3 Best LLC Services in Indiana (2026), Plainly Answered
We'd pick Mainstay Filing ($199), IN Registered Agent.org ($199) and Indiana Registered Agent.co ($199) in Indiana for 2026, in that order. Indiana charges $95 to file with any of them, and their fees come to $397 to $597 across three years.
By the Plain Charter editorial team ·
The short answer
State filing fee
$95, paid once
Yearly upkeep
$32 per two-year cycle
Registered agent
Required
Our picks, in order
Mainstay Filing, IN Registered Agent.org then Indiana Registered Agent.co
Indiana: our picks
Ranked by how we choose: three-year cost first, then what the price covers.
1Top pick
1. Mainstay Filing: best for having the business entity report filed for you
$199 a year ($294 due at signup with the state fee)
First choice: Mainstay Filing. The reason is simple: one yearly price of $199 covers the filing, the registered agent and each business entity report.
IN Registered Agent.org is $200 less over three years, but leaves more filings with you.
It handles each business entity report, adding just the $32 the state charges.
The price covers
The formation filing
Registered agent for the full year
Business entity report filed for you
EIN application
Official fee, no markup
Upsides
Flat $199 a year
Handles the EIN application
Renewal stays $199
What to weigh
$100 a year more than IN Registered Agent.org from year two
Prices as published on November 12, 2026. The state's own fees are listed in the requirements below.
What owners ask
What is the total cost to form one?
$95 to the state, plus $199 if a service files it for you.
Over three years the state collects $127 in total, filing fee included. from forms.in.gov · August 2026
What do I file, and where?
Just one document creates the LLC: the Articles of Organization Domestic Limited Liability Company (Form State Form 49459), submitted to the Indiana Secretary of State.
Three-year state total = filing + reports in years 2 and 3 + any minimum tax; variable costs are not added.
Other quick questions
Does the price cover the EIN?
With Mainstay Filing it is part of the price; IN Registered Agent.org bills $99 and Indiana Registered Agent.co bills $99.
Three years in, what has each cost?
Mainstay Filing $597, IN Registered Agent.org $397 and Indiana Registered Agent.co $397, plus state fees.
Are the fees official?
State fees from Indiana's official sources, cited next to each figure; service prices from each company's own pricing.
Do I have to use a service?
Not required. Services charge for doing the paperwork for you.
What does the LLC owe the state yearly?
One recurring filing: the business entity report ($32, biennial). It falls due last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years.
Who comes first in Indiana?
Mainstay Filing tops our list because it is the only pick here that files the business entity report for you, inside $199 a year; IN Registered Agent.org and Indiana Registered Agent.co come next.
Where these answers come from
Indiana Secretary of State, Business, August 2026 (inbiz.in.gov)
Indiana Secretary of State, Business, August 2026 (forms.in.gov)