When exactly is my Nevada LLC annual report due?

Your Nevada annual filing is due on or before the last day of the month in which the anniversary of your organization occurs. If you organized in March 2024, the Annual List of Managers or Managing Members is due by March 31 each following year. Your first year is handled differently: Nevada law requires the Initial List of Managers or Managing Members, at the same $150 fee, to be filed at the same time as your articles of organization, so the first Annual List does not come due until the last day of your anniversary month the following year. You file through SilverFlume, Nevada's official online portal at nvsos.gov. The fee is $150, and Nevada law requires the $200 State Business License renewal at the same time, so budget $350. There is no reduced rate for small or dormant LLCs. Missing the deadline adds a $75 penalty to the list and a $100 penalty to the license, and an unfiled list eventually costs you your charter. Mark your anniversary month now and submit through SilverFlume at least a week before month's end.

How do I access Nevada's SilverFlume portal to file my annual report?

Access SilverFlume by visiting the Nevada Secretary of State at nvsos.gov and opening the SilverFlume online filing system from the business services area. Create an account tied to your LLC's Nevada entity number. Once logged in, you complete the Annual List of Managers or Managing Members, which asks for your current registered agent information, principal business address, and manager or managing member details. The fee is $150, payable by card or ACH through the portal, and Nevada law requires you to renew the $200 State Business License in the same session, for $350 total. The filing is due by the last day of the month in which the anniversary of your organization falls, not on a statewide date, and missing it triggers a $75 list penalty and a $100 license penalty. To begin, gather your formation documents and entity number, then visit nvsos.gov to create your SilverFlume account well before your anniversary month ends.

What happens if I file my Nevada annual report late?

Nevada charges two fixed statutory penalties rather than an escalating or monthly one. Nevada adds a $75 penalty to the $150 Annual List fee once the list is in default, and a $100 penalty for renewing the $200 State Business License late, so a fully late LLC owes $175 in penalties on top of the $350 in base charges. The severe consequence is not the money. Under Nevada law, on the first day of the first anniversary of the month following the month in which the filing was required, your charter is revoked and your right to transact business is forfeited, which leaves the entity unable to carry on business in Nevada and is difficult and expensive to reverse. The Annual List is due by the last day of your anniversary month. If you are already late, file immediately through the Nevada Secretary of State's SilverFlume portal rather than waiting for the next cycle.

Do I need to maintain a registered agent in Nevada for my LLC?

Yes, Nevada requires all LLCs to maintain a registered agent with a physical address in the state at all times. You can serve as your own registered agent if you have a Nevada street address, hire a commercial registered agent service for an annual fee, or designate another Nevada resident or business entity. The registered agent receives official correspondence, legal documents, and notices on behalf of your LLC, and the Secretary of State uses that address to serve lawsuits and compliance notices. If your agent is unreachable or the address is invalid, you can miss the anniversary-month deadline and end up in default on both the Annual List and the State Business License. You list the registered agent's name and address when you file your Articles of Organization, you confirm it on every Annual List, and you should update it immediately if the agent changes.

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Nevada LLC Annual Compliance Requirements (2026)

Everything your Nevada LLC must do to stay in good standing, annual report deadlines, registered agent rules, and state-specific obligations.

First-Year Total$425

Annual Ongoing$350/yr

vs National Avg+ $192.87

By Edmond Hui · Last updated: August 22, 2026

Nevada is a business-friendly state with no personal income tax and no franchise tax on LLCs, but it is one of the most expensive states in the country to simply keep an LLC in good standing. The headline $75 Articles of Organization fee is misleading. Nevada law requires the $150 Initial List of Managers or Managing Members to be filed at the same time as the articles, and the $200 State Business License to be obtained at the time of that initial list, so the unavoidable day-one total is $425, roughly $193 above the national average for first-year cost. That places Nevada 44th of 50 states on first-year cost and 45th of 50 on ongoing annual cost. After year one, the recurring charge is $350: a $150 Annual List plus the $200 license renewal, both due on or before the last day of the month in which the anniversary of your organization falls, not on a universal statewide date. Miss it and Nevada adds $75 to the list and $100 to the license, $175 in penalties on top of the $350. Nevada requires no newspaper publication, and its Commerce Tax reaches only businesses above $4 million in Nevada gross revenue, so most small LLCs owe nothing there. The SilverFlume portal handles the filings, and Las Vegas and Reno anchor the state's hospitality, gaming technology and advanced manufacturing sectors.

