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Maine's state fee to start an LLC is $175. Every year you own your Maine LLC, you'll also have to pay $85 to file an annual report. Beyond those two unavoidable fees, there are other expenses that could come up, like local business license fees and the cost of hiring a registered agent.

Additionally, you will have to update the name of your company on all legal records with the government. If your Maine corporation wants to conduct business under a new name, your company has to file an amendment. Doing this will make sure the changing of your name is legal.

There is a $175 one-time state filing fee to form a Maine LLC. There are also ongoing fees (like a $85 Annual Report fee), which we discuss below.

Articles of Amendment are legal documents that are used to make changes?or amendments?to the original Articles of Incorporation filed with the state. They allow business owners to legally change certain aspects of their company, such as its name or the number of shares it can issue.

The articles of incorporation may be amended by written consent of all members entitled to vote on such amendment, as provided by section 606. If such unanimous written consent is given, no resolution of the board of directors proposing the amendment is necessary. [PL 1977, c. 525, §13 (NEW).]

Maine allows you to act as your own registered agent, but in order to this you'll have to be available at the same physical location every business day of the year. If this doesn't work for you, hiring a registered agent may be a good option.