What it costs in California.
Tick what you need. The state’s part is shown at cost.
Adds up as you tick.
Your registered agent in California.
We are on record as your agent in California. Legal papers are signed for at our office there, and every page is scanned and in your inbox that evening. $89 a year, same at renewal.
What does your company need in California?
Pick one to continue. Nothing is charged until you pay.
A registered agent$89 a yearRenews at $89.Already have an agent?Switch to usWe file the switch and pay the state's fee.Not formed yet?Form it hereWe file in California, with the agent for year one.
Three states: every agent line 5% off. Four: 10% off. Each state after that adds 5%, up to 40% off at 10.
What California asks of an LLC.
The change of agent filingForm LLC-12, Statement of Information
The state’s fee to change your agentWe pay it.
Ongoing reportStatement of Information
How oftenbiennial
The state’s report feeCalifornia’s fee, at cost, shown before you pay when we file it for you.
DueA six-month window ending in the registration month, every two years
If it is lateA penalty assessed by the Franchise Tax Board
Checked against bpd.cdn.sos.ca.gov on August 30, 2026. Sources: bpd.cdn.sos.ca.gov, www.sos.ca.gov
The California catch.
People pay to change their agent when they need not. An amended LLC-12 filed between periods solely to report a change, a new agent included, carries no fee. The fee is for the required biennial statement. And it is biennial, not annual.
Whose job it is.
With the annual report autopilot, ours: we prepare it and file it before it is due. Without it, we remind you before every deadline.
How a California document reaches you.
Day 0, at the licensed agent’s office in CaliforniaA process server hands it to the agent of record, in person, in business hours.
Scan day, in your inboxEvery page scanned. In by 3pm ET on a business day, it is in your inbox that evening; later, the next business morning.
Until you have it, from Highland Lakes, New JerseyThe team reaches out until we know you have it. The scan stays in your account.
What founders ask before they pick an agent.
Even cheaper than our prices: asking.
What does a registered agent in California cost with Garden State Agency?
$89 a year, the same at renewal. State fees pass through at cost and are shown before you pay.
What does California charge to change a registered agent?
We pay it. So the switch costs you our yearly fee and nothing else.
Does California require an ongoing report?
Yes. Filing: Statement of Information. How often: biennial. Due: A six-month window ending in the registration month, every two years. California’s fee, at cost, shown before you pay when we file it for you.
Form LLC-12, Statement of Information
Other states.
Each page carries that state’s own form, deadline and catch.