Stat card for Nevada LLC compliance costs: $425 in unavoidable first-year charges and $350 a year after that, +$192.87 against the $232.13 national first-year average. Its annual report costs $150. — First-year total bundles the state filing fee with any report or entity tax due in year one; the recurring figure is what Nevada costs every year after that. Source: Nevada's published filing requirements and fee schedule, verified July 2026; national average from MyStateLLC's 50-state compliance dataset.

Annual Report Requirements

Due: Anniversary month

Fee: $150 Annual List, plus a $200 State Business License ($350 in yearly base charges)

Frequency: annual

How: Online or mail

Full Nevada Annual Report Guide →

Registered Agent Requirements

Understand Nevada's registered agent rules, explore your options, and keep the agent's name and Nevada street address current, since they are confirmed on every Annual List you file.

Before you compare paid services: in most states the LLC's owner, or another individual who qualifies, may serve as its registered agent themselves, generally subject to that state's rules on keeping a street address in the state and being available there during normal business hours. A paid service is one way to meet the requirement and not the only one. The Nevada registered agent requirements set out what Nevada itself asks.

Registered agent services for Nevada LLCs

Affiliate disclosure: Northwest Registered Agent, Bizee, ZenBusiness and LegalZoom pay us a commission if you sign up through our link, at no extra cost to you. We list only the registered agent services we have an affiliate relationship with, so this is not a survey of the whole market.

This list is not scored. The four are listed cheapest annual renewal first, and every claim below is about the services listed here rather than the whole market.

Northwest Registered Agent$125/yr renewal
Best for: Privacy-focused owners and anyone who just needs an agent, not a formation bundle
Bizee$149/yr renewal
Best for: A free first year on every plan, renewing at $149/yr, if you're comfortable with the BBB caveat
ZenBusiness$199/yr renewal
Best for: First-time founders forming a new LLC who want phone, email and chat support
LegalZoom$249/yr renewal
Best for: Complex structures that want attorney consultations, which come with LegalZoom's Pro and Premium formation plans rather than this renewal price

Note: Bizee holds a C rating from the BBB and is not accredited. BBB's profile carries a live alert describing a pattern of complaints about unexpected charges, difficulty canceling and filing delays, and Bizee has posted a response to it. We flag this so you can make an informed choice.

Annual renewal is each provider's own standard published rate. Check the current terms at each provider before you buy. The scored ranking, and the formula behind it, is in our full formation services review →

Nevada Registered Agent Requirements →

Late Filing Penalties

Penalty: $75 on the Annual List plus $100 on the State Business License, so a fully late LLC owes $175 on top of $350 in base charges

Nevada Late Fee Guide →

Nevada-Specific Compliance Considerations

Anniversary Month Filing System

Unlike states that use a calendar-year deadline, Nevada requires the Annual List of Managers or Managing Members on or before the last day of the month in which the anniversary of your organization occurs. This personalized deadline means you track your own date rather than a universal state deadline, and it is the same date the State Business License renewal is due.

Two Mandatory Charges, Not One

The $150 Annual List and the $200 State Business License are independent mandatory charges with no small-business or zero-revenue exemption, so the real recurring cost is $350 a year. Budgeting only for the list understates your annual obligation by $200.

The Initial List Is Due at Formation

Nevada law requires the Initial List of Managers or Managing Members to be filed at the same time as the articles of organization, and it carries the same $150 fee. Add the $200 State Business License that Nevada law requires at that moment, and opening a Nevada LLC costs $425 on day one rather than the $75 articles fee alone.

Managers and Managing Members Are Named Publicly

Nevada is often marketed as a privacy state, but the filing itself is a list of managers or managing members, filed initially at formation and again every year. Those names go on the public record with each list, so treat Nevada's privacy advantage as narrower than the marketing suggests and confirm what a given filing discloses before relying on it.

No State Income Tax, but a Commerce Tax Above $4 Million

Nevada imposes no personal income tax and no franchise tax on LLCs. The Commerce Tax is a separate charge that applies only to businesses with more than $4 million in Nevada gross revenue, so most small LLCs owe nothing there while still paying the $350 in yearly state charges.

