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Foreign registration price tables - Kentucky

3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Kentucky (2026): Price Table

In the 2026 table of foreign registration services for Kentucky, the top three are Mainstay Filing ($199), Kentucky Registered Agent.co ($199) and KY Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. State fee: $90, identical for all. Service fees over three years: $397 to $497.

Compiled by the LLC Price Tables editorial team ·

Table order: Cost 40%, coverage 30%, three smaller columns (how the table is sorted)

Kentucky at a glance

  • Registration fee paid to the state$90apps.legislature.ky.gov [read October 2026, table note]
  • First-year cells$199Government fees not counted
  • Price band, three years$397 to $497Year one plus two renewals
  • State side through year 3$645Official figures alone
  • Break-even yearNone within ten yearsNo entry passes another

Kentucky: prices, best value first

Placed by the table method. The $90 state fee is not folded into any entry.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing: best for the same cost in each state

    Top of the table
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$149/yr
    • Three-year cell$497

    $199 plus the state's fee, then $149 yearly

    For Kentucky, Mainstay Filing is the best value because registering in Kentucky costs $199 plus state fees, and the first agent year is already paid.

    Kentucky Registered Agent.co is $100 lower at year three; the 30% weight on coverage still places this entry first.

    After the free year, the agent bills $149 annually.

    Price buys

    • Registration completed for you
    • Registered agent costs nothing in year one
    • One fee wherever you register

    In its favor

    • The first agent year is covered
    • $199 above the state fee
    • The fee does not change by state

    Against it

    • A higher agent renewal ($149)
    See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  2. 2. Kentucky Registered Agent.co: best for one more state, no frills

    In-state provider
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$99/yr
    • Three-year cell$397

    $199 plus the state's fee, then $99 yearly

    Kentucky Registered Agent.co holds place 2 because $397 in service fees across three years.

    Price buys

    • Registration handled for you
    • Agent service for the first year

    In its favor

    • A modest $99 renewal
    • $199 on top of the state fee
    • Agent service at no cost in year one

    Against it

    • Limited to one state
    See Kentucky Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  3. 3. KY Registered Agent.org: best for a nearby provider

    In-state provider
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$99/yr
    • Three-year cell$397

    $199 plus the state's fee, then $99 yearly

    KY Registered Agent.org holds place 3 because $397 in service fees across three years.

    Year-one and renewal cells both equal Kentucky Registered Agent.co's.

    Price buys

    • Registration handled for you
    • Agent service for the first year

    In its favor

    • A modest $99 renewal
    • $199 on top of the state fee
    • Agent service at no cost in year one

    Against it

    • Limited to one state
    See KY Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

What each entry adds up to

No.EntryYear 1 cellYear 2 cellYear 3 cellYear 5 cell
1Mainstay Filing$199$348$497$795See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Kentucky Registered Agent.co$199$298$397$595See Kentucky Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3KY Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595See KY Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Service fees only, taken from each company's prices as of November 13, 2026. None of the entries swap places in ten years.

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Change the years to recalculate.
At 3 years, the totals are Mainstay Filing $497, Kentucky Registered Agent.co $397, KY Registered Agent.org $397. Smallest total: Kentucky Registered Agent.co.

Kentucky fee list

ChargeCellSource
Filing to register the foreign LLC$90apps.legislature.ky.gov [read October 2026, table note]
Annual report$15sos.ky.gov [read October 2026, table note]
Minimum tax per year$175 each yearrevenue.ky.gov [read October 2026, table note]
What the state collects by year 3$645Filing, reports and any tax
We total three kinds of state charge: the filing, the next two reports and any yearly minimum tax. Costs with no stated amount, publication among them, stay out of that number.

Why entry one is entry one

Mainstay Filing did better than Kentucky Registered Agent.co on filing work per row, a 30% column.

The home state counts too; one account for both scored highest.

Kentucky foreign LLC registration fee and rules, quoted from the official source

The Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings receives $90 and the Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity) (Form FBE) from out-of-state LLCs operating in Kentucky.

What skipping it may cost: Kentucky courts closed to its own claims (KRS 14A.9-020(1)); with each day adding $2.

As printed: sos.ky.gov [read October 2026, table note]

State fees only

Hire no one and three years cost $645 in state fees. A service puts $397 to $497 on top over the same stretch.

Questions

What does registering a foreign LLC in Kentucky cost?

$90 as the official fee, and a service fee of $199 if you use one.

What do these entries add up to over three years?

Service totals after three years: $397 to $497.

Which form carries out the registration?

Use Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity) (Form FBE), lodged with the Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings.

Which recurring filing follows registration?

It is the annual report, charged at $15.

When does one entry pass another in total cost?

They keep one order for ten years.

Which foreign registration service is the best value for Kentucky?

Entry one is Mainstay Filing, then Kentucky Registered Agent.co, then KY Registered Agent.org.

See also

Where this came from

  1. sos.ky.gov is the reference behind Kentucky Secretary of State, read in August 2026.
  2. sos.ky.gov is the reference behind Kentucky Secretary of State, read in August 2026.
  3. apps.legislature.ky.gov is the reference behind Kentucky report due date, read in August 2026.
  4. apps.legislature.ky.gov is the reference behind KRS 275.025, read in August 2026.
  5. sos.ky.gov is the reference behind Kentucky formation fee: Filing fee, read in October 2026.
  6. apps.legislature.ky.gov is the reference behind Kentucky registered agent statute, read in October 2026.
  7. sos.ky.gov is the reference behind Kentucky Secretary of State, business, read in October 2026.
  8. web.sos.ky.gov is the reference behind Form FBE, Certificate of Authority, read in October 2026.
  9. apps.legislature.ky.gov is the reference behind KRS 14A.9-020, consequences of transacting, read in October 2026.
  10. apps.legislature.ky.gov is the reference behind KRS 14A.9-010, authority to transact, read in October 2026.
  11. revenue.ky.gov is the reference behind Kentucky other cost: Limited Liability, read in October 2026.
  12. Price cells copied from Mainstay Filing Kentucky service page, November 13, 2026
  13. Price cells copied from Kentucky Registered Agent.co pricing page, November 13, 2026
  14. Price cells copied from KY Registered Agent.org pricing page, November 13, 2026