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Course unit 1 · Nevada

Starting an LLC in Nevada (2026): 7 Tasks and the 3 Best LLC Services

For setting up an LLC in Nevada in 2026, this unit puts Mainstay Filing ($199), Nevada Registered Agent.co ($199) and Registered Agent NV.org ($199) at the top of the class, in that order. 7 tasks make up the unit; the state's own price tag is $425, and the Annual List of Managers or Managing Members and State Business License Application/Renewal adds $350.

Prepared by the LLC 101 Guide instructors

The quick version

Formation fee
$425
Look it up at leg.state.nv.us; our reading dates from October 2026
Recurring report
$350 a year
Deadline wording: last day of the LLC's anniversary month
Three years of state fees
$1,125
Service fees not included
Unit tasks
7
From first to last

Unit goals

  • Where and how to file a Nevada LLC
  • Who can be the registered agent
  • Upkeep that repeats
  • The services at the top of the class

Services we recommend in Nevada

Five published criteria decide the order; read them on how we grade.

Top of the class

1. Mainstay Filing: best for a first year with very little homework

Top of the class$199 a year, state fee on top ($624 due at checkout)

Mainstay Filing earns the top grade in Nevada: a flat $199 covers formation, the registered agent and the annual list, and renewal costs $199.

You pay $200 more over three years than at Nevada Registered Agent.co and leave less of the paperwork to yourself.

Each Annual List of Managers or Managing Members and State Business License Application/Renewal is submitted for you, and the $350 state fee comes at cost.

What the price covers

  • Formation paperwork handled
  • Registered agent for the whole year
  • Annual list filed for you on time
  • The EIN application is part of the price
  • No markup on the state fee

What works

  • Renews for $199
  • $199 yearly with everything in it
  • No extra charge for the EIN application

What to weigh

  • Nevada Registered Agent.co renews for $100 less
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Top of the class

2. Nevada Registered Agent.co: best for a cheap Nevada start

Focused on Nevada$199 to open, $99 a year after year one

Second goes to Nevada Registered Agent.co, since forming the Nevada LLC runs $199 with the agent covered in year one, and the agent renews at $99.

Filing the Annual List of Managers or Managing Members and State Business License Application/Renewal every year is your own homework.

What the price covers

  • Formation paperwork handled
  • A year of agent service is part of the price

What works

  • Agent covered in year one
  • Then $99 per year
  • $199 to form

What to weigh

  • It does not file the Annual List of Managers or Managing Members and State Business License Application/Renewal for you
  • The EIN application is $99 extra
Visit Nevada Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Top of the class

3. Registered Agent NV.org: best for a second Nevada choice

Focused on Nevada$199 to open, $99 a year after year one

Third goes to Registered Agent NV.org, since forming the Nevada LLC runs $199 with the agent covered in year one, and the agent renews at $99.

Filing the Annual List of Managers or Managing Members and State Business License Application/Renewal every year is your own homework.

It lists the same prices as Nevada Registered Agent.co.

What the price covers

  • Formation paperwork handled
  • A year of agent service is part of the price

What works

  • $199 to form
  • Agent covered in year one
  • Then $99 per year

What to weigh

  • It does not file the Annual List of Managers or Managing Members and State Business License Application/Renewal for you
  • The EIN application is $99 extra
Visit Registered Agent NV.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

All the prices in one table

#ServiceFirst yearFrom year twoThree-year total
1Mainstay Filing$199$199/yr$597Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Nevada Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit Nevada Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Registered Agent NV.org$199$99/yr$397Visit Registered Agent NV.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Taken from each company's price page on November 13, 2026. The $425 state fee is left out of the figures.

The tasks

  1. Task 1

    Name the company

    Your first assignment is a name search with the Nevada Secretary of State, so you do not file under something a neighbor already uses.

    If the first name fails, you want another ready.

  2. Task 2

    Settle who your registered agent will be

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. A commercial registered agent, a noncommercial agent (an individual or entity with a physical Nevada address), or the title of an office in the company itself. Anyone acting as agent for 10 or more companies has to register as a commercial agent.

    The address has to be a street address in Nevada. A P.O. box alone is not enough.

    This role comes with each recommended service.

    Source: Look it up at leg.state.nv.us; our reading dates from October 2026

  3. Task 3

    File on your own, or get help

    With no service the bill is the state's $425 and nothing else. Each of the recommended services adds $199 and does the paperwork for you.

  4. Task 4

    Work through the Articles of Organization

    Here is the key filing: the Articles of Organization goes to the Nevada Secretary of State with $425 (NRS 86.151), and that is what creates the company. Turnaround, according to the state: Online usually the same day at no extra cost.

    Source: Look it up at leg.state.nv.us; our reading dates from October 2026

  5. Task 5

    Order the LLC's federal tax number

    State approval first, IRS number second. This task is inside the Mainstay Filing package.

  6. Task 6

    Prepare the operating agreement

    Owners sign it to settle shares, voting and what happens when a member leaves. It is a private document and never gets filed.

  7. Task 7

    Handle Nevada's recurring filing

    Put the Annual List of Managers or Managing Members and State Business License Application/Renewal on your calendar: $350, every year, deadline last day of the LLC's anniversary month. A late one costs $175.

    Source: Look it up at nvsos.gov; our reading dates from October 2026

Nevada costs by task

ItemGoes toCost
Forming the LLCState agency$425
Recurring state reportState agency$350 every year
Late feeState agency$175
A filing service (optional)The service company$199 in the first year
State fees over years one to threeState agency$1,125
The state numbers are official Nevada fees, sourced below. The three-year line combines the filing fee, the reports in years two and three and any minimum tax.

Why Mainstay Filing is first

Assignments the price completes makes up 31% of the grade, and that is where got ahead in Nevada.

Doing the Annual List of Managers or Managing Members and State Business License Application/Renewal for you outweighed the lower price under our weights.

Short answers

What does a Nevada LLC cost to start?

The state wants $425. Hire a service and add $199.

Which form creates the LLC?

Task 4 shows how to complete the Articles of Organization and where to send it: the Nevada Secretary of State.

Is a registered agent required?

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

How long does Nevada take to process the filing?

The state says Online usually the same day at no extra cost.

What does Nevada require each year?

Nevada asks for the Annual List of Managers or Managing Members and State Business License Application/Renewal every year at $350, and it gives the deadline as last day of the LLC's anniversary month.

Can I form the LLC without a service?

You may. File alone for $425 and line up a registered agent as well.

Which LLC service should a first-time founder use?

Mainstay Filing is first, Nevada Registered Agent.co and Registered Agent NV.org follow, and Mainstay Filing wins on assignments the price completes.

Reading list and sources

  1. Reading list entry for Nevada yearly filing: Annual list + license: fees: nvsos.gov, reread October 2026, the document behind these numbers.
  2. Reading list entry for Nevada report due date: leg.state.nv.us, reread August 2026, the document behind these numbers.
  3. Reading list entry for Nevada formation fee: Fees at formation, official source: nvsos.gov, reread October 2026, the document behind these numbers.
  4. Reading list entry for Nevada formation fee: Fees at formation, official source: leg.state.nv.us, reread October 2026, the document behind these numbers.
  5. Reading list entry for Nevada registered agent statute: leg.state.nv.us, reread October 2026, the document behind these numbers.
  6. Reading list entry for Processing, official source: bizhub.nv.gov, reread October 2026, the document behind these numbers.
  7. Mainstay Filing: Nevada service page, as seen on November 13, 2026
  8. Nevada Registered Agent.co: pricing page, as seen on November 13, 2026
  9. Registered Agent NV.org: pricing page, as seen on November 13, 2026