Go straight to the worksheet
Formation Math LLC service costs, worked out step by step.

Foreign registration worksheets · West Virginia

3 Best Foreign Registration Services in West Virginia (2026): Worked Prices

Result for West Virginia in 2026: WV Registered Agent.org ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and West Virginia Registered Agent.co ($199), in that order, among foreign registration services. Registration at West Virginia costs $150, identical in each row, and the services themselves total $397 to $497 across three years.
Worked by the Formation Math editorial team

↓ Sorted by: Total cost over three years (42%), items covered per dollar (28%), then year-two change, crossover year and published detail. The method

West Virginia: the numbers worked

State fee to register $150 code.wvlegislature.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
Year 1 spread $199 Provider charges only
Three-year results $397 to $497 Year one plus two more years
What the state collects by year 3 $200 Registration + reports + any tax
Crossing point Never Same ranking each year

The West Virginia rows

Rows are sorted by the method. None of the rows includes the $150 state fee.

1
Top score

1. WV Registered Agent.org: best for adding exactly one state

$199 plus state fee, then $99 a year
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $99/yr
Sum of 3 years $397

WV Registered Agent.org takes row one because $397 in service fees across three years.

It beats Mainstay Filing on the biggest term in the score, three-year total.

The price buys

  • Registration papers, prepared and filed
  • Year-one agent service

Adds up

  • Service fee of $199
  • Year-one agent covered
  • Agent renews at $99

Does not add up

  • West Virginia only, so the home state needs its own agent
2
Works in all 50

2. Mainstay Filing: best for the same fee in every state

$199 plus state fee, then $149 a year
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $149/yr
Sum of 3 years $497

Mainstay Filing scores second. Working: $199 plus the state's fee, a free first year of agent for service of process, then $149 a year.

Three years cost $100 more here than at WV Registered Agent.org, and cost carries 42% of the score.

Renewals for the agent are $149 a year, whichever state you pick.

The price buys

  • Registration done for you
  • A price that does not change by state

Adds up

  • Service charge of $199
  • Same fee wherever you register

Does not add up

  • WV Registered Agent.org charges $50 less for the agent
3
Single-state plan

3. West Virginia Registered Agent.co: best for one added registration

$199 plus state fee, then $99 a year
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $99/yr
Sum of 3 years $397

West Virginia Registered Agent.co scores third. Working: $397 in service fees across three years.

WV Registered Agent.org publishes the same prices.

The price buys

  • Registration papers, prepared and filed
  • Year-one agent service

Adds up

  • Agent renews at $99
  • Service fee of $199
  • Year-one agent covered

Does not add up

  • West Virginia only, so the home state needs its own agent

What each row adds up to

No. Provider Year 1 total Total at year 2 Total at year 3 Total at year 5
1 WV Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Visit WV Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Mainstay Filing $199 $348 $497 $795 Visit Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 West Virginia Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Visit West Virginia Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Read November 13, 2026. Each column gets one more renewal. The ranking by running sum is stable for ten years.

Do the sum

Change the years to redo the addition.

After 3 years, the totals are WV Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $497, West Virginia Registered Agent.co $397. The least spent: WV Registered Agent.org.

The state's side of the math, West Virginia

Term Value Where it comes from
Filing the registration $150 code.wvlegislature.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
Annual report $25 sos.wv.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
Sum of state fees, years 1 to 3 $200 Adds the rows above

Our state figure adds three things: the filing, two years of reports and a minimum tax where there is one. Variable costs like publication stay out.

The working behind West Virginia

WV Registered Agent.org scored above Mainstay Filing on three-year total, a 42% term.

WV Registered Agent.org wins the cost term at $397 over three years, against $100 more for Mainstay Filing.

West Virginia foreign LLC registration fee and rules, from the source

An out-of-state LLC sends the West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company (LLF-1) to the West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division and pays $150. Include certificate of existence (good standing), dated in the current tax year.

As written: sos.wv.gov (checked October 2026) as the source

Filing it yourself, worked out

Cost of filing yourself: $200 to the state over three years. Service totals of $397 to $497 are the price of avoiding the forms.

West Virginia price questions, answered

How much does West Virginia take to register an out-of-state LLC?

$150 at the state office, and our rows add $199.

What do the services add up to over three years?

$397 to $497 across the rows, not counting state fees.

Which form does the registering?

The form is West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company (LLF-1), and the West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division receives it.

Does West Virginia ask for a paper from the home state?

Yes: certificate of existence (good standing), dated in the current tax year.

What recurring filing comes after registration?

The annual report, which costs $25.

In what year does one service pass another in total cost?

They stay in the same order for ten years.

Which foreign registration service is best value in West Virginia?

WV Registered Agent.org scores first. Mainstay Filing and West Virginia Registered Agent.co follow.

Next worksheets

Foreign registration worksheets, all 50 states Best foreign registration services overall The method

Inputs and sources

  1. For West Virginia Secretary of State: business4.wv.gov, checked August 2026.
  2. For West Virginia Secretary of State: business4.wv.gov, checked August 2026.
  3. For West Virginia yearly filing: Annual: sos.wv.gov, checked October 2026.
  4. For West Virginia yearly filing: Annual: onestop.wv.gov, checked October 2026.
  5. For West Virginia report due date: code.wvlegislature.gov, checked August 2026.
  6. For W: sos.wv.gov, checked August 2026.
  7. For West Virginia formation fee: Filing: sos.wv.gov, checked October 2026.
  8. For West Virginia formation fee: Filing: sos.wv.gov, checked October 2026.
  9. For West Virginia registered agent statute: code.wvlegislature.gov, checked October 2026.
  10. For West Virginia SOS, register an: sos.wv.gov, checked October 2026.
  11. For Form LLF-1, application for certificate: sos.wv.gov, checked October 2026.
  12. For W: code.wvlegislature.gov, checked October 2026.
  13. For W: code.wvlegislature.gov, checked October 2026.
  14. For W: code.wvlegislature.gov, checked October 2026.
  15. For West Virginia SOS, cancel or: sos.wv.gov, checked October 2026.
  16. The WV Registered Agent.org pricing page supplied the prices on November 13, 2026
  17. The Mainstay Filing West Virginia service page supplied the prices on November 13, 2026
  18. The West Virginia Registered Agent.co pricing page supplied the prices on November 13, 2026