[beej71]

Last I looked years ago, it was $800 per year in California. (It's $100 in the state I live in now, though.)

[kxyvr]

An out of state LLC registration in Texas is $750, plus you have to give them a credit card up front, so they can charge you $1 per name search on a web forum to ensure that your business doesn't conflict with any existing business. Though, they will refund that money if you end up registering. Mostly, this is to say that even in "business friendly" states like TX, registration isn't necessarily cheap or friendly by comparison.

[colechristensen]

Yeah most states will be more like $100, even $800 though... if we're on hacker news and probably talking about tech workers... it is still a tiny amount of overhead cost.

[site-packages1]

Doesn't the "overhead cost" entirely depend on the business size, scope, location, employees, etc.? $800 is a lot of overhead for many tech companies.

[colechristensen]

If you’re hiring a tech worker in California, $800 is likely a day or two of reasonable cost for that one employee.

Even a minimum wage employee working full time will cost that much in a week or two.

[s1artibartfast]

It really depends. If you want to try out a small side biz venture or hot dog stand, $800 is a lot of overheard.

I feel for people who are on the lower end of the income scale that that try to do basically anything is California's hostile business climate.