LLC Review Desk's 2026 picks for LLC services in Virginia, favorite first, are Mainstay Filing ($199) and VA Registered Agent.org ($199). Mainstay Filing is our favorite, because for one yearly price of $199 you get the Virginia filing, registered agent service and the annual registration fee, then $199 at renewal.
By the LLC Review Desk editorial team
Position 1
Best here
1. Mainstay Filing: best for formation, agent and annual registration fee in one simple price
$199 a year, and the state fee goes on top ($299 at checkout)
Our score
9.1out of 10
9.1 out of 10
Our favorite is Mainstay Filing, because the Virginia formation, your registered agent and the annual registration fee all come in a single $199 price.
When your plan renews, Mainstay files the Annual Registration Fee for you. Virginia charges $50 every year for it, and the date is last day of the LLC's anniversary month, and a late one costs $25 more. Mainstay passes the state's fee along at cost.
Over three years it costs $200 more than VA Registered Agent.org, and for us the extra things it handles are worth that.
In the price
Preparation and filing of the formation document
Your registered agent all year
Your annual registration fee, prepared and filed for you
Your EIN application, taken care of
What we like
One yearly price of $199 that includes the annual registration fee
Virginia's fee is passed through at cost
The EIN application is included
Renews at $199, no add-ons
Trade-offs
After year one, its agent costs $100 a year more than VA Registered Agent.org's
Every score out of 10 is our editors' call, made with the weighted criteria on How we rank, not a customer rating.
What Virginia LLC services cost in 2026: year one, renewals and three years
Service
First year
Second year
Third year
Three-year total
Handles the Annual Registration Fee too
Mainstay Filing
$199
$199
$199
$597
Yes
VA Registered Agent.org
$199
$99
$99
$397
No
We took each price from the company's own pages on November 12, 2026. On top of every row, Virginia charges a $100 filing fee, which isn't in these totals.
Why we ordered them this way
LLC Review Desk gives three-year cost 29% and filings in the price 29%, then divides 42% among renewal price, state fit and up-front totals. For Virginia, it came down to filings in the price.
In Virginia you'll need a report each year ($50 to the state), and sending it late adds $25. Mainstay's price includes that filing and VA Registered Agent.org's doesn't, which is why coverage beat VA Registered Agent.org's lower three-year cost.
You can read every criterion and weight on How we rank.
The Virginia LLC filing fee and form, from the state
Heads up: the State Corporation Commission (SCC) takes $100 when you file the Articles of Organization of a Virginia Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1011). Every service below adds that fee at cost.
What a Virginia LLC needs after it is formed
There's one recurring item: the Annual Registration Fee, every year, by last day of the LLC's anniversary month. The state asks for $50. A late filing adds $25. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Your questions about Virginia LLC services
How much does forming an LLC in Virginia set you back?
The state charges $100 to file, and services charge $199.
What paperwork makes the LLC official?
You send the Articles of Organization of a Virginia Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1011) to the State Corporation Commission (SCC).
Does the Virginia formation form ask me to name a registered agent?
Yes. You list a registered agent when you file and keep one on record, using a street address in Virginia.
Is there paperwork after the LLC is formed?
Yes, one item: the Annual Registration Fee. It comes every year, by last day of the LLC's anniversary month, and the state asks $50.
Is the EIN included in the price?
With Mainstay Filing, yes; it comes with the yearly price. VA Registered Agent.org tacks on $99 for it. You can also ask the IRS for an EIN yourself, free of charge.
Who should I use to form my Virginia LLC?
Mainstay Filing, because $199 a year covers the Virginia formation, a year as your registered agent and the annual registration fee, and it renews at $199.