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Textbook chapter 2 · Indiana

Indiana Registered Agent Chapter (2026): 6 Sections and the 3 Best Agents

The recommended reading for appointing a registered agent in Indiana in 2026 is Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), Indiana Registered Agent.co ($99 a year) and IN Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), in that order. After 6 sections the registered agent question is settled for Indiana.
Written by the Biz Formation Academy editorial board

Key facts for this chapter

The requirement Yes faqs.in.gov (edition of October 2026)
Agent price range $99 to $149 a year Posted rates
Business entity report $32 every 2 years forms.in.gov (edition of August 2026)
Section count 6 First to last

After this chapter you will understand

  • What Indiana requires of a registered agent
  • Who may serve and from which address
  • How an agent is recorded
  • Who to consider as agent

The Indiana shortlist

The editorial board's five criteria are explained on how we grade and determine the order.

1. Mainstay Filing: best for companies in several states

Read this one first
Year one $149; renewal $149

In Indiana, Mainstay Filing heads the list: $149 yearly is the agent price in all fifty states.

Compared with Indiana Registered Agent.co, the reader pays $150 more across three years and keeps fewer filings to prepare.

Price covers

  • A street address for the registered office
  • Any papers served on the company get scanned for you at no cost
  • Three government mailings a year are scanned at no cost to you
  • Also serves nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

Advantages

  • $149 a year, unchanged at renewal
  • The same provider anywhere

Limitations

  • Indiana Registered Agent.co is $50 a year lower
  • This plan does not file reports
Visit Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

2. Indiana Registered Agent.co: best for owners watching costs

Indiana specialist
Year one $99; renewal $99

The second recommendation, Indiana Registered Agent.co: a plan for one state: $99 a year, renewing at $99.

Price covers

  • A registered office address
  • Legal papers scanned and posted

Advantages

  • $99 each year with no increase
  • Priced below Mainstay Filing

Limitations

  • No help in other states
  • Filing the business entity report is not part of its service
Visit Indiana Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3. IN Registered Agent.org: best for a second Indiana option

Indiana specialist
Year one $99; renewal $99

The third recommendation, IN Registered Agent.org: a plan for one state: $99 a year, renewing at $99.

Its prices equal Indiana Registered Agent.co's, so either serves.

Price covers

  • A registered office address
  • Legal papers scanned and posted

Advantages

  • $99 each year with no increase
  • Priced below Mainstay Filing

Limitations

  • No help in other states
  • Filing the business entity report is not part of its service
Visit IN Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3 services, side by side

#ServiceAnnual priceRenewal priceThree-year total
1 Mainstay Filing $149$149/yr$447 Visit Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Indiana Registered Agent.co $99$99/yr$297 Visit Indiana Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 IN Registered Agent.org $99$99/yr$297 Visit IN Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Taken from each company's price page on November 13, 2026. State fees do not depend on the agent chosen.

The chapter, section by section

  1. Section 1

    What Indiana requires of an agent

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

    Reference: faqs.in.gov (edition of October 2026)

  2. Section 2

    Who qualifies as an agent

    An individual, a general partnership, an Indiana filing entity, or a foreign entity registered in Indiana. A business cannot serve as its own agent. Source of the rule: Ind. Code § 23-0.5-4-3.

  3. Section 3

    Select a compliant address

    The address has to be a physical street address in Indiana. P.O. boxes are not accepted.

    The public record shows the service's address.

  4. Section 4

    Decide who holds the role

    An owner who meets the tests above may serve; hiring one of the recommended agents costs $99 to $149 a year.

  5. Section 5

    Make the agent a matter of public record

    The agent is named when the Articles of Organization Domestic Limited Liability Company (Form State Form 49459) is filed, and a later change is a separate filing with the Indiana Secretary of State.

    Reference: forms.in.gov (edition of August 2026)

  6. Section 6

    Keep the agent record accurate

    Budget for the business entity report: $32 every two years, due last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years. Official mail on the subject goes to the registered agent.

    Reference: forms.in.gov (edition of August 2026)

The price list

ItemPayeeTotal
Hiring an agent Your chosen service$99 to $149 a year
From year two Your chosen service$99 to $149 a year
Business entity report Paid to the state$32 every two years

Rows for the state rely on Indiana's published fee schedules (listed in the bibliography below), and each service row uses that company's own price. For three years the state row adds the filing, the report in year two, the report in year three and any minimum tax.

The reasoning behind the ranking

Chapters the price completes accounts for 30% of the ranking, and led on it in Indiana.

Reach placed it ahead of Indiana Registered Agent.co.

Indiana review questions

Does Indiana require an LLC to have a registered agent?

Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Can I be my own registered agent?

Often. Apply the two tests in sections 2 and 3.

Can I change my registered agent later?

It can be done. An existing LLC files a change with the Indiana Secretary of State; see section 5.

What does a registered agent cost in Indiana?

Budget $99 to $149 annually for an agent from the list.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

Chiefly the business entity report, $32 every two years.

Which registered agent would you choose?

Mainstay Filing, because $149 a year, renewing at $149, and the same plan is available in every other state. After it come Indiana Registered Agent.co and IN Registered Agent.org.

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Bibliography and primary texts

  1. Bibliography entry for the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division chapter: inbiz.in.gov, consulted August 2026.
  2. Bibliography entry for the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division chapter: forms.in.gov, consulted August 2026.
  3. Bibliography entry for the Indiana report due date chapter: law.justia.com, consulted August 2026.
  4. Bibliography entry for the Ind chapter: forms.in.gov, consulted August 2026.
  5. Bibliography entry for the Indiana registered agent statute chapter: faqs.in.gov, consulted October 2026.
  6. Price reference: Mainstay Filing, Indiana service page, November 13, 2026
  7. Price reference: Indiana Registered Agent.co, pricing page, November 13, 2026
  8. Price reference: IN Registered Agent.org, pricing page, November 13, 2026