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Nebraska LLC vs Nevada LLC with Nebraska registration

Forming in Nebraska costs $100; forming in Nevada costs $425 and then Nebraska charges $100 to register it, so $525 to start.

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State feeLLC formed in NebraskaLLC formed in Nevada, registered in Nebraska
Formation in NevadaNone$425
Formation in Nebraska$100None
Nebraska foreign registrationNone$100
Nevada yearly filing, two yearsNone$700
Nebraska yearly filing, two years$25$25
Two years of state fees$125$1,250

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 Nebraska

Mainstay Filing prepares the Nebraska registration (Application for Certificate of Authority, 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 Nebraska are on the Nebraska page.

Where the numbers come from

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