LLC Formation Service Refund Policy Comparison

What We Could Verify About Refund Policies

This comparison draws only from each provider's own published, dated pages. None of the formation providers covered on this site, including LLC Register, publish a specific refund percentage, a cancellation window measured in days, or a dollar-figure refund guarantee on their own pricing pages. Where that kind of specific, dated figure does not exist, we say so rather than estimate one.

The State Filing Fee Is a Separate, Usually Non-Refundable Charge

Whatever a provider's refund terms turn out to be, one fact applies across every state and every provider: the LLC filing fee goes to the state's filing agency, not the formation service, once the Articles of Organization have been submitted and accepted. every state charges its own LLC filing fee no matter which service files the paperwork, from $35 in Montana to $500 in Massachusetts. A provider refunding its own service fee generally cannot also recover a filing fee the state has already processed.

What a Refund Request Typically Does and Does Not Cover

Based on how formation services generally structure their pricing, a refund request made before a filing is submitted has a better chance of covering the provider's own service fee, since nothing has been filed yet. Once the state has accepted the filing, the state fee itself is typically gone regardless of the outcome of any refund request with the provider. This is a general pattern based on how state filing works, not a quote from any specific provider's refund policy.

What Is Verifiable Instead: Published Pricing

Since specific refund terms are not published with dated figures, compare what is published: the formation fee, whether the state fee is itemized separately, the registered agent renewal price, and whether annual report filing is included. A provider that is clear about its renewal price before you pay reduces the odds you will want a refund later over an unexpected charge.

How LLC Register compares

LLC Register's registered agent service is $99 a year, the same price at renewal. LLC formation is included in year one and annual report filing is included every year, while most providers charge $99 to $199 a year extra for annual report filing. State fees are passed through at cost and shown before checkout.

Before You Pay, Read the Order Summary

Reading the full order summary line by line before checkout, rather than only the advertised headline price, is the most reliable way to know what you are agreeing to, including whether any refund or cancellation terms are stated at the point of purchase rather than buried in a separate terms page.

Add-Ons Can Have Different Terms Than the Base Package

A base formation package and an add-on purchased alongside it, such as an operating agreement template or expedited processing, are not guaranteed to share the same cancellation terms. Where a provider's page separates these charges, check whether any stated refund language applies to the whole order or only to one line item within it.

A Guarantee Is Only as Good as Its Written Terms

Some providers advertise a general satisfaction guarantee without listing a specific percentage, time window, or what it excludes. Ask the provider, before you pay, to confirm in writing exactly what a guarantee covers and for how long, rather than relying on the word "guarantee" alone, since that word by itself is not a verifiable dollar figure.

Why This Comparison Does Not Rank Refund Policies

Ranking providers on refund friendliness without a dated, sourced percentage or time window to point to would mean guessing, so this article names the gap directly instead. The same standard applies evenly: LLC Register's own refund terms are not ranked here either, only its published pricing and what that price includes.

A Published Price Is More Reliable Than an Unpublished Refund Claim

If a refund or guarantee is not stated with specific terms on a provider's own pricing page, do not assume it exists at the percentage or time window a third party claims it does. Confirm any refund terms directly with the provider, in writing, before you pay.

The State Fee Is Rarely Part of Any Refund

Because the LLC filing fee is paid to the state's filing agency rather than the formation service, it is generally outside the scope of what any provider's refund policy, published or not, actually covers once a filing has gone through.

Cancellation Timing Matters More Than the Headline Policy

A request made before any filing is submitted is in a different position than one made after the state has processed the paperwork. Acting quickly, and in writing, if you change your mind is more useful than relying on an unpublished refund percentage.

Get Any Promise in Writing Before You Pay

A verbal assurance from a sales representative is harder to enforce than a written confirmation. If a provider's representative tells you something about refunds that is not on the pricing page itself, ask for it in an email before you complete the purchase.

A Chargeback Is a Separate, Last-Resort Option

If a provider will not resolve a billing dispute directly and you paid by credit card, disputing the charge with your card issuer is a separate option from the provider's own refund policy. This is a general consumer-protection mechanism, not a guarantee tied to any specific formation provider, and it works differently depending on your card issuer's own rules.

This Is Not Legal or Tax Advice

Which service costs less for your specific LLC depends on your state's own filing fee and how long you plan to keep the business running. Talk to a tax professional before deciding how to structure ongoing compliance costs, especially for a multi-state business.