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3 Best LLC Services in Arkansas (2026): Worked Prices

Arkansas, 2026, LLC formation services: the ranking by value reads AR Registered Agent.org ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and Arkansas Registered Agent.co ($199). The service rows total $397 to $597 over three years; Arkansas separately charges $45 to file, whoever does it.
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↓ Sorted by: Score = 42% three-year total + 28% coverage + three smaller terms (details)

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Formation fee $45 sos.arkansas.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
One-year range $199 Excludes the state
Three-year results $397 to $597 Service fees only, 3 years
State fees, summed over 3 years $345 Official amounts only
Crossing point No crossing Same ranking each year

The Arkansas rows

Service prices only. Add the $45 state fee to any row; it is identical for all.

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Wins on value

1. AR Registered Agent.org: best for the smallest first-year total

$199 to form, $99 each year after
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $99/yr
Sum of 3 years $397

AR Registered Agent.org comes out on top. Working: forming costs $199 with year-one agent service in it, and later years run $99.

A lower three-year total than Mainstay Filing puts it first, because cost is the heaviest term.

Its price stops before the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report.

The price buys

  • Formation handled start to finish
  • Year-one agent service

Adds up

  • $99 yearly from year two
  • Agent included to start
  • $199 over the state fee

Does not add up

  • Filing the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report is left to you
  • EIN application not included ($99)
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The all-in row

2. Mainstay Filing: best for upkeep handled for you

$199 per year, renewing at $199
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $199/yr
Sum of 3 years $597

Mainstay Filing fills row 2: $199/yr gets the franchise tax report filed too, and the price stays flat at renewal.

AR Registered Agent.org is $200 lower across three years, which is enough to rank ahead.

You never fill out the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report; just the $150 state fee is added.

The price buys

  • Formation paperwork, done for you
  • Registered agent, covered all year
  • Franchise tax report, filed when due
  • EIN application, handled
  • The official fee, nothing added

Adds up

  • Second year costs $199
  • $199 per year, everything counted
  • It prepares the EIN application

Does not add up

  • From year two it costs $100 above AR Registered Agent.org
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Built for Arkansas

3. Arkansas Registered Agent.co: best for a small agent renewal

$199 to form, $99 each year after
Year-1 price $199
Price after year 1 $99/yr
Sum of 3 years $397

Row 3 belongs to Arkansas Registered Agent.co because forming costs $199 with year-one agent service in it, and later years run $99.

Its price stops before the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report.

Year one and renewal both match AR Registered Agent.org.

The price buys

  • Formation handled start to finish
  • Year-one agent service

Adds up

  • Agent included to start
  • $199 over the state fee
  • $99 yearly from year two

Does not add up

  • Filing the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report is left to you
  • EIN application not included ($99)

Cumulative cost, year by year

No. Provider Year 1 total Total at year 2 Total at year 3 Total at year 5
1 AR Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Visit AR Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Mainstay Filing $199 $398 $597 $995 Visit Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 Arkansas Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Visit Arkansas Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Year one plus renewals, from the prices read on November 13, 2026. The totals keep one order for ten years.

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Change the years to redo the addition, with the EIN application as an option.

Adding up 3 years: AR Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $597, Arkansas Registered Agent.co $397. Row with the smallest sum: AR Registered Agent.org.

The state's side of the math, Arkansas

Term Value Where it comes from
Cost to form $45 sos.arkansas.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report $150 every year sos.arkansas.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
Late fee $25 sos.arkansas.gov (checked October 2026) as the source
Three-year state total $345 Calculated from 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.

Notes on the order

AR Registered Agent.org wins three-year total, worth 42%, with Mainstay Filing close behind.

Three years with AR Registered Agent.org: $397; the same three years at Mainstay Filing cost $200 more.

Count the EIN application and AR Registered Agent.org has the lower total from year 2.

Arkansas LLC filing fee and rules, from the source

Inputs: the Certificate of Organization for Limited Liability Company (Form LL-01), $45, and the Arkansas Secretary of State as the destination. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Quoted from: sos.arkansas.gov (checked October 2026) as the source

The state-fees-only case

The state's fees alone total $345 for three years, which is the floor. The table shows what each service adds ($397 to $597).

Questions

What does an LLC formation service cost in Arkansas?

Year one costs $199 before the $45 filing fee.

What do the services add up to over three years?

$397 to $597 in service fees, with state fees on top.

What is the Arkansas fee to file an LLC?

$45; you submit the Certificate of Organization for Limited Liability Company (Form LL-01).

What does Arkansas collect each year after formation?

The recurring item is the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150 annually (May 1).

Does the price include the EIN application?

AR Registered Agent.org = $99; Mainstay Filing = included; Arkansas Registered Agent.co = $99.

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

Not within ten years; no row passes another.

Which LLC formation service is best value in Arkansas?

By the five-part score the Arkansas rows run AR Registered Agent.org, Mainstay Filing and Arkansas Registered Agent.co, led by AR Registered Agent.org on three-year total.

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Inputs and sources

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