Nevada Corporation cost

Forming a Nevada Corporation

You file Articles of Incorporation (minimum, authorized share value $75,000 or less; plus required $150 Initial List and $500 State Business License fee = $725 total) with the Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division. The state fee is $75. See the official fee.

File it yourself with the state →

Every year after

• Annual List of Officers and Directors (with State Business License renewal): $150, filed every year. Due: Every year by the last day of the month in which the corporation was formed; list fee $150 (higher if authorized share value exceeds $75,000 under the annual-list share schedule) plus $500 State Business License renewal.
• First one: Initial List is filed with the Articles of Incorporation; first Annual List is due by the end of the incorporation month one year later.
• If you're late: $75 late fee for the list plus $100 late fee for the business license; continued non-filing leads to default and revocation.
• Official report page

State taxes that apply even to a small Corporation

• State Business License fee: $500 — $500 per year for profit corporations ($200 for NRS 89 professional corporations), paid at formation and with each Annual List. NRS 82 nonprofits are exempt source
• Commerce Tax: $0 — No Nevada corporate or personal income tax. The Commerce Tax applies only to businesses with Nevada gross revenue over $4 million per fiscal year, so a small new business owes nothing

Worth knowing

• An LLC costs $425 to form ($75 articles + $150 initial list + $200 business license); a corporation costs at least $725 ($75 + $150 + $500).
• Every year an LLC pays $350 and a corporation at least $650 for its Annual List and State Business License, due by the end of the formation month.
• Nevada has no state income tax; the Commerce Tax only applies above $4 million in Nevada gross revenue.
• NRS 82 nonprofits pay $50 to form, $50 per annual list and no business license fee.

Registered agent

Nevada requires a registered agent. Registered agent must have a physical Nevada address (P.O. box only for mail); may be an individual 18 or older, an office within the entity, or a commercial registered agent; agent must sign the acceptance. You can serve as your own agent if you have a qualifying address; paid services usually charge a yearly fee.