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Maine Limited Liability Company
fees and filing deadlines

A separate legal entity that shields personal assets. Taxed by default as a sole proprietorship (one member) or partnership (more than one) unless it elects otherwise.

To start

Form a Limited Liability Company in Maine
Certificate of Formation (Form MLLC-6)
$175
Filing Fee $175.00 Pur suant to 31 MRSA §1531, the undersigned executes and delivers the following Certificate of Formation: F IRST: The name of the limited liability company is: _____

Every year after that

FilingFeeWhen it is due
Annual Report$85Due by June 1 every year.

About $85 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
$85

Due by June 1 every year.

The annual report fee is $85 for domestic business entities, $150 for foreign business entities and $35 for domestic and foreign nonprofit corporations.

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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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