3 Best LLC Services in New York (2026), Plainly Answered
We'd pick Mainstay Filing ($199), NY Registered Agent.org ($199) and New York Registered Agent.ai ($199) in New York for 2026, in that order. Count on $200 for the filing itself and $397 to $597 in service fees over three years.
By the Plain Charter editorial team ·
The short answer
Fee to form
$200, once, up front
Each year after
$9 every two years
Agent for service of process
Not in the usual form
Who we'd use
Mainstay Filing, NY Registered Agent.org then New York Registered Agent.ai
1. Mainstay Filing: best for one price that covers the paperwork
$199 yearly, renewing at $199
We put Mainstay Filing at the top because the biennial statement is part of its $199 yearly price, along with formation and the agent for service of process.
Three years cost $200 more than NY Registered Agent.org; what the price covers decides it here.
It files the biennial statement for you and passes on the $9 state fee at cost.
Read from company pricing on November 12, 2026; three years means the first year plus two renewals.
Questions, answered plainly
How much will forming the LLC cost?
The state takes $200; a service adds $199 in year one.
By year three you will have paid the state $209. dos.ny.gov, confirmed October 2026
Publication: within 120 days, a notice runs for six weeks in two county newspapers (the papers set their own charges), then a Certificate of Publication is filed for $50.
Tax Department LLC fee (Form IT-204-LL): $25 a year for a single-member LLC with New York-source income; partnership LLCs pay more.
Where does the paperwork go?
What you file: the Articles of Organization (Form DOS-1336-f). Where: the New York Secretary of State.
Statute: NY Limited Liability Company Law § 203. dos.ny.gov, confirmed October 2026
Do I have to name an agent for service of process?
The Secretary of State is the agent for service of process for every New York LLC; naming a registered agent is optional.
If one is designated: a person who lives in New York or has a business address there, an LLC formed or authorized in New York, or a corporation formed or authorized in New York.
Budget $9 every second year for the biennial statement. Put it on the calendar: during the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years.
Every amount links to its official source. The three-year line is our own sum of filing, reports and any minimum tax.
A few more questions
Is the EIN application included?
With Mainstay Filing it is part of the price; NY Registered Agent.org bills $99 and New York Registered Agent.ai bills $99.
Three years in, what has each cost?
Mainstay Filing $597, NY Registered Agent.org $397 and New York Registered Agent.ai $397 in service fees.
Where do you get the fees?
Each state fee links its official source; each service price comes from the company's site.
Is a service required by law?
It is optional; the state charges the same either way.
What is due each year?
Budget $9 every second year for the biennial statement. Put it on the calendar: during the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years.
Which LLC service would you pick in New York?
Mainstay Filing tops our list because it forms the LLC, serves as its agent for service of process and files the biennial statement for $199 a year, and the price stays $199 at renewal; NY Registered Agent.org and New York Registered Agent.ai come next.
Sources for this page
dos.ny.gov (New York Department of State, August 2026)