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3 Best LLC Services in West Virginia (2026): Price Table

West Virginia LLC formation services for 2026, ranked on price and coverage: Mainstay Filing ($199), West Virginia Registered Agent.co ($199) and WV Registered Agent.org ($199). Service totals for three years: $397 to $597. The filing fee in West Virginia, $100, is the same in every entry.

Compiled by the LLC Price Tables editorial team ·

Table order: Entries are placed by five columns; cost carries 40% and coverage 30%

Table summary

  • Fee at the filing office$100sos.wv.gov [read October 2026, table note]
  • Year-1 range$199Government fees not counted
  • Three-year cells$397 to $597Both renewals counted
  • State side through year 3$150Official figures alone
  • First swapNone within ten yearsPlaces hold through year 10

The West Virginia entries

Entries sit in value order, with prices taken from company pages. The $100 state fee stays outside the entry prices.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing: best for formation and upkeep on one invoice

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

    $199 a year, with $100 paid to the state

    Mainstay Filing is the first entry in West Virginia: $199 a year pays for the filing, the agent for service of process and the annual report, and year two is $199.

    The $200 difference from West Virginia Registered Agent.co at year three buys coverage, and coverage settles the order.

    The annual report is taken care of each time, with West Virginia's $25 billed at cost.

    Price buys

    • The LLC formation filing
    • Agent for service of process for twelve months
    • Annual report, filed when due
    • EIN application prepared
    • State fee at cost

    In its favor

    • The EIN application is taken care of
    • Renewal holds at $199
    • One yearly price of $199

    Against it

    • West Virginia Registered Agent.co renews for $100 less
    See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  2. 2. West Virginia Registered Agent.co: best for the smallest opening bill

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

    $199 and fees; renewal $99

    West Virginia Registered Agent.co is ranked second. Forming costs $199, year-one agent included, and each later year is $99.

    The annual report is outside what its price pays for.

    Price buys

    • Articles of organization, filed
    • Agent service for the first year

    In its favor

    • First agent year included
    • A modest $99 renewal
    • Starts at $199

    Against it

    • You would prepare the annual report yourself
    • EIN application adds $99
    See West Virginia Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  3. 3. WV Registered Agent.org: best for companies rooted in the state

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

    $199 and fees; renewal $99

    WV Registered Agent.org is ranked third. Forming costs $199, year-one agent included, and each later year is $99.

    The annual report is outside what its price pays for.

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

    Price buys

    • Articles of organization, filed
    • Agent service for the first year

    In its favor

    • First agent year included
    • Starts at $199
    • A modest $99 renewal

    Against it

    • You would prepare the annual report yourself
    • EIN application adds $99
    See WV Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Running totals at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years

No.EntryYear 1 cellYear 2 cellYear 3 cellYear 5 cell
1Mainstay Filing$199$398$597$995See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2West Virginia Registered Agent.co$199$298$397$595See West Virginia Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3WV Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595See WV 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. No break-even shows up inside ten years.

Try other years

Change the years to recalculate, with the EIN application as an option.
3 years of fees come to Mainstay Filing $597, West Virginia Registered Agent.co $397, WV Registered Agent.org $397. Entry with the smallest total: West Virginia Registered Agent.co.

West Virginia state fees (official)

ChargeCellSource
LLC formation filing$100sos.wv.gov [read October 2026, table note]
Annual report$25 every yearonestop.wv.gov [read October 2026, table note]
Late report$50onestop.wv.gov [read October 2026, table note]
State fees over three years$150Our sum
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.

What settled the order

For West Virginia, the deciding column was filing work per row (30% of the sort), where Mainstay Filing finished ahead.

West Virginia calls for the annual report every year, so a price that includes it outranked a cheaper price that leaves it to you.

If you need the EIN application, the entries swap in year 2, as Mainstay Filing moves past West Virginia Registered Agent.co.

West Virginia LLC filing fee and requirements, quoted from the official source

The LLC comes into being once the West Virginia Secretary of State takes the West Virginia Articles of Organization of Limited Liability Company (Form LLD-1) and $100. The statute says an LLC "may" keep an agent; the Articles ask for one "if any".

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

Without a service

$150 in state fees is the least three years can cost. The table shows what each service piles on ($397 to $597).

Quick answers

What do LLC formation services charge in West Virginia?

$199 for the service and $100 for the state.

What do these entries add up to over three years?

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

How much does West Virginia charge to file an LLC?

It costs $100 to file, using the West Virginia Articles of Organization of Limited Liability Company (Form LLD-1).

What does West Virginia charge each year after formation?

$25 annually for the annual report; per the state, July 1.

Is the EIN application included in the price?

Mainstay Filing at no added charge, West Virginia Registered Agent.co at $99 and WV Registered Agent.org at $99.

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 West Virginia?

Mainstay Filing ranks first, ahead of West Virginia Registered Agent.co and WV Registered Agent.org.

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Where this came from

  1. For West Virginia Secretary of State the source is business4.wv.gov (August 2026).
  2. For West Virginia Secretary of State the source is business4.wv.gov (August 2026).
  3. For West Virginia yearly filing: Annual the source is sos.wv.gov (October 2026).
  4. For West Virginia yearly filing: Annual the source is onestop.wv.gov (October 2026).
  5. For West Virginia report due date the source is code.wvlegislature.gov (August 2026).
  6. For W the source is sos.wv.gov (August 2026).
  7. For West Virginia formation fee: Filing the source is sos.wv.gov (October 2026).
  8. For West Virginia formation fee: Filing the source is sos.wv.gov (October 2026).
  9. For West Virginia registered agent statute the source is code.wvlegislature.gov (October 2026).
  10. West Virginia service page, as printed by Mainstay Filing on November 13, 2026
  11. pricing page, as printed by West Virginia Registered Agent.co on November 13, 2026
  12. pricing page, as printed by WV Registered Agent.org on November 13, 2026