The ordered tally
Service prices only. The $100 state fee is identical in every row.
1. VA Registered Agent.org: best for budget formations
Row one
Year one $199, year two on $99
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
VA Registered Agent.org tops the Virginia tally: $199 to open with year-one agent service, then $99/yr from year two.
On the three-year column, the biggest weight in the sort, it beats Mainstay Filing.
The Annual Registration Fee is a separate job from this price.
Included lines
- Virginia formation filing
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- Forms the LLC for $199 plus the state fee
- $99 a year from year two
- First-year agent service is covered
Minus column
- Expect to file the Annual Registration Fee yourself
- EIN help is a $99 extra line
2
2. Mainstay Filing: best for upkeep off your desk
All fifty states
$199 per year, renewing at $199
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $199/yr
- Three-year tally
- $597
Mainstay Filing takes line 2 since one $199 line covers formation, the registered agent and every annual registration fee.
VA Registered Agent.org nets $200 lower across three years, enough to sort ahead.
You skip the Annual Registration Fee; Virginia still bills $50, passed through at cost.
Included lines
- The formation line
- Registered agent, full year
- Annual registration fee, filed each cycle
- EIN application
- State fee booked at cost
Gains
- EIN application covered
- Pay $199/yr and the filing, agent and report are covered
- Carries forward at $199
Minus column
- A $100 annual premium compared with VA Registered Agent.org
What each row adds up to
Prices as booked on November 13, 2026; every column carries one more renewal. The order holds through year ten.
Cost calculator
Totals for 1 to 5 years, with or without the EIN application. State fees stay out because every row pays the same.
Virginia state fees (official)
The last row is a sum: the filing fee, the reports for years two and three and any yearly minimum tax. Publication and other variable costs are named in the text but not added.
Reading the ranking
At 39%, three-year tally is the column that decided the first row.
Three years with VA Registered Agent.org add up to $397; Mainstay Filing runs $200 higher.
If you need the EIN application, the totals cross in year 2 as Mainstay Filing passes VA Registered Agent.org.
Virginia LLC filing fee and rules (official)
The Articles of Organization of a Virginia Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1011) is sent to the State Corporation Commission (SCC) with $100 (Va. Code § 13.1-1010). Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Official text: official page law.lis.virginia.gov, ledger date October 2026 noted
Filing on your own
Zero-service cost: $200 to the state across three years. Service fees of $397 to $597 are what it costs not to file it yourself.
Virginia price questions
What does an LLC service cost in Virginia?
$199 in year one across our rows, plus the $100 state fee.
What do three years of service add up to?
$397 to $597 across the rows, with state fees left out.
How much does Virginia charge to file an LLC?
$100, which accompanies the Articles of Organization of a Virginia Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1011).
What does Virginia charge each year after formation?
$50 each year for the Annual Registration Fee, due last day of the LLC's anniversary month.
Is the EIN application included?
VA Registered Agent.org for $99 and Mainstay Filing at no extra cost.
When does one service turn into the lower total?
The lines do not cross during the first ten years.
Which LLC service is the best value in Virginia?
The Virginia tally reads VA Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing from top to bottom.
Source ledger
- Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing, recorded from law.lis.virginia.gov in October 2026
- Virginia yearly filing: Recurring filing, recorded from scc.virginia.gov in October 2026
- Va, recorded from law.lis.virginia.gov in August 2026
- Virginia formation fee: Filing fee, recorded from law.lis.virginia.gov in October 2026
- Virginia registered agent statute, recorded from law.lis.virginia.gov in October 2026
- pricing page at VA Registered Agent.org, booked November 13, 2026
- Virginia service page at Mainstay Filing, booked November 13, 2026