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Texas LLC vs Nevada LLC with Texas registration

Forming in Texas costs $300; forming in Nevada costs $425 and then Texas charges $750 to register it, so $1,175 to start.

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State feeLLC formed in TexasLLC formed in Nevada, registered in Texas
Formation in NevadaNone$425
Formation in Texas$300None
Texas foreign registrationNone$750
Nevada yearly filing, two yearsNone$700
Texas yearly filing, two years$0Variable
Two years of state fees$300$1,875+

Before Texas’s variable charge, the Nevada route costs $1,575 more in state fees over two years.

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 Texas

Mainstay Filing prepares the Texas registration (Form 304, Application for Registration 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 Texas are on the Texas page.

Where the numbers come from

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