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Oregon LLC vs Nevada LLC with Oregon registration

Forming in Oregon costs $100; forming in Nevada costs $425 and then Oregon charges $275 to register it, so $700 to start.

Line by line

State feeLLC formed in OregonLLC formed in Nevada, registered in Oregon
Formation in NevadaNone$425
Formation in Oregon$100None
Oregon foreign registrationNone$275
Nevada yearly filing, two yearsNone$700
Oregon yearly filing, two years$200$550
Two years of state fees$300$1,950

Over two years the Nevada route costs $1,650 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 Oregon

Mainstay Filing prepares the Oregon registration (Form 110, Application for Authority to Transact Business, 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 Oregon are on the Oregon page.

Where the numbers come from

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