New Mexico LLC filing fee guide

New Mexico keeps LLC costs unusually simple: $50 to file, and no annual report to the Secretary of State. NMSA § 53-19-63(A) sets the $50 fee for the original articles, and an out-of-state LLC pays $100 under § 53-19-63(K).

File through the state's business portal. The SOS Business Services page says the office "will no longer accept paper filings for any business applications," and the SOS announced that all online business transactions moved to the portal beginning December 9, 2024. The SOS publishes no processing-time commitment for LLC filings, so any day count you see elsewhere is an estimate.

Current New Mexico LLC filing fees

The Secretary of State charges a flat $50 for domestic Articles of Organization and $100 for a foreign LLC registration. That $50 creates your LLC's legal existence. Card payments add a convenience fee that the SOS does not publish an amount for in its filing help guide, which says only that "There is a convenience fee added to your transaction when a Debit or Credit Card is used."

The $50 covers forming a New Mexico LLC from scratch. Section 53-19-63 also charges $50 to amend a foreign registration (subsection L) and $25 to cancel one (subsection M). Foreign registrations also need a certificate of good standing from the home state, typically issued within the last 30 days.

Keeping a New Mexico registered agent at a physical street address is the main ongoing duty: § 53-19-5(A) requires a registered office at a street address rather than a P.O. box, and § 53-19-48 extends that to foreign LLCs before they transact business. The biennial report under § 53-5-2 applies to corporations, not LLCs. The Taxation and Revenue Department's franchise tax overview covers the $50 franchise tax for corporations and does not address LLC liability.

How do New Mexico's LLC filing fees compare to other states?

A $50 formation fee and $0 in Secretary of State annual fees put New Mexico near the bottom of national LLC cost rankings.

Compare neighboring states:

• Texas charges $300 upfront for a Certificate of Formation per the Texas SOS instructions, six times New Mexico's fee, and its franchise tax reaches LLCs above $2,650,000 in annualized revenue for the 2026 report year per the Texas Comptroller.

• Colorado matches New Mexico's low $50 filing fee but charges $25 online per periodic report per the Colorado SOS fee schedule, up from $10 on July 1, 2024 per its June 2024 press release.

• Arizona offers similar benefits with a $50 filing fee and no LLC annual report per the Arizona Corporation Commission. Under A.R.S. § 29-3201(G), an LLC with a statutory agent outside a county of more than 800,000 people must publish notice three times within 60 days of filing, a cost New Mexico's LLC Act does not impose.

• Utah costs $59 initially and $18 at each annual renewal per the Utah fee schedule effective July 1, 2025.

State formation fees run from $40 to $500 on the UNC MBA program map, and the SBA puts most registration costs under $300; New Mexico sits near the floor. At the high end the math changes sharply.

• Massachusetts costs $520 to file online, or $500 by mail, per the Massachusetts fee schedule, and the annual report costs $500 by mail or $520 online every year after that.

• Tennessee charges $50 per member, with a $300 minimum and $3,000 maximum, under Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1007(d), and the Tennessee Secretary of State applies the same structure to the annual report.

New Mexico avoids both extremes: $50 up front, no annual report to the Secretary of State, and predictable costs after formation.

Additional filing fees to consider for New Mexico LLCs

Beyond the $50 Articles, § 53-19-63 sets a few flat fees you may hit later, and cities add their own.

• Name reservation costs $20 under subsection H and holds the name 120 days under § 53-19-4.

• You can act as your own registered agent at a New Mexico street address, and § 53-19-63 lists no fee for that designation; a commercial agent charges its own fee, and a change of agent or office costs $20.

• Amending your Articles of Organization costs $50.

• Uncertified copies cost $1 per page with a $10 minimum, and certification adds $25, under subsection G. A certificate of good standing costs $25 under subsection E.

New Mexico issues no statewide business license, but every business registers with the Taxation and Revenue Department for a Business Tax Identification Number. Local registration runs $35 to $50 a year: $35 per location in Albuquerque, rising to $36.75 under a city ordinance effective July 1, 2026; $35 per outlet in Santa Fe; and $50 to apply in unincorporated Bernalillo County.

Let Discern handle your New Mexico LLC filings

New Mexico LLCs must maintain a registered office and registered agent in New Mexico, and the Articles of Organization must list the street address of the initial registered office and the name of the initial registered agent at that address. Because the state imposes no LLC annual report, the ongoing work is keeping that agent current, and Discern handles change-of-agent filings as part of the service.

Other states in your footprint do carry annual reports, and Discern files those automatically from a single pre-filled data model, with Delaware franchise tax calculated and filed and other states' franchise tax deadlines tracked with notifications. Consolidating registered-agent and annual-report workflows can reduce administrative complexity.

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Frequently asked questions

These are the questions founders ask most often when budgeting a New Mexico LLC filing.

How much does it cost to form an LLC in New Mexico?

Budget $50 for the Articles of Organization plus a card convenience fee. Nothing further is owed to the SOS each year.

Does a New Mexico LLC have to file an annual report?

No. Chapter 53, Article 19 has no periodic report provision for LLCs, and § 53-5-2 puts that duty on corporations instead.

What does it cost to register an out-of-state LLC in New Mexico?

Registration runs $100 under § 53-19-63(K), twice a domestic formation. Include a certificate of good standing from your home state, typically issued within the last 30 days.