2025 fees Nevada Secretary of State Rank #48 of 51

LLC Costs in Nevada (NV)

$900 all-in for your first year - $425 to file, $350 annual report, plus a registered agent. Nevada is $517 (135%) more expensive than the national average for first-year LLC costs.

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Nevada's initial fee includes $75 filing + $150 initial list of managers + $200 business license. Annual renewal is $150 list + $200 business license = $350. Nevada has no corporate or personal income tax, making it popular despite higher fees.

Updated 2025 · Source: Nevada Secretary of State

Higher Articles filing fee

Higher Articles filing fee. $425 one-time SOS filing sits in the top third of Articles/formation fees nationwide. Nevada's $425 Articles filing fee sets the tone for a $900 first-year total, ranking #48 of 51. Fees are those published by the Nevada Secretary of State; registered agent is a $125/yr market-rate line, not a vendor quote.

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

$425
One-time filing fee
$350 /yr
Annual report
$900
First-year total
#48 of 51
Cost rank (1 = cheapest)

State LLC fee schedule strip

Fee strip NV · Nevada SOS FY 2026 · rank #48

Nevada · FY 2026 · 1-3 business days · no pub

  • AGENT Online filing
  • AGENT sos.nv.gov
  • AGENT 1-3 business days
  • AGENT +$125 expedite
  • AGENT near California
  • AGENT 135% above avg

Dear-third stack: stamps derive from this state's Secretary of State fee schedule, not a recommendation of where to form. Read with tax planning against a dear SOS stack → · All 51 SOS fee rows →

1. Maryland$5252. Delaware$6153. Tennessee$7254. Nevada$9005. California$9956. Massachusetts$1,125
1. Maryland$5252. Delaware$6153. Tennessee$7254. Nevada$9005. California$9956. Massachusetts$1,125
First-year SOS-fee total for Nevada and nearest-cost peers. Source: each Secretary of State + 51-row aggregate.

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

Nevada bucks the pattern: a 2-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 Nevada sits among all 51 filing offices
Nevada bucks the pattern: a 2-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.
Nevada bucks the pattern: a 2-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 $900 stack breaks down

How your $900 first-year total breaks down State filing fee drives 47% of a top-third first-year total.
  • State filing fee $425
  • Annual List + State Business License (yr 1) $350
  • Registered agent $125
Cost Item Amount
State Filing Fee $425
Annual List + State Business License $350
Registered Agent $125/yr
Expedited Filing (optional) $125
Total, First Year $900

Ongoing tax burden after formation

Nevada charges no corporate income tax at all, a real ongoing advantage that offsets some of the $900 one-time formation cost above over time.

Corporate income tax
0%
no corporate income tax, #1 of 51 lowest nationally
Effective property tax rate
0.47%
Of assessed property value, per year

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

Fee check: Dear-third first-year stack, verify current Nevada SOS fees before filing at https://sos.nv.gov. Not legal or tax advice.

Nevada SOS fee strip (high filing)

Filing Fee $425
Annual Report $350 /yr
Processing Time 1-3 business days
Expedited $125 → 24 hours
Online Filing Available
First-Year Total $900
File with Nevada SOS

Similar Cost States

California $995

Lower-cost escapes

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

Maryland $525 Delaware $615 Tennessee $725

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

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

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