How much does forming an LLC cost in this state?
Filing costs $100. A service on top of that costs $199 in year one.
State fees for years one through three stack up to $300. peek at sos.oregon.gov, confirmed October 2026
What do I actually send the state?
Open one document, the Articles of Organization - Limited Liability Company, and send it to the Oregon Secretary of State.
Statute: ORS 63.044. The state's processing time: Online 1 to 3 business days. peek at sos.oregon.gov, confirmed October 2026
Must the LLC name a registered agent?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
An Oregon resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Oregon or authorized there, whose business office is the registered office. The agent has to consent.
peek at oregonlegislature.gov, confirmed October 2026
What is owed in later years?
The annual report comes back each year, for $100. Its date, in the state's words, is anniversary of the LLC's formation in Oregon.
peek at sos.oregon.gov, confirmed August 2026
Do I have to pay a service at all?
A service is optional. State fees alone are $300 across three years.
That $397 to $597 over three years is the price of handing off the paperwork and the agent role.
Why is the stack in this order?
On what is inside the price (29%), Mainstay Filing comes out ahead.
Five layers set the order: total across three years (34%), what is inside the price (29%), price laid out in the open (14%), how the renewal behaves (12%) and how far it reaches (11%).
In Oregon the annual report is due every year, and only the first pick packs its filing into the price.
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