Nevada LLC or Delaware LLC?
If you run your business in Nevada, here's what each route costs in state fees.
The short answer
For a business that operates in Nevada, forming in Delaware costs about $2,110 more over five years in state fees alone — before paying for a registered agent in Delaware.
Form in Nevada
Nevada
Articles of Organization (plus required $150 Initial List and $200 State Business License fee = $425 total)$75
Annual List of Managers or Members (with State Business License renewal)$150 / yr
State Business License fee$200 / yr
Commerce Tax$0
Year one$425
Each year after$350
5-year total$1,825
Form in Delaware, register in Nevada
Delaware
Certificate of Formation$110
Annual LLC tax payment (no separate report)$0
LLC annual tax$400 / yr
Nevada (foreign registration)
Application for Registration of Foreign Limited-Liability Company (plus $150 Initial List and $200 State Business License)$75
Annual List of Managers or Members (with State Business License renewal)$150 / yr
State Business License fee$200 / yr
Commerce Tax$0
Year one$935
Each year after$750
5-year total$3,935
What the fees don't show
- Forming in Delaware while operating in Nevada means two sets of reports and two sets of deadlines, adding about $400 a year.
- You need a registered agent with a street address in Delaware. If you don't have one there, that's a paid service every year.
- Out-of-state formation makes the most sense when you raise outside investment, operate in many states, or have a specific legal reason — not as a default.
State fees only, from each state's official fee pages. Not legal or tax advice.