2025 fees Nebraska Secretary of State Rank #39 of 51

LLC Costs in Nebraska (NE)

$401 all-in for your first year - $100 to file, $26 annual report, plus a registered agent. Nebraska is $18 (5%) more expensive than the national average for first-year LLC costs.

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Nebraska requires publication of LLC formation notice in a legal newspaper for 3 consecutive weeks. Publication costs typically run $150-$200 depending on the newspaper and county. This is a significant added cost unique to Nebraska.

Updated 2025 · Source: Nebraska Secretary of State

Newspaper publication required

Newspaper publication required. Nebraska is one of the few jurisdictions that still mandates newspaper publication (~$150+) on top of the SOS filing stack. Newspaper publication drives the Nebraska first-year total higher than most states' — about $150 added to the base SOS stack, landing at $401 overall (#39 of 51). Fees are those published by the Nebraska Secretary of State; registered agent is a $125/yr market-rate line, not a vendor quote.

According to the Nebraska Secretary of State fee schedule; registered agent normalized at $125/yr. See methodology. How we calculate →

$100
One-time filing fee
$26 (2-yr)
Annual report
$401
First-year total
#39 of 51
Cost rank (1 = cheapest)

State LLC fee schedule strip

Fee strip NE · Nebraska SOS FY 2026 · rank #39

Nebraska · FY 2026 · 5-7 business days · pub ~$150

  • ARTICLES Online filing
  • BIENNIAL sos.nebraska.gov
  • SCHEDULE 5-7 business days
  • REPORT +$100 expedite
  • RANK near Florida
  • AGENT pub ~$150

Publication states are rare; stamps still come from this SOS fee schedule (filing, report, publication, rank, nearest peer), not a formation recommendation. Read with tax planning when publication stacks on → · All 51 SOS fee rows →

1. Maine$3852. Washington$3853. Florida$3894. Nebraska$4015. Alabama$4256. Texas$425
1. Maine$3852. Washington$3853. Florida$3894. Nebraska$4015. Alabama$4256. Texas$425
First-year SOS-fee total for Nebraska and nearest-cost peers. Source: each Secretary of State + 51-row aggregate.

Cost vs. speed: where Nebraska sits among all 51 filing offices

Nebraska bucks the pattern: a 6-business-day turnaround that's faster than the national median, despite formation costing more than average -- speed and price don't move together the way the fee total alone suggests. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by First-year cost ($) (X) and Processing time (business days) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Slow & expensiveCheap but slowFast but priceyFast & cheap $0$500$1,000$1,500 0d10d20d30d First-year cost ($) Processing time (business days) Cost vs. speed: where Nebraska sits among all 51 filing offices
Nebraska bucks the pattern: a 6-business-day turnaround that's faster than the national median, despite formation costing more than average -- speed and price don't move together the way the fee total alone suggests.
Nebraska bucks the pattern: a 6-business-day turnaround that's faster than the national median, despite formation costing more than average -- speed and price don't move together the way the fee total alone suggests. National median processing time: 6 business days; national average first-year cost: $383. Source: each state's Secretary of State published processing-time guidance + the 51-row SOS fee aggregate.

How the dear-third $401 stack breaks down

How your $401 first-year total breaks down Newspaper publication drives 37% of a top-third first-year total.
  • State filing fee $100
  • Biennial Report (yr 1) $26
  • Newspaper publication $150
  • Registered agent $125
Cost Item Amount
State Filing Fee $100
Biennial Report $26
Newspaper Publication ~$150+
Registered Agent $125/yr
Expedited Filing (optional) $100
Total, First Year $401

Ongoing tax burden after formation

Nebraska's effective property tax rate of 1.49% ranks among the highest nationally, an ongoing cost that can exceed the $401 formation fee above within a year or two for a property-owning LLC.

Corporate income tax
5.58%
5.58% corporate tax rate, #22 of 51 lowest nationally
Effective property tax rate
1.49%
Of assessed property value, per year

Sources: Tax Foundation state corporate tax rates, Census ACS effective property tax rates.

Fee check: Publication cost varies by county, confirm the Nebraska SOS notice rules at https://sos.nebraska.gov. Not legal or tax advice.

Nebraska LLC quick facts (dear third)

Filing Fee $100
Annual Report $26 (2-yr)
Publication Required (~$150+)
Processing Time 5-7 business days
Expedited $100 → Same business day
Online Filing Available
First-Year Total $401
File with Nebraska SOS

Similar Cost States

North Dakota $310 Arkansas $320 Connecticut $325 New Hampshire $325

Lower-cost escapes

Jurisdictions with a lower first-year SOS-fee total than dear-third NE:

Maine $385 Washington $385 Florida $389

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Report a data error on this page.

Sources used on this page
  • Nebraska Secretary of State - LLC filing fee, annual-report requirement, and processing time. sos.nebraska.gov
  • Federation of Tax Administrators - cross-check of state fee and tax figures. taxadmin.org
LLC fees and requirements sourced from the Nebraska Secretary of State. See our methodology for details.

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