Oregon LLC or Nevada LLC?
If you run your business in Oregon, here's what each route costs in state fees.
The short answer
For a business that operates in Oregon, forming in Nevada costs about $2,000 more over five years in state fees alone — before paying for a registered agent in Nevada.
Form in Oregon
Oregon
Articles of Organization - Limited Liability Company$100
Annual Report (Renewal)$100 / yr
Year one$100
Each year after$100
5-year total$500
Form in Nevada, register in Oregon
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
Oregon (foreign registration)
Application for Authority to Transact Business - Foreign Limited Liability Company$275
Annual Report (Renewal)$100 / yr
Year one$700
Each year after$450
5-year total$2,500
What the fees don't show
- Forming in Nevada while operating in Oregon means two sets of reports and two sets of deadlines, adding about $350 a year.
- You need a registered agent with a street address in Nevada. 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.