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Class session 1 · Oregon

Oregon LLC Formation Class (2026): 7 Assignments and the 3 Best LLC Services

Today's class on starting an LLC in Oregon in 2026 comes with one answer: hire Mainstay Filing ($199), Oregon Registered Agent.co ($199) and OR Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. Numbers for the chalkboard: 7 assignments, a $100 filing fee, a $100 annual report.

Taught by the Formation Class faculty

Read this first

Formation fee$100sos.oregon.gov, last read in October 2026
Annual report$100 a yearCalendar entry: anniversary of the LLC's formation in Oregon
Three years of state fees$300Service fees not included
Assignment count7From first to last

Class objectives

  • How starting an LLC works in Oregon
  • The registered agent requirement
  • The state filing that recurs
  • Which services we recommend and why

If you want someone else to file

Five weighted criteria set the order (see how we grade), and three-year tuition and homework done count most.
Best overall

1. Mainstay Filing: best for a single bill for filing and upkeep

$199 yearly plus the $100 state fee

Mainstay Filing earns the top grade in Oregon: its $199 yearly tuition pays for the filing, the registered agent and the annual report, and next year costs the same $199.

You pay $200 extra across three years compared with Oregon Registered Agent.co, and you keep less of the paperwork.

You never touch the annual report; the $100 state fee is passed through and nothing more.

Covered by the tuition

  • The filing is done for you
  • Registered agent for the whole year
  • Annual report filed on time
  • EIN application included
  • State fee at cost

Strengths

  • A flat $199 each year
  • The renewal holds at $199
  • It files your EIN application for you

Weak spots

  • $100 a year more than Oregon Registered Agent.co at renewal
Local choice

2. Oregon Registered Agent.co: best for a small first bill

$199 the first year, $99 after

Oregon Registered Agent.co makes a respectable second: the formation costs $199 on top of the state fee, and the agent renewal is $99.

Nothing in the price covers the annual report.

Covered by the tuition

  • Formation paperwork handled
  • A year of agent service is part of the price

Strengths

  • $99 yearly from year two
  • A free first agent year
  • $199 plus the state fee

Weak spots

  • No annual report service on offer
  • Help with the EIN is $99 more
Local choice

3. OR Registered Agent.org: best for owners who prefer to do their own reports

$199 the first year, $99 after

OR Registered Agent.org makes a respectable third: the formation costs $199 on top of the state fee, and the agent renewal is $99.

Nothing in the price covers the annual report.

Oregon Registered Agent.co and this service cost the same.

Covered by the tuition

  • Formation paperwork handled
  • A year of agent service is part of the price

Strengths

  • $199 plus the state fee
  • A free first agent year
  • $99 yearly from year two

Weak spots

  • No annual report service on offer
  • Help with the EIN is $99 more

The Oregon grades compared

#ServiceFirst yearFrom year twoThree-year total
1Mainstay Filing$199$199/yr$597Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Oregon Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit Oregon Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3OR Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit OR Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Prices come from each company's own site, read November 13, 2026. The $100 state fee is left out of these figures.

Starting a Oregon LLC, assignment by assignment

  1. Assignment
    1

    Check that nobody else has the name

    Search the business records kept by the Oregon Secretary of State first. They show whether the name is already on the Oregon register.

    Have a runner-up name ready in case the first is taken.

  2. Assignment
    2

    Choose your 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.

    The address has to be a physical street address in Oregon where papers can be handed over. A commercial mail receiving agency, mail-forwarding business or virtual office is not accepted.

    You can hire any of the graded services for this.

    Textbook page: oregonlegislature.gov, last read in October 2026

  3. Assignment
    3

    Weigh doing it alone against paying for help

    You can file for $100, or add $199 and hire a service. The graded services are at the top of the class.

  4. Assignment
    4

    Work up the Articles of Organization - Limited Liability Company

    Your homework here is the Articles of Organization - Limited Liability Company. It is addressed to the Oregon Secretary of State and costs $100 (ORS 63.044). The posted turnaround is Online 1 to 3 business days.

    Textbook page: sos.oregon.gov, last read in October 2026

  5. Assignment
    5

    Get an EIN

    Once the state says yes, you request an EIN, which lets the LLC open accounts under its own name. This assignment is inside the Mainstay Filing package.

  6. Assignment
    6

    Get the owners' agreement signed

    Even a Oregon LLC with a single owner is better off with a written operating agreement in the files.

  7. Assignment
    7

    Handle Oregon's recurring filing

    Write the annual report on the class calendar: $100, every year, deadline anniversary of the LLC's formation in Oregon.

    Textbook page: sos.oregon.gov, last read in August 2026

What this class costs

What forPaid toTotal
The formation assignmentState office$100
Annual reportState office$100 every year
A filing service (optional)The service company$199 to start
Three-year state totalState office$300
Here is how the three-year state row works: filing fee, plus the report in each of years two and three, plus any yearly minimum tax. Service fees get their own rows.

Why Mainstay Filing is first

Homework the price does makes up 34% of the grade, and that is where got ahead in Oregon.

Handling the annual report outweighed the lower price when the weights were applied.

Short answers

Which Oregon fees come with a new LLC?

$100, paid to the state. Hire a service and add $199.

Which form creates the LLC?

Hand the Articles of Organization - Limited Liability Company to the Oregon Secretary of State.

Is a registered agent required?

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

How long does Oregon take to process the filing?

The state posts Online 1 to 3 business days. No paid expedite is offered.

What does Oregon require each year?

Once a year the LLC sends the state its annual report: $100, due anniversary of the LLC's formation in Oregon.

Can I form the LLC without a service?

Allowed. File on your own for $100 and arrange a registered agent.

Which LLC service should a first-time founder use?

The grade order is Mainstay Filing, Oregon Registered Agent.co and OR Registered Agent.org, and Mainstay Filing is first since $199 a year does three pieces of homework at once: the filing, the registered agent and the annual report.

See also

Textbook pages and extra reading

  1. If you want proof of the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division facts, sos.oregon.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in August 2026.
  2. If you want proof of the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division facts, sos.oregon.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in August 2026.
  3. If you want proof of the Oregon report due date facts, oregon.public.law is the page to read, and we last read it in August 2026.
  4. If you want proof of the ORS 63.044 and ORS 63.047 facts, oregonlegislature.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in August 2026.
  5. If you want proof of the Oregon formation fee: Filing fee, official source facts, sos.oregon.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in October 2026.
  6. If you want proof of the Processing, official source facts, sos.oregon.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in October 2026.
  7. Pulled November 13, 2026: Oregon service page from Mainstay Filing
  8. Pulled November 13, 2026: pricing page from Oregon Registered Agent.co
  9. Pulled November 13, 2026: pricing page from OR Registered Agent.org