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Arkansas LLC vs Nevada LLC with Arkansas registration

Forming in Arkansas costs $45; forming in Nevada costs $425 and then Arkansas charges $270 to register it, so $695 to start.

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State feeLLC formed in ArkansasLLC formed in Nevada, registered in Arkansas
Formation in NevadaNone$425
Formation in Arkansas$45None
Arkansas foreign registrationNone$270
Nevada yearly filing, two yearsNone$700
Arkansas yearly filing, two years$300$300
Two years of state fees$345$1,695

Over two years the Nevada route costs $1,350 more in state fees than forming at home.

State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

If you register in Arkansas

Mainstay Filing prepares the Arkansas registration (Form FL-01, Application for Certificate of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company) for $199 plus the state fee, with the registered agent included for the first year. The 3 services we rank for Arkansas are on the Arkansas page.

Where the numbers come from

Nevada: formation and yearly filing from Nevada’s own pages. Arkansas: foreign registration and yearly filing from the Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services and the sources on the Arkansas page.