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Know what your business will really cost

Starting a business? See the real cost before you spend a dollar: LLC fees, S-corp savings, hiring and quarterly taxes, each figure linked to its official source.

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Free · No sign-up · 2026 rates, checked October 28, 2026

LLC cost by state

Start out right

The full state cost of forming and keeping an LLC, not just the filing fee.

What you'll find out:

  • Your first-year total in any of the 50 states or DC
  • Yearly fees, reports and franchise taxes after that
  • Deadlines, with a link to every official fee page
Check LLC costs

S-corp calculator

Keep more profit

Whether electing S-corp status would lower your tax once payroll and filing costs are counted.

What you'll find out:

  • Your net yearly savings, or loss, as an S-corp
  • The profit level where the election starts to pay
  • Payroll, 1120-S and state S-corp costs included
See if an S-corp pays

Cost of hiring

Grow your team

What a first employee really costs once employer taxes and insurance are added to pay.

What you'll find out:

  • Employer FICA, FUTA and state unemployment tax
  • Typical workers’ comp and benefits for your state
  • The true cost per hour actually worked
Price a new hire

Quarterly taxes

Stay penalty-free

How much to send the IRS each quarter on freelance, 1099 or LLC income.

What you'll find out:

  • Self-employment plus federal income tax
  • The safe-harbor minimum that avoids penalties
  • The 2026–27 payment due dates
Work out my payments

How it works

  1. 1

    Pick your situation

    Choose the tool and your state.

  2. 2

    Enter a few numbers

    Profit, pay or income. No sign-up.

  3. 3

    See the real cost

    An itemised answer, each figure linked to its source.

Free to use, no sign-up. Figures last checked October 28, 2026.