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Straight talk

Straight talk about your LLC

Pick a state. We'll tell you the fee, the form and who's worth hiring.

Straight from the LLC Straight Talk editorial team

What are you trying to do?

The usual questions

Do I have to have a registered agent? What does a registered agent actually do? How much will the state charge me? What's a foreign LLC? Do I owe a report every year? Who should I pay in any state?

Who we'd use anywhere

03 / Foreign Registration Services

Mainstay Filing

Who we'd call first

$199 + state fee

Jargon, decoded

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Our scoring

Five tests, and what each one's worth

  1. Money out the door in three years (35%): Year one plus two renewals at the prices each company posts.
  2. Jobs the price actually covers (30%): Agent, state report, EIN application, other states.
  3. No hunting for the price (14%): The first-year price, the renewal and the state fee should be easy to find before you pay.
  4. No surprise at renewal (11%): A renewal that matches year one is better than a low start and a jump.
  5. Where it works (10%): One state or fifty.
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