How Much Does an LLC Cost in Nevada?
By Edmond Hui · Fees verified July 29, 2026 against the Nevada Secretary of State fee schedule
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.
What you actually pay in Nevada
Nevada's headline $75 Articles of Organization fee is misleading, because two more charges are mandatory on day one: the $150 Initial List of Managers or Members required by NRS 86.263(1) and the $200 State Business License required by NRS 76.100, for an unavoidable $425 to open. The annual list and the business license are two separate mandatory charges, so the recurring cost is $150 for the Annual List plus $200 for the license, or $350 every year, both due by the last day of the anniversary month. Miss them and NRS 86.263 adds a $75 list penalty while NRS 76.100 adds a $100 license penalty, $175 in penalties on top of the $350. Nevada's Commerce Tax is a separate matter that only reaches businesses above $4 million in Nevada gross revenue.
Nevada LLC fee breakdown
| Cost | Amount | How often | Charged by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Articles of Organization | $75 | One time | Nevada Secretary of State |
| Annual List of Managers or Members | $150 | Every year | Nevada Secretary of State |
| State Business License (minimum) | $200 | Every year | Secretary of State |
| Required state cost, first year | $425 | — | — |
| Registered agent service (optional) | $50–$300 | Every year | Commercial provider |
| Expedited processing (optional) — 24-hour (any other special service, more than 2 but within 24 hours) $125, 2-hour (more than 1 but within 2 hours) $500, 1-hour $1,000 | $125+ | One time | Nevada Secretary of State |
| Name reservation (optional) | $25 | One time | Nevada Secretary of State |
| Certificate of good standing (optional) | $50 | Per copy | Nevada Secretary of State |
The $75 articles fee alone does not get an LLC registered: NRS 86.263(1) requires the Initial List of Managers or Members ($150) to be filed at the same time as the articles, and NRS 76.100 requires the $200 State Business License to be obtained at the time of filing that initial list, so the unavoidable day-one total is $425.
State Business License: Flat $200 per year for an LLC (a corporation pays $500). Separate and additional to the $150 Annual List. Nevada's Commerce Tax under NRS Chapter 363C is a different charge that applies only above $4 million in Nevada gross revenue.
NRS Chapter 86 contains no newspaper publication requirement for forming or registering a Nevada LLC.
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.
Nevada 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.
| Period | State cost only | With registered agent |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 (formation + first filing) | $425 | $550 |
| Each year after | $350 | $475 |
| Five-year total | $1,825 | $2,450 |
First filing timing: The Initial List of Managers or Members is due at the time of filing the articles of organization and carries the same $150 fee; the first Annual List is then due by the last day of the anniversary month.
Is Nevada expensive compared with other states?
Nevada ranks 44th cheapest of 50 states on first-year cost — $190.47 above the $234.53 national average. On ongoing annual cost it ranks 45th.
A cheaper filing fee elsewhere rarely saves money if you live and operate in Nevada. Doing business here with an out-of-state LLC generally means registering it as a foreign LLC in Nevada anyway — paying both states. See foreign qualification in Nevada before forming elsewhere to save on fees.
Nevada filing deadline and late penalties
Annual List of Managers or Members
| Frequency | every year |
| Due | On or before the last day of the month in which the anniversary date of its organization occurs |
| Fee | $150 |
| Late penalty | $75 |
NRS 86.263 adds a $75 penalty to the list fee for default; separately, NRS 76.100 adds a $100 penalty for late State Business License renewal, so a fully late Nevada LLC owes $175 in penalties on top of the $350 of base charges.
Under NRS 86.263, on the first day of the first anniversary of the month following the month in which the filing was required, the company's charter is revoked and its right to transact business is forfeited.
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Cost traps specific to Nevada
The $75 filing fee is only 18% of what you actually pay
NRS 86.263(1) requires the $150 Initial List to be filed at the same time as the articles, and NRS 76.100 requires the $200 State Business License at the time of that initial list. Anyone budgeting $75 to form a Nevada LLC will be short by $350.
$350 every year, forever, regardless of revenue
The $150 Annual List and the $200 State Business License are two independent mandatory charges with no small-business or zero-revenue exemption, making Nevada one of the most expensive states to simply keep an LLC in good standing.
Late means $175 in penalties and then a revoked charter
Defaulting adds $75 to the list fee under NRS 86.263 and $100 to the license fee under NRS 76.100. Worse, NRS 86.263 revokes the charter outright on the first day of the first anniversary of the month following the month the filing was due.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where these numbers come from
Every fee above was checked against Nevada's own published sources on July 29, 2026 — the Nevada Secretary of State fee schedule, the governing statute, and where a state-level tax applies, the state tax authority. Commercial formation-service pages were not used.
The first-year total is the Articles of Organization fee plus the first year of any recurring state charge. Where a state's first report is not due until the following year, that is noted above. The five-year total is the filing fee plus five years of recurring charges, which avoids the timing question entirely. Registered-agent service is excluded from all state figures.