Nebraska LLC Cost (2026)

How much does it cost to form an LLC in Nebraska?

Nebraska's Certificate of Organization is $100 filed electronically and $110 filed in writing under Nebraska law, and the same split applies to the biennial report: $25 electronic, $30 paper. Because the report is biennial - due between January 1 and April 1 of odd-numbered years - the recurring Secretary of State cost averages roughly $12.50 a year, the lowest ongoing paperwork cost of these five states apart from Montana's waived report. The real Nebraska-specific cost is publication: Nebraska law requires a notice of organization to run for three successive weeks in a legal newspaper near the LLC's designated office, and the proof-of-publication filing itself costs $30 in-office or $25 online on top of whatever the newspaper charges. Name reservation is $30, records copies are $1 per page, and a certificate with the state seal is $10.

Which fees does a Nebraska LLC pay, and how often?

Nebraska law sets the fee at "one hundred ten dollars if the filing is submitted in writing and one hundred dollars if the filing is submitted electronically"; the SOS fee page states the same as "$110 (In-Office) / $100 (Online)."

: Nebraska imposes no franchise or privilege tax on LLCs. Nebraska's corporate occupation tax is levied on "every corporation for profit" based on paid-up capital stock and does not reach limited liability companies.

Nebraska law requires notice of organization to be published "three successive weeks in some legal newspaper of general circulation near the designated office of the limited liability company", and the same section requires that "proof of publication of any of the notices shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State." There is NO statutory deadline: the statute expressly provides that where notice was not given but is later published for the required time and proof is filed, "the acts of the limited liability company prior to, as well as after, such publication shall be valid." The SOS charges $30 in-office / $25 online to file the Affidavit/Proof of Publication (matching the general filing fee in the fee statute). Nebraska publishes no total dollar cost, because it depends on notice length, but the state's legal-notice law fixes a statutory MAXIMUM per-line rate for legal notices, measured at single column, standard newspaper measurements of eight-point type and pica width of eleven, with a statutory conversion table for other type sizes and widths. The rate provision opens 'Beginning October 1, 2023' and sets 50 cents per line for the first insertion. The subsequent-insertion figure of 43.34 cents was inserted by a 2026 Nebraska law, effective 2026-07-18; before that date it was 39.4 cents. A newspaper may agree to a lower rate. Verified against the statute's own source note on 2026-09-01. The duty also reaches amendments, mergers, conversions and domestications, and dissolution notice is published under a separate dissolution provision. Verified 2026-09-02: that provision is MANDATORY and its run is fixed ("A dissolved limited liability company shall publish notice of its dissolution", "published three successive weeks in some legal newspaper of general circulation in the county in this state in which the dissolved limited liability company's principal office is located"), which is why Nebraska is the counterexample to the elective dissolution notice most states have. A FOREIGN LLC registering in Nebraska has no notice-of-organization publication duty: the publication provision keys the notice to the domestic certificate of organization, and the SOS fee schedule has no proof-of-publication line for foreign LLCs. Note also that 'exceptional legal notices' are excluded from the legal-notice rate cap.

Registered agent is listed separately because it is a commercial service, not a state charge. Commercial registered-agent services, not a state charge. Range and $125 midpoint match the assumption used by /tools/llc-true-cost. Most states let you serve as your own registered agent at no cost if you have a physical in-state address. Run your own numbers in the true-cost calculator. For what formation services charge on top of these state fees, see the best LLC services in Nebraska.

Next steps for an LLC in Nebraska

• How to start an LLC in Nebraska
• Nebraska LLC guide: requirements and fees
• Nebraska LLC annual report requirements

What does a Nebraska LLC cost over five years?

State charges only in the first column; the second adds a registered-agent service at the $125/yr market midpoint.

First filing timing: Under Nebraska law the first biennial report is due between January 1 and April 1 of the odd-numbered year following the calendar year in which the LLC was formed, so an LLC formed in 2026 files its first report in the January 1 - April 1, 2027 window.

Is Nebraska expensive compared with other states?

Nebraska ranks 18th cheapest of 50 states on first-year cost , $94.66 below the $232.16 national average. On ongoing annual cost it ranks 14th.

A cheaper filing fee elsewhere rarely saves money if you live and operate in Nebraska. Doing business here with an out-of-state LLC generally means registering it as a foreign LLC in Nebraska anyway. Paying both states. See foreign qualification in Nebraska before forming elsewhere to save on fees.

When is the Nebraska filing deadline, and what happens if you miss it?

Nebraska charges no separate late fee, but the Secretary of State treats the report as delinquent after June 16 of the report year, at which point the LLC is administratively dissolved (or a foreign LLC's authority revoked); reinstatement is $30 and late reinstatement is $500.

The SOS states that reports not filed by the June 16 delinquency date mean "your company will be administratively dissolved or have its authority administratively revoked." The Application for Reinstatement is $30; the Application for Late Reinstatement is $500.

Full Nebraska annual report filing guide · Deadline calculator

What cost traps are specific to Nebraska?

Where do these numbers come from?