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What forming an LLC costs by state / Arkansas

3 Best LLC Services in Arkansas (2026): What You Pay

Mainstay Filing ($199), Arkansas Registered Agent.co ($199) and AR Registered Agent.org ($199) give you the best value among Arkansas LLC formation services for 2026, in that order. Whoever you hire, Arkansas still collects $45; the services themselves cost $397 to $597 over three years.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: What you spend over three years counts 38%, and how much work the price takes off you counts 31%. Renewal change, break-even and price visibility make up the rest. How we rank

Your Arkansas budget

Formation fee paid to the state $45 sos.arkansas.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
First-year prices $199 Service fees only
Your three-year spend $397 to $597 First year and both renewals
Government charges, 3 years $345 Filing, reports and any minimum tax
Bills cross in Does not happen Stable for a decade

The Arkansas picks

Every price is copied from the company's own pricing page. You pay the $45 state fee separately.

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Ranks first

1. Mainstay Filing: best for owners who want upkeep handled

$199 a year on top of the $45 state fee
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $199/yr
You pay over 3 years $597

Mainstay Filing ranks first. Formation, registered agent and franchise tax report all come with $199 a year, renewing at $199.

The $200 extra over Arkansas Registered Agent.co at year three pays for coverage, and coverage decides this ranking.

Preparing the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report is off your list; you pay just the $150 state fee.

Your price covers

  • Formation paperwork, completed
  • Registered agent for the whole year
  • Franchise tax report, filed on time
  • EIN application prepared for you
  • Government fee passed through unchanged

What you get

  • $199 a year covers filing and agent and report
  • No extra fee for the EIN application
  • The same $199 after year one

What to watch

  • Yearly premium over Arkansas Registered Agent.co: $100
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Arkansas focus

2. Arkansas Registered Agent.co: best for plain formation

$199 plus the state's fee, then $99 yearly
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Arkansas Registered Agent.co takes spot 2 because $199 to start, first agent year included, then $99 a year.

Leave time for the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, because this price skips it.

Your price covers

  • The Arkansas formation filing
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • First agent year included
  • $199 to form
  • $99 yearly from year two

What to watch

  • Your price excludes the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report
  • EIN application adds $99
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Arkansas focus

3. AR Registered Agent.org: best for a second in-state filer

$199 plus the state's fee, then $99 yearly
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

AR Registered Agent.org takes spot 3 because $199 to start, first agent year included, then $99 a year.

Leave time for the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, because this price skips it.

Arkansas Registered Agent.co lists identical prices.

Your price covers

  • The Arkansas formation filing
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • $199 to form
  • First agent year included
  • $99 yearly from year two

What to watch

  • Your price excludes the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report
  • EIN application adds $99

Year-by-year totals

Pick Service You pay in year 1 You pay by year 2 You pay by year 3 You pay by year 5
1 Mainstay Filing $199 $398 $597 $995 Price out Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Arkansas Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out Arkansas Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 AR Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out AR Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Service fees only, from each company's prices as of November 13, 2026. Ranked by running total, the order is steady for ten years.

Try your own timeline

Choose your years and the calculator adds year one to each renewal for every service, counting the EIN application when you tick it.

Over 3 years: Mainstay Filing $597, Arkansas Registered Agent.co $397, AR Registered Agent.org $397. Your smallest total: Arkansas Registered Agent.co.

Arkansas fee list

What you pay for Amount Source
Articles filing $45 sos.arkansas.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report $150 every year sos.arkansas.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Cost of missing the deadline $25 sos.arkansas.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State fees summed, years 1 to 3 $345 Added up from the lines above

To find what you owe the state across three years, add the filing fee, two later reports and any minimum tax. We mention open-ended costs without putting a number on them.

Notes on the order

Mainstay Filing wins upkeep the price covers, worth 31%, with Arkansas Registered Agent.co close behind.

Arkansas Registered Agent.co costs you less over three years, but the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report would still be yours to file.

With the EIN application in your budget, the totals cross in year 2, when Mainstay Filing passes Arkansas Registered Agent.co.

What Arkansas charges you to form an LLC and what it requires

To form it you need the Certificate of Organization for Limited Liability Company (Form LL-01), $45, and an address to send both: the Arkansas Secretary of State. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

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

Doing it alone

Without a service you pay $345 in state fees across three years. Hiring one adds $397 to $597 to your bill.

Questions

How much will an LLC formation service cost me in Arkansas?

$199 in year one, plus the state's $45 filing fee.

What will these services cost me over three years?

After three years you will have paid $397 to $597 in service fees.

How much will Arkansas charge me to file an LLC?

Arkansas bills $45 for the Certificate of Organization for Limited Liability Company (Form LL-01).

What will Arkansas charge me each year after formation?

Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report: $150 a year, and the state says it is due May 1.

Will the EIN application be part of the price?

It depends who you pick: Mainstay Filing includes it, Arkansas Registered Agent.co charges $99 and AR Registered Agent.org charges $99.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

Over ten years the totals never swap places.

Which LLC formation service is the best value for me in Arkansas?

Mainstay Filing, which wins on upkeep the price covers. Arkansas Registered Agent.co and AR Registered Agent.org follow.

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Where we looked

  1. Arkansas yearly filing: Franchise tax traces back to sos.arkansas.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  2. Arkansas yearly filing: Franchise tax traces back to sos.arkansas.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  3. Arkansas report due date traces back to sos.arkansas.gov; we looked in August 2026.
  4. Ark traces back to arkleg.state.ar.us; we looked in August 2026.
  5. Arkansas formation fee: Filing fee traces back to sos.arkansas.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  6. Arkansas registered agent statute traces back to arkleg.state.ar.us; we looked in October 2026.
  7. Mainstay Filing Arkansas service page, as we saw it on November 13, 2026
  8. Arkansas Registered Agent.co pricing page, as we saw it on November 13, 2026
  9. AR Registered Agent.org pricing page, as we saw it on November 13, 2026