Looking at Illinois requirements now it's MUCH higher than that. Based on what I have open in another tab, it's a minimum of $500 to file, and annual fees of $2

Looking at Illinois requirements now it's MUCH higher than that. Based on what I have open in another tab, it's a minimum of $500 to file, and annual fees of $250; both of those are for filing on paper, electronically it's $600/300. There's also a requirement to register with the state if you're an LLC incorporated in another state and will be doing business in Illinois. $500 filing fee and you have to have a registered agent within the state. The relevant law is http://law.onecle.com/illinois/805ilcs180/45-5.html http://law.onecle.com/illinois/805ilcs180/45-5.html, but it's not entirely clear to me what "transacting business" really means. The seemingly obvious meaning would imply that every little LLC selling anything would be required to spend $500 once plus annual fees to a registered agent before selling to anyone in Illinois.