The Indiana basics
15th
among 50 states for three-year state fees
Fee the state takes at filing
$95
Business entity report
$32 / 2 yrs
Deadline, as the state states it: last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years. Confirmed in August 2026:
forms.in.govWhat the state collects in 3 years
$127
The filing fee, then reports in years 2 and 3
Indiana: the services we would choose
Five weighted criteria set the order (see the
method): three-year fees 33%, filings covered 26%, and then renewal terms, fit with Indiana rules and a clear state fee.
Best overall
1. Mainstay Filing: best for one price for filing and ongoing upkeep
$199 yearly, and you also pay the $95 state fee
Mainstay Filing earns the top spot because a $199 yearly price replaces three separate jobs: the Indiana formation, the registered agent and the business entity report.
IN Registered Agent.org is $200 lower over three years, but this provider takes more of the state paperwork off your plate, and that is what moves it up.
Your business entity report is filed as part of the price, and you pay the state's $32 at cost.
What your money gets you
- Prepares your formation papers and files them
- Acts as your registered agent all year
- Prepares and files your business entity report
- Applies for your EIN
- The state fee stays at the official amount
What works
- It files your EIN application
- One yearly price of $199 that includes the business entity report
- Renews at $199
What to weigh
- Your yearly bill is $100 larger than at IN Registered Agent.org
Indiana only
2. IN Registered Agent.org: best for a thrifty first year
You pay $199 in year 1 and $99 in every later year
IN Registered Agent.org takes second place because you pay $199 plus the state fee, with your first agent year included, then $99 a year.
Set time aside for the business entity report every two years.
What your money gets you
- Files your Indiana formation
- First year of agent service
What works
- Then $99 a year
- $199 and the state fee
- The first agent year is free
What to weigh
- Filing the business entity report is something you do yourself
- Help with the EIN is $99
Indiana only
3. Indiana Registered Agent.co: best for LLCs that only operate in Indiana
You pay $199 in year 1 and $99 in every later year
Indiana Registered Agent.co takes third place because you pay $199 plus the state fee, with your first agent year included, then $99 a year.
Set time aside for the business entity report every two years.
IN Registered Agent.org and this provider charge the same.
What your money gets you
- Files your Indiana formation
- First year of agent service
What works
- $199 and the state fee
- The first agent year is free
- Then $99 a year
What to weigh
- Filing the business entity report is something you do yourself
- Help with the EIN is $99
The 3 picks compared
All prices come from the companies' own pages, as they stood on November 13, 2026. Remember to add Indiana's $95 filing fee to each row.
What a Indiana LLC costs by year
Pick how many years you want to total and which provider you would use. What the state takes is built from its own schedule: $95 when you form, then the business entity report from year 2.
How Indiana compares with the states near it in the ranking
What the state charges to form a Indiana LLC (official source)
The Articles of Organization Domestic Limited Liability Company (Form State Form 49459) is what you submit to the Indiana Secretary of State, along with $95. None of the providers below charges extra for it.
The Indiana business entity report: cost, due date and late penalty
You file the business entity report every two years, and the state words the deadline as last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years; the fee is $32.
Our reasoning
Upkeep the price covers decided first place in Indiana. It is 26% of the score, and the other criteria are price over three years, renewal terms, fit with the state, plain statement of the state fee.
Indiana wants the business entity report every two years, and a price that includes filing it is better than a smaller price that leaves it to you.
Your Indiana questions answered
How much will Indiana charge me to form an LLC?
Indiana charges $95 to file. The picks bill $199 on top of the state fee.
What will I pay for the Indiana business entity report?
You pay $32, every two years, and the deadline reads last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years.
Is Indiana a low-cost state for LLCs?
Indiana ranks 15th of 50 on three-year state fees, at $127. Rank 1 is the lowest total.
Will I need a registered agent in Indiana?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Which LLC services does this page rank?
Mainstay Filing ($199), IN Registered Agent.org ($199) and Indiana Registered Agent.co ($199), starting at the top of our list.
Which LLC service should I choose?
We would choose Mainstay Filing first (for $199 a year you get the Indiana filing, a registered agent and your business entity report, and it renews at $199), with IN Registered Agent.org and Indiana Registered Agent.co behind it.
Where this briefing comes from
- Behind the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division section is inbiz.in.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division section is forms.in.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Indiana report due date section is law.justia.com, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Ind section is forms.in.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Indiana registered agent statute section is faqs.in.gov, a page we reread in October 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the S.C section is scstatehouse.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Neb section is sos.nebraska.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Nebraska formation fee: Filing fee, official source section is sos.nebraska.gov, a page we reread in October 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Nebraska formation fee: Filing fee, official source section is nebraskalegislature.gov, a page we reread in October 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Nebraska yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source section is nebraskalegislature.gov, a page we reread in October 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Nebraska yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source section is sos.nebraska.gov, a page we reread in October 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the 15 Pa.C.S. § 8821 section is pa.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Pennsylvania formation fee: Filing fee, official source section is pa.gov, a page we reread in October 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and section is pa.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and section is pa.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the 18 O.S. § 2004 section is sos.ok.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Oklahoma formation fee: Filing fee, official source section is sos.ok.gov, a page we reread in October 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department section is sos.ok.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Behind the Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department section is sos.ok.gov, a page we reread in August 2026 before publishing.
- Indiana service page for Mainstay Filing was confirmed on the company site on November 13, 2026
- Pricing page for IN Registered Agent.org was confirmed on the company site on November 13, 2026
- Pricing page for Indiana Registered Agent.co was confirmed on the company site on November 13, 2026