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New Hampshire LLC vs Nevada LLC with New Hampshire registration

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

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State feeLLC formed in New HampshireLLC formed in Nevada, registered in New Hampshire
Formation in NevadaNone$425
Formation in New Hampshire$100None
New Hampshire foreign registrationNone$100
Nevada yearly filing, two yearsNone$700
New Hampshire yearly filing, two years$200$200
Two years of state fees$300$1,425

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 New Hampshire

Mainstay Filing prepares the New Hampshire registration (Form FLLC-1, Application for Registration as a 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 New Hampshire are on the New Hampshire page.

Where the numbers come from

Nevada: formation and yearly filing from Nevada’s own pages. New Hampshire: foreign registration and yearly filing from the New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division and the sources on the New Hampshire page.