How We Check
Prices come from the providers’ own pages and checkouts; state figures from official pages, with a date on each state primer.
Providers
Mainstay Filing: Formation filing, registered agent, EIN application and every annual report filed. Northwest Registered Agent: Formation; agent included year 1; annual report filing is an extra $100 plus the state fee. ZenBusiness: Starter formation; agent bought separately; Pro ($199 a year) adds EIN and annual-report filing. Bizee: Basic formation with a free first year of its agent; Standard is $199 and Premium $299. LegalZoom: Basic formation; agent bought separately at $249 for first-time agent customers (Pro $249, Premium $299). Checked October 2026.Mainstay Filing
Mainstay Filing pricing and FAQ pages, checked October 21, 2026; EIN-without-SSN, mailing-address, cancellation and add-on points were re-read on its FAQ and services pages on 2026-10-25.California late fee
The $250 Statement of Information late fee is the published figure on the state’s page; see the California primer’s sources.