New Mexico LLCs file Articles of Organization online. Ordinary LLCs have no Secretary of State annual or biennial report.

This guide covers forming a new New Mexico LLC. If your LLC already exists in another state or country, use the foreign-registration process instead.

New Mexico LLC at a glance

Official filing website
New Mexico Secretary of State
Business name check
Search business namesA name search does not reserve or approve the name.
Formation document
Articles of Organization
State filing fee
$50$50 statutory filing fee under section 53-19-63(A). Payment convenience charges, optional services and later amendments are separate.
Processing time
OnlinePosted queue: processed through Oct 27, 2026PaperNot accepted: business filings are onlineAgency queue snapshot. Public portal reviewed Nov 6, 2026. The posted through-date is a queue snapshot. The SOS says business filings are online-only.
Ongoing report or tax
Secretary of State periodic report
Report / renewal charge
$0The current LLC Act contains no annual or biennial report obligation, and section 53-19-63 lists no recurring report filing fee. This statutory review concerns the entity filing only; keep agent and address records current and check tax and license requirements separately.
Frequency / due date
Not required for an ordinary LLC
Gross receipts tax base
4.875%Local rates may apply. July 1, 2026 snapshot; not an address-specific rate. The 4.875% state gross-receipts base is only one layer. County and municipal rates can add; the tax also reaches many services.Official tax agency ↗
Names in formation records
No management roster requiredThe ordinary LLC Act does not require a membership roster in the articles. Registered-office, agent, organizer and record-change obligations remain. Other filings and private bank/tax records may identify owners.

Before you file in New Mexico

Prepare the name, principal and mailing addresses, New Mexico agent, management choice and organizer.

Search business names ↗

File the Articles of Organization

Open New Mexico business filings ↗

  1. Start domestic LLC articles in the Secretary of State’s enterprise portal.
  2. Enter the business addresses and agent, choose the management arrangement and review the duration/effective date.
  3. Sign, pay and save the approved articles and entity ID. Paper business applications are no longer accepted.
Hand-drawn path from choosing a name to filing the LLC and organizing the next steps.
Prepare, file, then complete the post-approval tasks.

What to enter in the form

Name
Use the intended legal name. Enter a reservation reference only if you have one.
Addresses
Enter the business location as the principal address, correspondence address as the mailing address and agent’s office as the registered office.
Agent
Maintain an eligible New Mexico agent and office even though there is no periodic report.
Management / organizer
Choose how the LLC is managed and have the organizer sign. The ordinary articles do not require a full membership roster.

Formation form or legal requirements ↗

After approval in New Mexico

  • Review New Mexico gross-receipts tax registration for the work or sales the company will carry out.

Keep your LLC records current

Official report and fee instructions ↗

  1. There is no ordinary Secretary of State annual-report form or fee.
  2. When the agent, registered office or principal address changes, file the relevant change document instead of waiting for an annual report.
  3. Maintain tax and license filings on their own schedules.

Compare the filing cycles in our annual report and recurring-fee table.

Next steps: operating agreement · get an EIN · starting checklist.

Sources and filing links

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Research and walkthrough references

These references provide background and filing walkthroughs. Follow current state instructions if an older walkthrough differs.

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