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Kentucky foreign qualification fee

Kentucky charges $90 to qualify a foreign LLC, paid to the Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings with Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity).

The fee, broken down

State fee
$90
Route
One fee, whichever way you file
Rank
7th cheapest of 50
Against the median
$52.50 below the median
With a $199 service
$289
Yearly filing after
Annual report (Kentucky Secretary of State), $15 (due: between January 1 and June 30 each year)

Nearest on the ranking: Nevada $75 · Ohio $99.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Kentucky (2026)

  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 read from each provider’s Kentucky page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings.

What the fee buys

The fee pays for the Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings to review and file Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity). No home-state certificate is needed for an LLC, so there is no second state fee to plan for. File through the state office.

Kentucky fee questions

What is the Kentucky foreign qualification fee?

$90 for an LLC.

Is Kentucky expensive to qualify in?

It ranks 7th of 50 from the cheapest, $52.50 below the median of $142.50.

What will I pay each year after qualifying in Kentucky?

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

Where the figures come from