Foreign LLC Registration, Kentucky (2026): 4 Procedures and the 3 Best Services
The readings for registering an LLC formed elsewhere in Kentucky in 2026 rank Kentucky Registered Agent.co ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and KY Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. Registration involves 4 procedures and a $90 state fee, with $15 due at each later report.
Prices are recorded from each company's own site on November 13, 2026. Every row needs the $90 state fee added.
Registering with Kentucky, procedure by procedure
Procedure1
Procedure 1: When registration is required
Definition: a foreign LLC is one formed in a different state. It registers before it does business there. What follows from operating unregistered: Registration should precede any claim the LLC may need to bring (KRS 14A.9-020(1)). Daily fines of $2.
Specimen: Logged against sos.ky.gov in October 2026
Procedure2
Procedure 2: Name the Kentucky registered agent
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a physical registered office in Kentucky that matches the agent's business address. A P.O. box is not enough.
The item that recurs is the annual report, $15, between January 1 and June 30 each year. On taxes: Limited Liability Entity Tax: a $175 minimum each year to the Department of Revenue.
What will be paid
Procedure
Payee
Amount
The registration procedure
Payable to the state
$90
Annual report
Payable to the state
$15
Minimum tax
Payable to the state
$175 a year
A service, if used
The engaged service
$199 at the outset
Three years of state fees
Payable to the state
$645
Every state amount here can be verified against the specimens below. The three-year row combines formation, two later reports and a minimum tax where one exists, and it never includes service prices.
Why this order
Measured cost over three years accounts for 36% of the reading, and it is where pulled ahead in Kentucky.
Years one to three cost $397 with Kentucky Registered Agent.co, while Mainstay Filing costs $100 more.
Questions readers ask
What will foreign registration cost in Kentucky?
$90 to the state. The ranked services add $199.
Which form do I file to register?
Foreign LLCs file this form with the Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings.
What if the LLC does business there without registering?
Registration should precede any claim the LLC may need to bring (KRS 14A.9-020(1)). Daily fines of $2.
What is due after registering?
Keep the annual report in view; it costs $15.
Which services are in this lesson?
The picks are Kentucky Registered Agent.co, Mainstay Filing and KY Registered Agent.org; prices appear in the table above.
Which service should handle the registration?
Kentucky Registered Agent.co, because registration reads $199 plus state fees, with year one of the agent already covered. Next: Mainstay Filing and KY Registered Agent.org.
Kentucky Secretary of State readings were recorded from sos.ky.gov; the last repeat observation was in August 2026.
Kentucky Secretary of State readings were recorded from sos.ky.gov; the last repeat observation was in August 2026.
Kentucky report due date readings were recorded from apps.legislature.ky.gov; the last repeat observation was in August 2026.
KRS 275.025 readings were recorded from apps.legislature.ky.gov; the last repeat observation was in August 2026.
Kentucky formation fee: Filing fee, official source readings were recorded from sos.ky.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
Kentucky registered agent statute readings were recorded from apps.legislature.ky.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
Kentucky Secretary of State, business filings readings were recorded from sos.ky.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
Form FBE, Certificate of Authority readings were recorded from web.sos.ky.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
KRS 14A.9-020, consequences of transacting business without authority readings were recorded from apps.legislature.ky.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
KRS 14A.9-010, authority to transact business required readings were recorded from apps.legislature.ky.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
Kentucky other cost: Limited Liability Entity Tax, official readings were recorded from revenue.ky.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
Entry November 13, 2026: Kentucky Registered Agent.co, pricing page
Entry November 13, 2026: Mainstay Filing, Kentucky service page
Entry November 13, 2026: KY Registered Agent.org, pricing page