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What foreign registration costs by state / Indiana

3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Indiana (2026): What You Pay

When you shop for foreign registration services in Indiana for 2026, the order to follow is IN Registered Agent.org ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and Indiana Registered Agent.co ($199). Your budget has two parts: $105 to the state, and $397 to $497 for a service across three years.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: Ranking = 38% what you spend + 31% work covered + three smaller factors (details)

Budget snapshot

Government charge to register $105 iar.iga.in.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Your first-year spend $199 Service fees only
Your three-year spend $397 to $497 Year one plus two renewals
Government charges, 3 years $137 Registration, reports and any minimum tax
When one overtakes another No crossover Stable for a decade

Your Indiana options

Every price is copied from the company's own pricing page. You pay the $105 state fee separately.

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Start here

1. IN Registered Agent.org: best for the smallest agent bill

$199 on top of Indiana's $105; renewal $99
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

IN Registered Agent.org ranks first. You pay $199 on top of the state fee and get a first agent year with it, then $99 each year.

A lower three-year bill than Mainstay Filing puts it first, since cost weighs most.

Your price covers

  • Registration handled for you
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • No agent charge in year one
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • Agent renews at $99

What to watch

  • Indiana only, so the home state needs its own agent
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Full package

2. Mainstay Filing: best for the same cost in each state

$199 on top of Indiana's $105; renewal $149
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $149/yr
You pay over 3 years $497

Spot 2 goes to Mainstay Filing: a $199 service fee that does not change by state, with first-year agent service included.

IN Registered Agent.org costs you $100 less over three years, enough to rank higher.

After the free year, the agent bills $149 annually.

Your price covers

  • The foreign registration filing
  • Registered agent costs you nothing in year one
  • Fifty-state service

What you get

  • No agent charge in year one
  • One price in every state
  • $199 above the state fee

What to watch

  • A higher agent renewal ($149)
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Indiana only

3. Indiana Registered Agent.co: best for adding a single state

$199 on top of Indiana's $105; renewal $99
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Indiana Registered Agent.co takes spot 3 because you pay $199 on top of the state fee and get a first agent year with it, then $99 each year.

Its prices match IN Registered Agent.org's exactly.

Your price covers

  • Registration handled for you
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • $199 plus the state fee
  • Agent renews at $99
  • No agent charge in year one

What to watch

  • Indiana only, so the home state needs its own agent

Totals at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years

Pick Service You pay in year 1 You pay by year 2 You pay by year 3 You pay by year 5
1 IN Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out IN Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Mainstay Filing $199 $348 $497 $795 Price out Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 Indiana Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out Indiana Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Service fees only, from each company's prices as of November 13, 2026. No service overtakes another within ten years.

Break-even check

Not sure how long you will keep the company? Try a few timelines below.

Your spend for 3 years: IN Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $497, Indiana Registered Agent.co $397. The best total here is IN Registered Agent.org.

Official state charges

What you pay for Amount Source
Registration charge $105 iar.iga.in.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Business Entity Report, filed every two years $32 inbiz.in.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State fees over three years $137 Added up from the lines above

Your three-year bill from the state is made of the filing fee, the reports due in years two and three, and a yearly minimum tax in states that levy one. Anything the state does not put a fixed price on, a newspaper notice for example, is described but never added.

Why number one is number one

IN Registered Agent.org did better than Mainstay Filing on your three-year spend, a 38% factor.

IN Registered Agent.org takes the cost factor at $397 over three years, and Mainstay Filing would need $100 more.

What Indiana charges you to register a foreign LLC and what it requires

What you need to register: the Foreign Registration Statement (State Form 56369), the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division, $105. The filing needs certificate of existence (commonly called a certificate of good standing) no older than 60 days.

An unregistered LLC can face being kept out of Indiana courts as plaintiff until you register (IC 23-0.5-5-2(b)).

Straight from the source: inbiz.in.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

State fees only

Go it alone and Indiana still takes $137 over three years, and you complete every form yourself. A service charges $397 to $497 to take that over.

Quick answers

How much will it cost me to register my LLC in Indiana?

$105 in state fees, with another $199 if you hire help.

What will these services cost me over three years?

After three years you will have paid $397 to $497 in service fees.

Which form do I file to register?

You file Foreign Registration Statement (State Form 56369) with the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division.

Do I need a document from my home state to register in Indiana?

Yes, and it can be at most 60 days old: certificate of existence (commonly called a certificate of good standing).

What do I file after I register?

You file the Business Entity Report, filed every two years next, and it costs $32.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

They keep one order for ten years.

Which foreign registration service is the best value for me in Indiana?

IN Registered Agent.org, which wins on your three-year spend. Mainstay Filing and Indiana Registered Agent.co follow.

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Where we looked

  1. Our source for Indiana Secretary of State, Business is inbiz.in.gov, from August 2026.
  2. Our source for Indiana Secretary of State, Business is forms.in.gov, from August 2026.
  3. Our source for Indiana report due date is law.justia.com, from August 2026.
  4. Our source for Ind is forms.in.gov, from August 2026.
  5. Our source for Indiana registered agent statute is faqs.in.gov, from October 2026.
  6. Our source for Indiana Secretary of State business is in.gov, from October 2026.
  7. Our source for Indiana Code 23-0.5-5, registration of is iga.in.gov, from October 2026.
  8. Our source for Indiana Code 23-0.5-9, fees is iga.in.gov, from October 2026.
  9. Our source for Indiana Code 23-0.5-4, registered agents is iga.in.gov, from October 2026.
  10. pricing page at IN Registered Agent.org, from November 13, 2026
  11. Indiana service page at Mainstay Filing, from November 13, 2026
  12. pricing page at Indiana Registered Agent.co, from November 13, 2026