees and filing deadlines

A separate legal entity owned through shares. 'C corp' and 'S corp' are not entity types - they are federal tax elections made after formation, on the same underlying corporation.

To start

Form a Corporation in Hawaii
Articles of Incorporation
$50

Every year after that

FilingFeeWhen it is due
Annual Business Report$12.5Due on the anniversary of formation, every year.

About $12.5 a year to stay in good standing at today’s fees, counting only recurring filings and spreading anything filed less often across the years between. One-time filings and taxes are excluded.

Where each figure comes from

Annual Business Report
$12.5

Due on the anniversary of formation, every year.

Fees for filing Hawaiʻi annual business reports online are as follows: LLCs, profit corporations and LLPs: $12.50;

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The deadlines above are the rules. Your actual dates depend on when you form, so the calendar is built from your formation date — free, no account.

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Other structures in Hawaii

Limited Liability CompanyNonprofit CorporationLimited PartnershipLimited Liability Partnership

The same structure elsewhere

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