The ordered tally
Ordered by our
value rule. No row includes the $50 state fee.
1. Michigan Registered Agent.co: best for budget formations
Top of the tally
$199 plus state fee, then $99/yr
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Row one is Michigan Registered Agent.co, because $199 in year one and $99 in every year after.
The tiebreaker is cost, and three years here come in lower than at Mainstay Filing.
The annual statement is a separate job from this price.
Included lines
- Formation, filed
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- First-year agent service is covered
- Starts at $199 over the state fee
- A modest renewal of $99
Minus column
- The annual statement stays on your list
- EIN not included; it is $99
2
2. MI Registered Agent.org: best for single-state companies
Michigan specialist
$199 plus state fee, then $99/yr
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Second line: MI Registered Agent.org, because $199 in year one and $99 in every year after.
The annual statement is a separate job from this price.
Same posted prices as Michigan Registered Agent.co.
Included lines
- Formation, filed
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- First-year agent service is covered
- Starts at $199 over the state fee
- A modest renewal of $99
Minus column
- The annual statement stays on your list
- EIN not included; it is $99
3
3. Mainstay Filing: best for never touching the annual statement
Bundled
$199/yr with $50 state fee extra
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $199/yr
- Three-year tally
- $597
Mainstay Filing takes line 3 since $199/yr gets the filing, the resident agent and the annual statement done and holds flat at renewal.
On the three-year tally it trails Michigan Registered Agent.co by $200.
Each annual statement is handled for you; the one extra charge is the state's $25.
Included lines
- Formation filed with the state
- Resident agent, full year
- Annual statement, filed each cycle
- EIN application
- Official fee, nothing added
Gains
- Everything above for $199 yearly
- Applies for the EIN as part of the service
- The price holds at $199
Minus column
- $100 more a year once year one ends
Totals carried year by year
Year one and then renewals, per the prices read November 13, 2026. Within ten years no line passes another.
Run the tally yourself
Totals for 1 to 5 years, with or without the EIN application. State fees stay out because every row pays the same.
What Michigan itself charges
We total the state side as filing plus two later reports plus any minimum tax; anything with no fixed price is described but not counted.
Why the Michigan rows sit where they do
At 39%, three-year tally is the column that decided the first row.
On the three-year column Michigan Registered Agent.co sits at $397, a $200 advantage over Mainstay Filing.
If you need the EIN application, the totals cross in year 2 as Mainstay Filing passes Michigan Registered Agent.co.
Michigan LLC filing fee and rules (official)
$50 pays for the filing that creates the LLC: the Articles of Organization (Form CSCL/CD-700), submitted to the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Per from legislature.mi.gov, recorded September 2026 as a ledger line
Filing on your own
With no service you pay the state $100 over three years and handle every form. Hiring costs $397 to $597 more for that work.
Michigan price questions
What does an LLC service cost in Michigan?
$199 for the service and $50 for the state.
What do three years of service add up to?
$397 to $597 in service fees, not counting state fees.
How much does Michigan charge to file an LLC?
$50, which accompanies the Articles of Organization (Form CSCL/CD-700).
What does Michigan charge each year after formation?
The annual statement: $25 per year, deadline February 15.
Is the EIN application included?
Michigan Registered Agent.co for $99, MI Registered Agent.org for $99 and Mainstay Filing at no extra cost.
When does one service turn into the lower total?
They never cross in ten years, so the year-one order holds.
Which LLC service is the best value in Michigan?
The Michigan tally reads Michigan Registered Agent.co, MI Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing from top to bottom.
Sources and price pages
- michigan.gov supplies Michigan Department of Licensing and, entered August 2026
- michigan.gov supplies Michigan Department of Licensing and, entered August 2026
- michigan.gov supplies Michigan report due date, entered August 2026
- legislature.mi.gov supplies MCL 450.4202, entered August 2026
- michigan.gov supplies Michigan formation fee: Filing fee, entered September 2026
- legislature.mi.gov supplies Michigan formation fee: Filing fee, entered September 2026
- legislature.mi.gov supplies Michigan registered agent statute, entered October 2026
- pricing page at Michigan Registered Agent.co, booked November 13, 2026
- pricing page at MI Registered Agent.org, booked November 13, 2026
- Michigan service page at Mainstay Filing, booked November 13, 2026