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New York LLC vs Nevada LLC with New York registration
Forming in New York costs $200; forming in Nevada costs $425 and then New York charges $250 to register it, so $675 to start.
Line by line
| State fee | LLC formed in New York | LLC formed in Nevada, registered in New York |
|---|---|---|
| Formation in Nevada | None | $425 |
| Formation in New York | $200 | None |
| New York foreign registration | None | $250 |
| Nevada yearly filing, two years | None | $700 |
| New York yearly filing, two years | $9 | $9 |
| Two years of state fees | $209 | $1,384 |
Over two years the Nevada route costs $1,175 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 York
Mainstay Filing prepares the New York registration (Form DOS-1361-f-a, Application for Authority of 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 York are on the New York page.
Where the numbers come from
Nevada: formation and yearly filing from Nevada’s own pages. New York: foreign registration and yearly filing from the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations and the sources on the New York page.