3 Best LLC Services in South Carolina (2026): Fee Schedule
Best value among South Carolina LLC formation services in 2026: Mainstay Filing ($199), SC Registered Agent.org ($199) and South Carolina Registered Agent.co ($199), ranked in that order. Over three years the schedules total $397 to $597. The $110 filing fee in South Carolina is identical on every one.
Prepared by the Agent Fee Tables editorial team ·
Schedules ordered by: Best value first, using our five-part order
The main charges
Formation charge$110scstatehouse.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
Year-one fees$199Government fee not included
What three years bill$397 to $597Both renewals counted
What the state bills in 3 years$110Filing, reports, any minimum tax
Break-evenDoes not occurOrder is fixed for ten years
Ranked schedules
Ordered by how we order. The $110 state fee is not folded into any schedule.
#Opening chargeRenewal chargeCharges, three years
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1. Mainstay Filing: best for one invoice
Leads the list
$199 a year, and $110 to the state
Opening charge
$199
Charge from year two
$199/yr
Charges, three years
$597
Mainstay Filing ranks first. Formation and agent for $199, then $199 at renewal.
Choosing SC Registered Agent.org would save $200 over three years and leave more duties with you.
Three years of state charges come to the filing fee, the reports owed in years two and three, and a yearly minimum tax where the state levies one. Costs without a fixed amount, newspaper publication for example, are mentioned in the text and excluded from the sum.
Why schedule one is first
Mainstay Filing wins duties inside the charge, worth 31%, with SC Registered Agent.org right behind.
A close call: nothing to bundle, yet filing and agent on one charge still came first.
If you need the EIN application, the schedules cross in year 2, as Mainstay Filing moves past SC Registered Agent.org.
The South Carolina LLC filing fee and what the state requires, in its own words
To form the LLC you send the Articles of Organization to the South Carolina Secretary of State with $110 (S.C. Code § 33-44-202). Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Do it alone and South Carolina still collects $110 over three years, plus you complete every form. A service charges $397 to $597 to take that off you.
About these fees
What do LLC formation services charge in South Carolina?
$199 in year one across these schedules, plus the state's $110 filing fee.
What do these schedules add up to over three years?
$397 to $597 across the schedules, not counting state fees.
How much does South Carolina bill to file an LLC?
The state bills $110 for the Articles of Organization.
What does South Carolina bill each year after formation?
Report fee: none.
Does the charge include the EIN application?
Mainstay Filing bundles it in, SC Registered Agent.org bills $99 more and South Carolina Registered Agent.co bills $99 more.
When does one schedule pass another in total charges?
The schedules do not cross in the first ten years.
Which LLC formation service is the best value in South Carolina?
Schedule one is Mainstay Filing, then SC Registered Agent.org, then South Carolina Registered Agent.co.