West Virginia: quotes, best value first
Prices come from each company's own pricing. Add the $100 state fee separately.
1. WV Registered Agent.org: best for companies that stay in one state
Best reading
Opening $199; later years $99
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
WV Registered Agent.org leads the board because three years read $397 because the renewal is just $99.
A three-year reading under Mainstay Filing's earns the top quote.
Its quote stops short of the annual report.
Quote includes
- Formation delivered to the state office
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- Agent included to start
- A modest $99 renewal
- $199 over the state fee
Reads poorly
- The annual report is not priced in
- EIN add-on: $99
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for the most filings handled per dollar
Full bundle
$199 per year, renewing at $199
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $199/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $597
Quote 2: Mainstay Filing. Filing, agent for service of process and annual report are all inside $199 a year, renewing at $199.
At year three it reads $200 behind WV Registered Agent.org.
You never prepare the annual report; only the $25 state fee is added.
Quote includes
- Formation done for you
- Agent for service of process, for twelve months
- Annual report, filed as it falls due
- The EIN application, prepared
- State fee passed straight through
Reads well
- Year two reads $199
- $199 a year covers filing and agent and report
- The EIN application is taken care of
Reads poorly
- WV Registered Agent.org renews for $100 less
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3. West Virginia Registered Agent.co: best for a second in-state filer
Local quote
Opening $199; later years $99
- Opening quote
- $199
- Quote from year 2
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $397
West Virginia Registered Agent.co ranks third. Reading: three years read $397 because the renewal is just $99.
Its quote stops short of the annual report.
Quote for quote, it ties WV Registered Agent.org.
Quote includes
- Formation delivered to the state office
- Agent service for the first year
Reads well
- $199 over the state fee
- Agent included to start
- A modest $99 renewal
Reads poorly
- The annual report is not priced in
- EIN add-on: $99
Cumulative cost by year
Sampled November 13, 2026. Each column picks up one more renewal. Readings keep one order for ten years.
Cost calculator
Change the years to take a new reading, with the EIN application as an option.
West Virginia fee schedule
Our state figure counts three items: the filing, two years of reports and a minimum tax where one exists. Variable costs like publication are excluded.
The reading behind West Virginia
Measured three-year cost put WV Registered Agent.org first. That term is 36% of the ranking; filings handled per dollar, renewal drift, break-even year and price clarity make up the rest.
On the three-year column WV Registered Agent.org sits at $397, a $200 difference from Mainstay Filing.
If you need the EIN application, the quotes cross in year 2, as Mainstay Filing passes WV Registered Agent.org.
West Virginia LLC filing fee and requirements, quoted from the source
Spec: the West Virginia Articles of Organization of Limited Liability Company (Form LLD-1); fee $100; destination the West Virginia Secretary of State. The statute says an LLC "may" keep an agent; the Articles ask for one "if any".
Quoted text: sos.wv.gov (logged October 2026) for the record
Filing it yourself, measured
Cost of filing yourself: $150 to the state over three years. Service readings of $397 to $597 are the price of avoiding the forms.
About these readings
What do LLC formation services charge in West Virginia?
Year one reads $199 before the $100 filing fee.
What do the quotes add up to over three years?
Year one plus two renewals reads $397 to $597.
How much does West Virginia take to file an LLC?
$100 paid to the state, via the West Virginia Articles of Organization of Limited Liability Company (Form LLD-1).
What does West Virginia bill each year after formation?
Annual report: $25 a year, with the deadline stated as July 1.
Is the EIN application part of the quote?
$99 extra at WV Registered Agent.org, it is part of Mainstay Filing and $99 extra at West Virginia Registered Agent.co.
When does one quote pass another in total cost?
No break-even inside ten years.
Which LLC formation service ranks best in West Virginia?
By the five-part test the West Virginia quotes run WV Registered Agent.org, Mainstay Filing and West Virginia Registered Agent.co, led by WV Registered Agent.org on measured three-year cost.
Logged references
- West Virginia Secretary of State traces to business4.wv.gov (August 2026).
- West Virginia Secretary of State traces to business4.wv.gov (August 2026).
- West Virginia yearly filing: Annual traces to sos.wv.gov (October 2026).
- West Virginia yearly filing: Annual traces to onestop.wv.gov (October 2026).
- West Virginia report due date traces to code.wvlegislature.gov (August 2026).
- W traces to sos.wv.gov (August 2026).
- West Virginia formation fee: Filing traces to sos.wv.gov (October 2026).
- West Virginia formation fee: Filing traces to sos.wv.gov (October 2026).
- West Virginia registered agent statute traces to code.wvlegislature.gov (October 2026).
- November 13, 2026 sample from the WV Registered Agent.org pricing page
- November 13, 2026 sample from the Mainstay Filing West Virginia service page
- November 13, 2026 sample from the West Virginia Registered Agent.co pricing page