FORMATION ✓ Every figure sourced

Kentucky 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 Kentucky
Articles of Incorporation
$40
Kentucky SOS fee schedule: "Articles of Incorporation: $40.00" plus organization tax (min $10).

Every year after that

FilingFeeWhen it is due
Annual Report$15Due by June 30 every year.

About $15 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 Report
$15

Due by June 30 every year.

Filing your annual report online; or Printing your annual report and returning it by mail or in person. Your annual report must be signed, dated and accompanied by a $15 filing fee. On your annual report, yo​​u must confirm the principal and registered agent/office. Depending on whether you are a newly formed entity filing an annual repo

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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 Kentucky

Limited Liability CompanyNonprofit CorporationLimited Partnership

The same structure elsewhere

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