Start an LLC in Fernley, Nevada

Doing business in Fernley

Fernley, in Lyon County, is a fast growing city east of Reno with large distribution and manufacturing facilities nearby. Contractors and home service businesses are common first filings. Fernley sits where Interstate 80 meets U.S. 50A, and large distribution and manufacturing plants nearby employ many residents. New housing has brought demand for home services, food businesses and childcare, and the city licenses businesses inside its limits.

Fernley had 25,508 residents in 2024, the seventh largest city in Nevada by the Census Bureau's estimate, inside Lyon County (1,106 establishments and an average wage of $58,903 countywide). City hall is at 595 Silver Lace Blvd, Fernley, NV 89408. Sales tax inside Fernley is the Lyon County rate of 7.100 percent; Nevada cities do not levy a separate sales tax. The city holds 40.0 percent of Lyon County's 63,718 residents and 0.8 percent of all Nevadans. On a $1,000 taxable sale, the 7.100 percent rate adds $71.00.

Your LLC or corporation is filed with the Secretary of State, together with the initial list and the state business license. A business located in Fernley also needs a Fernley business license before it opens. A trade name is filed as a fictitious firm name with the Lyon County Clerk, not with the city.

Fernley City Hall and business license

Nevada cities license businesses located inside their limits. Apply to Fernley once the Secretary of State has filed your company, and bring the exact registered name, your state business license number and your sales tax permit if you sell taxable goods.

Sales tax in Fernley

Sales tax inside Fernley is 7.100%, the same as anywhere in Lyon County: the 6.85 percent state base plus the county's add-ons. Check the Department of Taxation's current return form before you price, because county rates can change.

Trade names go to the county clerk

A DBA in Nevada is a fictitious firm name certificate filed with the county clerk, not with Fernley and not with the Secretary of State (NRS 602.010). For Fernley that is the Lyon County Clerk (775-463-6501).