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3 Best LLC Services in Arkansas (2026): Price Table

Arkansas LLC formation services for 2026, ranked on price and coverage: Arkansas Registered Agent.co ($199), AR Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199). Spend on services over three years sits in a $397 to $597 band, and the state's $45 sits outside it.

Compiled by the LLC Price Tables editorial team ·

Table order: Sorted by three-year cost (40%) and filing work covered (30%), then renewal gap, crossover year and cell clarity. Table method

Arkansas at a glance

  • Formation fee paid to the state$45sos.arkansas.gov [read October 2026, table note]
  • First-year cells$199Services only
  • What three years cost$397 to $597Both renewals counted
  • Government charges, 3 years$345Not part of the sort
  • First swapNo swapOrder is stable for ten years

The Arkansas entries

Entries sit in value order, with prices taken from company pages. The $45 state fee stays outside the entry prices.

  1. 1. Arkansas Registered Agent.co: best for the smallest opening bill

    Leads the table
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$99/yr
    • Three-year cell$397

    $199 to form, $99 yearly after

    Arkansas Registered Agent.co sits first, since forming costs $199, year-one agent included, and each later year is $99.

    Its three-year cell is lower than Mainstay Filing's, and three-year cost is 40% of the sort.

    You would still file the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report.

    Price buys

    • Formation paperwork, completed
    • Agent service for the first year

    In its favor

    • Then $99 per year
    • $199 to form
    • Year-one agent covered

    Against it

    • Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report sits outside what you pay
    • EIN application adds $99
    See Arkansas Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  2. 2. AR Registered Agent.org: best for a small agent renewal

    Arkansas specialist
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$99/yr
    • Three-year cell$397

    $199 to form, $99 yearly after

    Entry 2 is AR Registered Agent.org. Forming costs $199, year-one agent included, and each later year is $99.

    You would still file the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report.

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

    Price buys

    • Formation paperwork, completed
    • Agent service for the first year

    In its favor

    • $199 to form
    • Then $99 per year
    • Year-one agent covered

    Against it

    • Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report sits outside what you pay
    • EIN application adds $99
    See AR Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  3. 3. Mainstay Filing: best for the most filing work per dollar

    Full package
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$199/yr
    • Three-year cell$597

    $199 yearly plus $45 to the state

    Place 3 belongs to Mainstay Filing: formation, registered agent and franchise tax report are all part of $199 a year, which renews at $199.

    At year three it sits $200 behind Arkansas Registered Agent.co.

    The Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report is taken care of each time, with Arkansas's $150 billed at cost.

    Price buys

    • Formation handled for you
    • Registered agent for twelve months
    • Franchise tax report, filed when due
    • EIN application prepared
    • State fee at cost

    In its favor

    • EIN application covered
    • $199 in year two
    • Steady at $199

    Against it

    • Renews $100 above Arkansas Registered Agent.co
    See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Totals over time

No.EntryYear 1 cellYear 2 cellYear 3 cellYear 5 cell
1Arkansas Registered Agent.co$199$298$397$595See Arkansas Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2AR Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595See AR Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Mainstay Filing$199$398$597$995See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Service fees only, taken from each company's prices as of November 13, 2026. No entry passes another within ten years.

Try other years

Totals for 1 to 5 years, EIN application optional. State fees are omitted because every entry owes the same ones.
3 years of fees come to Arkansas Registered Agent.co $397, AR Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $597. Least spent: Arkansas Registered Agent.co.

Arkansas state fees (official)

ChargeCellSource
Formation charge$45sos.arkansas.gov [read October 2026, table note]
Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report$150 every yearsos.arkansas.gov [read October 2026, table note]
Cost of missing the deadline$25sos.arkansas.gov [read October 2026, table note]
State fees over three years$345Total of the lines
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.

How the sort came out

Arkansas Registered Agent.co takes three-year row total, worth 40%, with AR Registered Agent.org close behind.

Arkansas Registered Agent.co wins the cost column at $397 for three years, where Mainstay Filing needs $200 more.

Add the EIN application and Mainstay Filing's cumulative cost passes Arkansas Registered Agent.co's in year 2.

Arkansas LLC filing fee and requirements, quoted from the official source

$45 plus the Certificate of Organization for Limited Liability Company (Form LL-01), delivered to the Arkansas Secretary of State, creates the company. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Source: sos.arkansas.gov [read October 2026, table note]

Without a service

$345 in state fees is the least three years can cost. The table shows what each service piles on ($397 to $597).

Questions

What do LLC formation services charge in Arkansas?

The entries charge $199 up front, and the state adds $45.

What do these entries add up to over three years?

Year one plus two renewals comes to $397 to $597.

How much does Arkansas charge to file an LLC?

$45, and the document to file is the Certificate of Organization for Limited Liability Company (Form LL-01).

What does Arkansas charge each year after formation?

$150 annually for the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report; per the state, May 1.

Is the EIN application included in the price?

Entry by entry: Arkansas Registered Agent.co ($99), AR Registered Agent.org ($99) and Mainstay Filing (included).

When does one entry pass another in total cost?

They keep one order for ten years.

Which LLC formation service is the best value in Arkansas?

Entry one is Arkansas Registered Agent.co, then AR Registered Agent.org, then Mainstay Filing.

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Where this came from

  1. sos.arkansas.gov is the reference behind Arkansas yearly filing: Franchise tax, read in October 2026.
  2. sos.arkansas.gov is the reference behind Arkansas yearly filing: Franchise tax, read in October 2026.
  3. sos.arkansas.gov is the reference behind Arkansas report due date, read in August 2026.
  4. arkleg.state.ar.us is the reference behind Ark, read in August 2026.
  5. sos.arkansas.gov is the reference behind Arkansas formation fee: Filing fee, read in October 2026.
  6. arkleg.state.ar.us is the reference behind Arkansas registered agent statute, read in October 2026.
  7. Entry taken from Arkansas Registered Agent.co pricing page, November 13, 2026
  8. Entry taken from AR Registered Agent.org pricing page, November 13, 2026
  9. Entry taken from Mainstay Filing Arkansas service page, November 13, 2026