Starting an LLC in Indiana: what you should know first

Filing a Indiana LLC costs $95. The Business Entity Report costs $32 every two years. Our pick is Mainstay Filing; $724 covers three years.

By kind of owner

Side hustle: Quiet-year cost: $231 in year 2 with Mainstay Filing, including the $0 state report in that year.
Online business: Required registered agent. The address has to be a physical street address in Indiana. P.O. boxes are not accepted.
Startup: Filing: Articles of Organization Domestic Limited Liability Company (State Form 49459) with the Indiana Secretary of State. Write the operating agreement before you open the bank account.
First-time owner: Report due: Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years.

Best LLC formation service in Indiana for a first-time owner?

Mainstay Filing: $294 in year 1 including the $95 filing fee, $231 in year 2.

Ind. Code § 23-18-2-4 (formation; articles of organization); fee set by Ind. Code § 23-0.5-9-19 (multira state research spine): forms.in.gov/Download.aspx?id=16989, checked August 12, 2026
Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division (multira state research spine): inbiz.in.gov/business-filings/business-entityreport, checked August 12, 2026
Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division (multira state research spine): forms.in.gov/Download.aspx?id=16988, checked August 12, 2026
Indiana report due date (multira state research spine, due dates verified 714/714): law.justia.com/codes/indiana/title-23/article-0-5/chapter-2/section-23-0-5-2-13/, checked August 12, 2026
Indiana registered agent statute (Ind. Code § 23-0.5-4-3): faqs.in.gov/hc/en-us/articles/360034159931-What-is-a-registered-agent-and-why-do-I-need-one, checked October 20, 2026