This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. It reports what each state publishes about filing deadlines, fees, and the consequences of missing them, with the sources this page cites. It cannot tell you what your own company owes: the date turns on when and where you formed, states change these rules between our reviews, and in several states an entity-level tax falls due in a year when no report does. Confirm your own dates with the filing office named on this page before you rely on one here, because the penalty for missing a deadline can be administrative dissolution of the company.

Frequently Asked Questions

: Your Nevada annual filing is due on or before the last day of the month in which the anniversary of your organization occurs. If you organized in March 2024, the Annual List of Managers or Managing Members is due by March 31 each following year. Your first year is handled differently: Nevada law requires the Initial List of Managers or Managing Members, at the same $150 fee, to be filed at the same time as your articles of organization, so the first Annual List does not come due until the last day of your anniversary month the following year. You file through SilverFlume, Nevada's official online portal at nvsos.gov. The fee is $150, and Nevada law requires the $200 State Business License renewal at the same time, so budget $350. There is no reduced rate for small or dormant LLCs. Missing the deadline adds a $75 penalty to the list and a $100 penalty to the license, and an unfiled list eventually costs you your charter. Mark your anniversary month now and submit through SilverFlume at least a week before month's end.
: Access SilverFlume by visiting the Nevada Secretary of State at nvsos.gov and opening the SilverFlume online filing system from the business services area. Create an account tied to your LLC's Nevada entity number. Once logged in, you complete the Annual List of Managers or Managing Members, which asks for your current registered agent information, principal business address, and manager or managing member details. The fee is $150, payable by card or ACH through the portal, and Nevada law requires you to renew the $200 State Business License in the same session, for $350 total. The filing is due by the last day of the month in which the anniversary of your organization falls, not on a statewide date, and missing it triggers a $75 list penalty and a $100 license penalty. To begin, gather your formation documents and entity number, then visit nvsos.gov to create your SilverFlume account well before your anniversary month ends.
: Nevada charges two fixed statutory penalties rather than an escalating or monthly one. Nevada adds a $75 penalty to the $150 Annual List fee once the list is in default, and a $100 penalty for renewing the $200 State Business License late, so a fully late LLC owes $175 in penalties on top of the $350 in base charges. The severe consequence is not the money. Under Nevada law, on the first day of the first anniversary of the month following the month in which the filing was required, your charter is revoked and your right to transact business is forfeited, which leaves the entity unable to carry on business in Nevada and is difficult and expensive to reverse. The Annual List is due by the last day of your anniversary month. If you are already late, file immediately through the Nevada Secretary of State's SilverFlume portal rather than waiting for the next cycle.
: Yes, Nevada requires all LLCs to maintain a registered agent with a physical address in the state at all times. You can serve as your own registered agent if you have a Nevada street address, hire a commercial registered agent service for an annual fee, or designate another Nevada resident or business entity. The registered agent receives official correspondence, legal documents, and notices on behalf of your LLC, and the Secretary of State uses that address to serve lawsuits and compliance notices. If your agent is unreachable or the address is invalid, you can miss the anniversary-month deadline and end up in default on both the Annual List and the State Business License. You list the registered agent's name and address when you file your Articles of Organization, you confirm it on every Annual List, and you should update it immediately if the agent changes.

Sources

Each entry below is a document recorded in our verified Nevada sources, and each entry says what the document is. Some statutory text is read from an accurate mirror rather than from the state's own host, and those say so. Where we hold the citation but no stable public link, the citation is printed on its own rather than pointed at a guessed address.

Nevada statute: NRS 86.263(1) (initial list)
Nevada statute: NRS 76.100 (state business license)
Nevada statute: NRS 86.263 (annual list and penalty)
Nevada statute: NRS Chapter 363C (Commerce Tax)
nvsos.gov/sos/businesses/start-a-business/limited-liability-companyNevada Secretary of State: business entity filings
leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-086.htmlNevada statute: Annual List of Managers or Managing Members
nvsos.gov/online-servicesNevada Secretary of State: file the Annual List of Managers or Managing Members
leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-076.htmlNevada statute: State Business License

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Edmond Hui · Founder, MyStateLLC

Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.