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2 Best LLC Services in Virginia (2026): Cost Calculator

Virginia LLC formation services, 2026: Mainstay Filing ($199) and VA Registered Agent.org ($199) are the best value, in that order. Three years of service cost between $397 to $597, while Virginia's $100 filing fee does not change with the provider.
Calculated by the Formation Calc editorial team

Result order: Formula: 41% cost, 27% coverage, three lesser terms. Details

Main figures

Fee at the filing office$100law.lis.virginia.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
What year one calculates to$199Service side only
What three years calculate to$397 to $597Year one plus two renewals
What the state takes in 3 years$200Outside the formula
Break-evenNone in ten yearsNo service passes another

The Virginia calculations

Service prices only. Each result is subject to the same $100 state fee.
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1. Mainstay Filing: best for one input covering formation and upkeep

Best value
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$199/yr
Result at year 3$597
$199 yearly, and $299 due at checkout together with the state fee

For Virginia, Mainstay Filing is the best value since formation, registered agent and annual registration fee all fall inside $199 a year, renewing at $199.

Using VA Registered Agent.org would save $200 over three years and leave more filing work to you.

Preparing the Annual Registration Fee is never your job, and only the $50 state fee gets added.

Inputs covered

  • Articles of organization, filed
  • Registered agent for the full year
  • Annual registration fee, filed when due
  • EIN application prepared
  • Government fee passed through unchanged

Adds up well

  • Renewal stays at $199
  • It prepares the EIN application
  • $199 for the full package

Adds up badly

  • $100 more a year than VA Registered Agent.org after year one
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2. VA Registered Agent.org: best for plain formation

One-state service
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$99/yr
Result at year 3$397
$199 for formation, $99 for the agent after that

Result 2: VA Registered Agent.org. The three-year result is $397, because renewal is only $99.

Its input does not include the Annual Registration Fee.

Inputs covered

  • Formation delivered to the state office
  • Agent service for the first year

Adds up well

  • $199 to form
  • Agent renews at $99
  • First agent year included

Adds up badly

  • The Annual Registration Fee remains with you
  • EIN application adds $99

Running total by year

RankServiceResult, year 1Result, year 2Result, year 3Result, year 5
1Mainstay Filing$199$398$597$995Open Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2VA Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595Open VA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
The first-year price plus renewals, using the prices entered November 13, 2026. No service passes another within ten years.

Choose your own span

Given your years, the calculator adds the first-year price and each renewal for every service and counts the EIN application when ticked.
Result for 3 years: Mainstay Filing $597, VA Registered Agent.org $397. Service with the smallest result: VA Registered Agent.org.

Virginia state fees (official)

InputAmountSource
Filing to form the LLC$100law.lis.virginia.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
Annual Registration Fee$50 every yearscc.virginia.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
Late filing charge$25scc.virginia.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
What the state collects by year 3$200Our sum
We total only the amounts the state fixes: filing, reports in years two and three, and a minimum tax if there is one. Unpriced costs are described instead.

Why result one is first

For Virginia, the deciding term was filing work in the price (27% of the formula), where Mainstay Filing came out ahead.

A Annual Registration Fee filed on your behalf outweighed VA Registered Agent.org's smaller three-year result.

Turn the EIN application on and Mainstay Filing overtakes VA Registered Agent.org in year 2.

How Virginia describes its LLC filing fee and filing requirements

The company is formed when the State Corporation Commission (SCC) accepts the Articles of Organization of a Virginia Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1011) and $100. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

As written: law.lis.virginia.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}

The no-service result

File alone and Virginia still bills $200 over three years, with every form on your desk. A service charging $397 to $597 removes that work.

Quick answers

What do LLC formation services cost in Virginia?

$199 for the service and $100 for the state.

What do these services calculate to over three years?

$397 to $597 in service fees, with state fees on top.

How much does Virginia charge to file an LLC?

$100 is due when you submit the Articles of Organization of a Virginia Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1011).

What does Virginia charge each year after formation?

$50 annually goes to the Annual Registration Fee, with the state setting the deadline at last day of the LLC's anniversary month.

Is the EIN application part of the price?

Mainstay Filing -> included; VA Registered Agent.org -> $99 more.

When does one service pass another in total cost?

Not in ten years: the order of the running totals does not change.

Which LLC formation service calculates best in Virginia?

Result one is Mainstay Filing, then VA Registered Agent.org.

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Input sources

  1. law.lis.virginia.gov is where the Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing figure was entered from, October 2026.
  2. scc.virginia.gov is where the Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing figure was entered from, October 2026.
  3. law.lis.virginia.gov is where the Va figure was entered from, August 2026.
  4. law.lis.virginia.gov is where the Virginia formation fee: Filing fee figure was entered from, October 2026.
  5. law.lis.virginia.gov is where the Virginia registered agent statute figure was entered from, October 2026.
  6. Virginia service page figure supplied by Mainstay Filing, November 13, 2026
  7. pricing page figure supplied by VA Registered Agent.org, November 13, 2026