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Business Filings Fees

Domestic Corporations (Profit and Professional Service)
-Articles of Incorporation: $40.00 (Profit entities must add organization tax based on number of shares KRS 136.060)
-Amendment of Articles of Incorporation: $40.00 (Profit entities must add organization tax if shares increase KRS 136.060)
-Restated Articles of Incorporation: $40.00
-Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation: $80.00
-Articles of Merger: $50.00
-Statement of Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office, or Both: $10.00 (not to exceed a total of $2,000.00)
-Articles of Share Exchange: $50.00
-Articles of Dissolution: $40.00
-Articles of Revocation of Dissolution: $15.00
-Articles of Correction: $20.00
-Reinstatement penalty after administrative dissolution: $100.00
-Application for use of indistinguishable name: $20.00
-Annual report: $15.00
-Amended annual report: $15.00
-Any other document required or permitted to be filed: $15.00

Domestic Corporations (Non-Profit)
-Articles of Incorporation: $8.00 
-Amendment of Articles of Incorporation: $8.00
-Restated Articles of Incorporation: $8.00
-Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation: $16.00
-Articles of Merger: $8.00
-Statement of Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office, or Both: $10.00 (not to exceed a total of $2,000.00) 
-Articles of Dissolution: $5.00
-Articles of Correction: $8.00
-Reinstatement penalty after administrative dissolution: $100.00
-Application for use of indistinguishable name: $20.00
-Annual report: $15.00
-Amended annual report: $15.00
-Any other document required or permitted to be filed: $15.00

Domestic Limited Liability Company (Profit, Non-Profit or Professional Service)
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Articles of Organization: $40.00
-Amendment of Articles of Organization: $40.00
-Restated Articles of Organization: $40.00
-Amended and Restated Articles of Organization: $80.00
-Articles of Dissolution: $40.00
-Articles of Merger: $50.00
-Statement of Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office, or Both: $10.00 (not to exceed a total of $2,000.00)
-Articles of Correction: $20.00
-Reinstatement penalty after administrative dissolution: $100.00 
-Application for reservation or renewal of reserved name (120 days): $15.00
-Notice of transfer of reserved name: $15.00
-Notice of cancellation of reserved name: $10.00
-Application for use of indistinguishable name: $20.00
-Annual report: $15.00
-Amended annual report: $15.00
-Any other document required or permitted to be filed: $15.00

Foreign Corporation or Limited Liability Company (Profit, Non-Profit or Professional Service)
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Application for Certificate of Authority: $90.00
-Application for Amended Certificate of Authority: $40.00
-Application for Certificate of Withdrawal: $40.00
-Application of Registered Name: $36.00
-Application of Renewal of Registered name: $36.00 
-Application for reservation or renewal of reserved name (120 days): $15.00
-Notice of transfer of reserved name: $15.00
-Notice of cancellation of reserved name: $10.00
-Annual report: $15.00
-Amended annual report: $15.00
-Any other document required or permitted to be filed: $15.00

Partnerships
-Statement of Partnership Authority: $40.00
-Statement of Denial: $20.00
-Statement of Dissociation: $20.00
-Statement of Dissolution: $40.00
-Statement of Merger: $40.00
-Statement of Qualification: $40.00
-Amendment to a Statement of Qualification: $40.00
-Statement of Foreign Qualification: $90.00
-Annual report: $15.00
-Amended annual report: $15.00
-Application for Reservation or Renewal of Reserved name: $15.00
-Notice of the transfer of a name reserved for use by a domestic or foreign partnership: $15.00
-Notice of Cancellation of Reserved name: $10.00
-Application for Registered Name: $36.00
-Application for Renewal of Registered name: $36.00
-Any other document required or permitted to be filed: $40.00

Limited Partnerships
-Certificate of Limited Partnership: $40.00
-Application for Certificate of Authority as a Foreign Limited Partnership: $90.00
-Amendment of Certificate of Limited Partnership: $40.00
-Restatement of Certificate of Limited Partnership: $40.00
-Amendment and Restatement of Certificate of Limited Partnership: $80.00
-Certificate of Dissolution (Domestic Limited Partnership Only): $40.00
-Statement of Change of Registered Agent or Change of the Address of the Registered Office, or Both: $10.00
-Registered agent's statement of change of registered office for each affected limited partnership: $10.00 (not to exceed a total of $2,000.00)
-Statement of change of the mailing address of the principal office: $10.00
-Application to reserve a name for use by a domestic or foreign Limited Partnership: $15.00
-Notice of the transfer of a name reserved for use by a domestic or a foreign limited partnership: $15.00
-Notice of Cancellation of Reserved name: $10.00
-Application for Registered Name: $36.00
-Application for Renewal of Registered Name: $36.00
-Articles of Merger: $50.00
-Application for Amended Certificate of Authority: $40.00
-Application for Certificate of Withdrawal: $40.00
-Certificate of Existence or Authorization: $10.00
-Annual report: $15.00
-Amended annual report: $15.00
-Any other document required or permitted to be filed: $40.00

Business Trusts
-Application for Declaration of Trust: $15.00
-Application for Certificate of Authority of a Foreign Business Trust: $90.00
-Application for Amended Certificate of Authority of a Foreign Business Trust: $40.00
-Certificate of Withdrawal of Foreign Business Trust: $40.00
-Annual report: $15.00
-Amended annual report: $15.00
-Statement of consent of registered agent: No charge
-Statement of resignation of registered agent: No charge

Other Filing Fees-$20.00
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Certificate of assumed name
-Amended certificate of assumed name
-Withdrawal certificate of assumed name
-Renewal certificate of assumed name

Methods of Payment

Fees may be paid by the following methods:

Cash and Checks: Please make checks payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer

Electronic Funds Transfer (ACH): Filings made online can be paid for by ACH.

Prepaid Accounts: a remitter may open an account by submitting an application and prepaying a minimum of $250. The Office of the Secretary of State will issue an account number to the applicant and to each authorized representative of the applicant.

Debit and Credit Cards: The Office of the Secretary of State will accept payment by debit cards and credit cards issued by approved issuers.

 

Organizational Tax Formula
 
Corporation Organization Tax
KRS 136.060 Following rates based on the total number of shares authorized by the articles of incorporation:

-$.01 per share up to 20,000 shares
-$.005 per share next 180,000 shares
-$.002 per share on remaining.
-Filing fee for articles of incorporation: $40.00
-Minimum tax fee for 1,000 shares or less: $10.00
-Total fee: $50.00

 

Last Updated 2/17/2011
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