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2 Best Foreign Registration Services in Washington (2026): Cost Calculator

Washington foreign registration services, 2026: WA Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199) are the best value, in that order. Input one is the state's $180. Input two, the services, comes to $397 to $497 over three years.
Calculated by the Formation Calc editorial team

Result order: Sorted by a five-term formula where cost is 41% and coverage 27%

Washington: key outputs

State charge to register$180sos.wa.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
Year-1 results$199Provider fees only
Results after 3 years$397 to $497Three years of provider fees
What the state takes in 3 years$320Equal for every provider
CrossoverNo crossoverOrder holds for ten years

The Washington calculations

Reading across: year one, the price after that, then the three-year total. Add Washington's $180 to whichever result you pick.
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1. WA Registered Agent.org: best for a single extra state

Leads the results
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$99/yr
Result at year 3$397
$199 plus the state's fee, then $99 yearly

For Washington, WA Registered Agent.org is the best value since it adds $199 to the state fee and throws in a first agent year, then bills $99 yearly.

A three-year result under Mainstay Filing's earns the top place.

Inputs covered

  • The Washington registration filing
  • Agent service for the first year

Adds up well

  • No agent charge in year one
  • $199 on top of the state fee
  • Agent renews at $99

Adds up badly

  • Nothing outside this state
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for the same cost in each state

Most work covered
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$149/yr
Result at year 3$497
$199 plus the state's fee, then $149 yearly

Mainstay Filing holds position 2 because a $199 service input that does not vary by state, with first-year agent service included.

At year three it falls $100 behind WA Registered Agent.org.

Agent renewal, any state: $149 yearly.

Inputs covered

  • Registration delivered to the state office
  • Registered agent free in year one
  • A price that holds across states

Adds up well

  • Agent free for the first year
  • One price in every state
  • $199 for the registration

Adds up badly

  • Agent renews at $149, $50 above WA Registered Agent.org

What each service adds up to

RankServiceResult, year 1Result, year 2Result, year 3Result, year 5
1WA Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595Open WA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$199$348$497$795Open Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Prices entered November 13, 2026. Every column adds a renewal. No break-even appears within ten years.

Try other years

Change the years input to get new results.
Output for 3 years: WA Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $497. Smallest result: WA Registered Agent.org.

Washington state fees (official)

InputAmountSource
Filing to register the foreign LLC$180sos.wa.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
Annual report$70sos.wa.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
What the state collects by year 3$320Calculated from the inputs above
The state's three-year figure is a sum of three kinds of charge: the filing fee, the reports owed in years two and three, and a minimum tax where the state levies one. Costs with no fixed amount, such as publication in a newspaper, are noted in the text and left out of the sum.

Notes on the order

WA Registered Agent.org did better than Mainstay Filing on calculated three-year cost, a 41% term.

Three years with WA Registered Agent.org sum to $397, a result $100 better than Mainstay Filing.

How Washington describes the foreign LLC registration fee and rules

The Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division accepts $180 and the Foreign Registration Statement from out-of-state LLCs doing business in Washington. Include certificate of existence (good standing) or similar document dated within 60 days.

As written: sos.wa.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}

Filing it yourself

Without a service the three-year input is just $320 in state fees. Hiring help adds $397 to $497 to it.

Washington cost questions

What is the registration fee for a foreign LLC in Washington?

$180 for the filing itself, with $199 more for the service in year one.

What do these services calculate to over three years?

$397 to $497 in service fees, with state fees on top.

Which form registers the LLC?

Complete Foreign Registration Statement and deliver it to the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division.

Does the Washington filing need a document from the home state?

Yes, one less than 60 days old: certificate of existence (good standing) or similar document.

What recurring filing follows registration?

The annual report, charged at $70.

When does one service pass another in total cost?

They hold one order for ten years.

Which foreign registration service calculates best for Washington?

WA Registered Agent.org, which wins on calculated three-year cost. Mainstay Filing follow.

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Input sources

  1. Check Washington Secretary of State, Corporations against ccfs.sos.wa.gov; entered August 2026.
  2. Check Washington Secretary of State, Corporations against sos.wa.gov; entered August 2026.
  3. Check Washington yearly filing: Annual report against sos.wa.gov; entered October 2026.
  4. Check Washington report due date against app.leg.wa.gov; entered August 2026.
  5. Check Washington formation fee: Filing fee against sos.wa.gov; entered October 2026.
  6. Check Washington formation fee: Filing fee against sos.wa.gov; entered October 2026.
  7. Check Washington registered agent statute against app.leg.wa.gov; entered October 2026.
  8. Check Washington SOS, register a foreign against sos.wa.gov; entered October 2026.
  9. Check Washington SOS, fee schedules and against sos.wa.gov; entered October 2026.
  10. Check RCW 23.95.520, activities that are against app.leg.wa.gov; entered October 2026.
  11. Check RCW 23.95.505, consequences of not against app.leg.wa.gov; entered October 2026.
  12. Check RCW 23.95.510, foreign registration statement against app.leg.wa.gov; entered October 2026.
  13. Check Washington SOS, registered agents against sos.wa.gov; entered October 2026.
  14. pricing page figure supplied by WA Registered Agent.org, November 13, 2026
  15. Washington service page figure supplied by Mainstay Filing, November 13, 2026