2 Best LLC Services in Virginia (2026): Where to Start
Your 2026 shortlist for LLC formation services in Virginia reads Mainstay Filing ($199) and VA Registered Agent.org ($199), in our order. The costs split into $100 for the state and $397 to $597 for three years of service.
1. Mainstay Filing: best for staying out of the paperwork
Annual price $199, renewal price $199, state fee on top
Mainstay Filing is our first recommendation because the annual registration fee sits inside the $199 annual price, alongside formation and the registered agent.
$200 more over three years than VA Registered Agent.org, with more of the paperwork covered.
It files your Annual Registration Fee and passes along the state's $50 at cost.
Checklist: what is included
LLC formation filed with the state
Registered agent year-round
Annual registration fee filed for you
EIN taken care of
No markup on state fees
What works
You pay $199 again next year
$199 a year with no add-ons needed
Applies for your EIN as part of the package
Gaps
A $100 annual premium compared with VA Registered Agent.org
Prices as of November 13, 2026; the state's own fees are listed in the checklist below.
Step by step
What will forming an LLC cost in this state?
On your own it is $100. With a service, it is $199 more.
Total the state's fees from filing through year three: $200. law.lis.virginia.gov, last confirmed October 2026 for this guide
Which form do I file, and where does it go?
When the State Corporation Commission (SCC) approves the Articles of Organization of a Virginia Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1011), your LLC exists.
Statute: Va. Code § 13.1-1010. law.lis.virginia.gov, last confirmed October 2026 for this guide
Must I name a registered agent?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
A Virginia resident who is a member, manager or officer of the LLC (or of an entity that manages it) or a member of the Virginia State Bar, or a corporation, LLC or registered LLP authorized in Virginia.
Keep the Annual Registration Fee current: you file it every year for $50. The due date, per the state, is last day of the LLC's anniversary month; do not miss it.
Sure. Skip the service and you pay the state $200 over three years.
Expect to pay $397 to $597 over three years if you hire.
What put the first pick on top?
Mainstay Filing is strongest on filing jobs included, and that decides it.
Five checks set the order: total for three years (37%), filing jobs included (27%), clear price information (13%), year-two price (12%) and state coverage (11%).
One detail decides it: the Annual Registration Fee is in the first pick's price, while VA Registered Agent.org leaves it to you.
Every amount above links to its official source. The last row is our own total of the filing, two reports and any minimum tax, without variable costs like publication.
Also asked
What about the EIN?
Only Mainstay Filing covers it at no added cost. At the others you pay $99 (VA Registered Agent.org).