Formation · ranked
Holding a US company long term
For founders who expect the company to still exist in five years, where the annual cost matters more than the setup cost.
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- Year-one total
- $150Calculated from attributes verified Sep 2026
- Annual thereafter
- $85Calculated from attributes verified Sep 2026
- Formation fee
- $25Verified against the source Sep 2026
- Fee basis
- One-timeVerified against the source Sep 2026
- Agent renewal
- $25/yr
- EIN
- Not offered — apply to the IRS directly
- Form 5472 filing
- None on pricing pageVerified against the source Sep 2026
- States available
- Wyoming only
- Year-one total
- $399
- Annual thereafter
- $159
- Formation fee
- $399
- Fee basis
- One-time
- Agent renewal
- $99/yr
- EIN
- IncludedVerified against the source Sep 2026
- Form 5472 filing
- Priced by revenue; figure not publishedVerified against the source Sep 2026
- States available
- Any state — priced for WyomingVerified against the source Sep 2026
- Northwest Registered Agent — Deluxe4.6Score 4.6 out of 5, Excellent tier, rubric 2026.1
Northwest Registered Agent
- Year-one total
- $239
- Annual thereafter
- $185Calculated from attributes verified Sep 2026
- Formation fee
- $139
- Fee basis
- One-timeVerified against the source Sep 2026
- Agent renewal
- $125/yr
- EIN
- Deluxe and Premium tiers
- Form 5472 filing
- None on pricing pageVerified against the source Sep 2026
- States available
- Any state — priced for WyomingVerified against the source Sep 2026
- Year-one total
- $299
- Annual thereafter
- $209
- Formation fee
- $199
- Fee basis
- One-time
- Agent renewal
- $149/yr
- EIN
- Standard and Premium tiers
- Form 5472 filing
- None on pricing pageVerified against the source Sep 2026
- States available
- Any state — priced for WyomingVerified against the source Sep 2026
- Year-one total
- $598
- Annual thereafter
- $309Calculated from attributes verified Sep 2026
- Formation fee
- $249
- Fee basis
- One-timeVerified against the source Sep 2026
- Agent renewal
- $249/yrVerified against the source Sep 2026
- EIN
- Managed Service and Expert Service tiers
- Form 5472 filing
- None on pricing pageVerified against the source Sep 2026
- States available
- Any state — priced for WyomingVerified against the source Sep 2026
- Year-one total
- $397Calculated from attributes verified Sep 2026
- Annual thereafter
- $357Calculated from attributes verified Sep 2026
- Formation fee
- $297
- Fee basis
- Annual subscription
- Agent renewal
- In planVerified against the source Sep 2026
- EIN
- Included
- Form 5472 filing
- In Tax and Compliance plan, $1,999/yrVerified against the source Sep 2026
- States available
- Any state — priced for WyomingVerified against the source Sep 2026
- Year-one total
- $498
- Annual thereafter
- $359
- Formation fee
- $99
- Fee basis
- One-time
- Agent renewal
- $299/yr
- EIN
- Included
- Form 5472 filing
- $899/yr add-onVerified against the source Sep 2026
- States available
- Any state — priced for WyomingVerified against the source Sep 2026
- Year-one total
- $449Calculated from attributes verified Sep 2026
- Annual thereafter
- $409Calculated from attributes verified Sep 2026
- Formation fee
- $349Verified against the source Sep 2026
- Fee basis
- Annual subscription
- Agent renewal
- In planVerified against the source Sep 2026
- EIN
- Included
- Form 5472 filing
- In Pro plan, $1,068/yrVerified against the source Sep 2026
- States available
- Any state — priced for WyomingVerified against the source Sep 2026
- Year-one total
- $498
- Annual thereafter
- $458
- Formation fee
- $199
- Fee basis
- Annual subscription
- Agent renewal
- $199/yr
- EIN
- Pro and Premium tiers
- Form 5472 filing
- None on pricing pageVerified against the source Sep 2026
- States available
- Any state — priced for WyomingVerified against the source Sep 2026
- Year-one total
- $500
- Annual thereafter
- $500
- Formation fee
- $500
- Fee basis
- One-time
- Agent renewal
- $100/yr
- EIN
- IncludedVerified against the source Sep 2026
- Form 5472 filing
- None on pricing pageVerified against the source Sep 2026
- States available
- Delaware only
Every figure here was checked against the provider’s own page in Oct 2026, except where a date is shown against the figure. Figures are rechecked at least every 90 days; one past that is marked “Recheck due”.
date checked against the provider’s own pagecalculated; oldest date among its inputspast its recheck window
Segments show the tier reached, not the score:BasicStandardStrongExcellent
This is the same verified dataset as the formation table, re-ordered on one column. The overall score is still shown, and it does not order this page — which is why the leader here can differ from the leader there.
Scoring weights
rubric 2026.1
- Year-one total cost40%
- Annual cost thereafter60%
Set once per vertical and versioned. Changing a weight is a logged version bump, not routine upkeep — methodology.
Verification state
- Dated fields in this table
- 90
- Oldest check
- Sep 2026
- Most recent check
- Oct 2026
- Recheck window
- 90 days
- Past that window
- 0
What this ranking does not say
One column answers one question. It is not a verdict on the products underneath it.
- Ranking first here means leading on annual thereafter alone. Where the overall score disagrees, the difference is the weighting, published in full beside this table.
- Ranking last here is not a warning. A product can be the right choice for something this column does not measure — its own page says what its figures do and do not capture.