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An out-of-state LLC in Kentucky

If your out-of-state LLC does business in Kentucky, it registers with the Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings for a fee of $90.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in Kentucky, and Kentucky’s statute is the authority. Start with the Kentucky filing page. If the answer is not clear, a Kentucky attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Kentucky (2026)

Handing the Kentucky registration to a service? In order of our preference.

  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 from each provider’s Kentucky page, read October 29, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings.

Where Kentucky sits

7th cheapest of 50 at $90, in the band under $100. It does not ask an LLC for paper from the formation state, unlike 36 others.

Kentucky questions

Does an out-of-state LLC have to register in Kentucky?

Kentucky registers foreign LLCs through the Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings. Whether your activity requires it is set by Kentucky’s statute; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $90.

What does an out-of-state LLC file in Kentucky?

Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity).

What does it keep up afterward?

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

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