3 Best LLC Services in Indiana (2026): The Quick Answer
Best LLC formation services in Indiana for 2026: Mainstay Filing ($199), Indiana Registered Agent.co ($199) and IN Registered Agent.org ($199), ranked in that order. Costs in brief: $95 to the state, $397 to $597 to a service across three years.
LLC Q and A editorial team ·
Quick answers
State filing fee
$95, once
Then
$32 every two years
Registered agent
Yes, the statute demands one
Pick
Mainstay Filing, Indiana Registered Agent.co then IN Registered Agent.org
Prices as of November 13, 2026. State fees are in the checklist below.
Questions and replies
Cost to form an LLC here?
$95 to the state, plus $199 if a service files in year one.
Three-year state total: $127. source of record: forms.in.gov, confirmed August 2026
Which form, filed where?
Your filing is the Articles of Organization Domestic Limited Liability Company (Form State Form 49459), and it is sent to the Indiana Secretary of State.
source of record: forms.in.gov, confirmed August 2026
Must the LLC name a registered agent?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
An individual, a general partnership, an Indiana filing entity, or a foreign entity registered in Indiana. A business cannot serve as its own agent.
source of record: faqs.in.gov, confirmed October 2026
What is due after formation?
Business entity report: every two years, $32. For timing, the state's own calendar reads: last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years, so plan ahead of it.
source of record: forms.in.gov, confirmed August 2026
Is a service required?
Yes; your three-year bill would be the state's $127.
Services charge $397 to $597 over three years for the paperwork and the agent role.
What decided #1?
Mainstay Filing scores best on chores removed from your list, which is 26% of the total.
Five criteria: three-year price (36%), chores removed from your list (26%), price shown up front (15%), year-two bill (12%) and states served (11%).
Indiana's business entity report is due every two years; only the first pick files it.
source of record: forms.in.gov, confirmed August 2026
Registered agent
Yes, the statute demands one
source of record: faqs.in.gov, confirmed October 2026
Business entity report
$32 every two years
source of record: forms.in.gov, confirmed August 2026
State fees, 3 years
$127
Total of the rows above
Rows link to official sources; the final row is our own addition of filing, two reports and any minimum tax.
More replies
Who files the EIN application?
Only Mainstay Filing includes it. Elsewhere: Indiana Registered Agent.co $99, IN Registered Agent.org $99.
Three-year cost of each?
Mainstay Filing will run $597, Indiana Registered Agent.co will run $397, IN Registered Agent.org will run $397, before state fees.
Where do the numbers come from?
Official Indiana sources for the state side, published prices for the service side.
Is a service required?
No law requires a service; it is a paid convenience.
Yearly state costs?
Business entity report: every two years, $32. For timing, the state's own calendar reads: last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years, so plan ahead of it.
Best LLC service in Indiana?
Mainstay Filing, because $199 a year pays for formation, the registered agent and every business entity report, then renews at $199. Then Indiana Registered Agent.co and IN Registered Agent.org.
Source list
Reference line for Indiana Secretary of State, Business, drawn from inbiz.in.gov and confirmed August 2026, as noted by our editors
Reference line for Indiana Secretary of State, Business, drawn from forms.in.gov and confirmed August 2026, as noted by our editors
Reference line for Indiana report due date, drawn from law.justia.com and confirmed August 2026, as noted by our editors
Reference line for Ind, drawn from forms.in.gov and confirmed August 2026, as noted by our editors
Reference line for Indiana registered agent statute, drawn from faqs.in.gov and confirmed October 2026, as noted by our editors
Mainstay Filing Indiana service page, read November 13, 2026
Indiana Registered Agent.co pricing page, read November 13, 2026
IN Registered Agent.org pricing page, read November 13, 2026