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Florida LLC vs Nevada LLC with Florida registration

Forming in Florida costs $125; forming in Nevada costs $425 and then Florida charges $125 to register it, so $550 to start.

Line by line

State feeLLC formed in FloridaLLC formed in Nevada, registered in Florida
Formation in NevadaNone$425
Formation in Florida$125None
Florida foreign registrationNone$125
Nevada yearly filing, two yearsNone$700
Florida yearly filing, two years$277.50$277.50
Two years of state fees$402.50$1527.50

Over two years the Nevada route costs $1,125 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 Florida

Mainstay Filing prepares the Florida registration (Form CR2E027, Application by Foreign Limited Liability Company for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida) for $199 plus the state fee, with the registered agent included for the first year. The 3 services we rank for Florida are on the Florida page.

Where the numbers come from

Nevada: formation and yearly filing from Nevada’s own pages. Florida: foreign registration and yearly filing from the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section and the sources on the Florida page.