Corporation formation
Form a Corporation in Nevada: Articles of Incorporation
To form a Nevada corporation, file Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State. The fee depends on the total value of authorized shares: $75 up to $75,000, $175 up to $200,000, $275 up to $500,000, $375 up to $1,000,000, then $275 per additional $500,000 (NRS 78.760). Add the $150 initial list and the $500 business license. We file from $149 plus the state fees.
Nevada fees re-checked against the Nevada Revised Statutes: November 12, 2026
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Nevada filings for owners. We are not the Nevada Secretary of State, and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
- Filed with the Nevada Secretary of State
- We track your Nevada annual list
- Cited to the Nevada Revised Statutes
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Form a Corporation in Nevada: Articles of Incorporation: the Nevada specifics
Fee by authorized share value
$75 for $75,000 or less; $175 over $75,000 to $200,000; $275 to $500,000; $375 to $1,000,000; $275 for each additional $500,000 or fraction; maximum $35,000. Shares without par value are counted at $1 each.
Source: NRS 78.760Annual list scales the same way
The initial list is $150. Each annual list costs $150 at $75,000 or less of share value, $200 to $200,000, $300 to $500,000, $400 to $1,000,000, plus $275 per additional $500,000, up to $11,125 (NRS 78.150).
Source: NRS 78.150Corporate business license
Corporations pay $500 for the state business license, renewed each year with the annual list (NRS 76.100).
Source: NRS 76.100Optional corporate kit ($79)
A Nevada LLC or corporation keeps its liability shield only while it acts like a separate company: its own bank account, its own signed records and decisions made in its own name. A kit with an embosser seal, membership or stock certificates and a binder gives those records one home. A kit is not a guarantee of liability protection and not legal advice.
Source: NRS 78.760Annual list and business license: due every anniversary month
Every Nevada LLC and corporation files an initial list of managers or officers when it forms, then an annual list by the last day of the month in which its formation anniversary falls (NRS 86.263; NRS 78.150). The LLC list is $150; a corporation's list starts at $150 and rises with the value of its authorized shares. The $200 state business license, $500 for a corporation, renews with the list (NRS 76.100). So an LLC's yearly state cost is $350.
Source: NRS 86.263The $500 corporate business license
Corporations pay $500 for the state business license instead of the $200 LLC rate, and renew it every year with the annual list (NRS 76.100). That makes the minimum yearly state cost for a Nevada corporation $650.
Source: NRS 76.100
No corporate income tax
Nevada does not tax corporate income. Corporations with Nevada gross revenue above $4,000,000 file the Commerce Tax return (NRS 363C.200).
Source: NRS 363C.200
Form a Corporation in Nevada: Articles of Incorporation: questions
Keep total share value at $75,000 or less to stay at the $75 articles fee and $150 list. For example, 75,000 shares at $0.001 par is $75 of value.
Source: NRS 78.760No. The Commerce Tax applies only above $4,000,000 of Nevada gross revenue.
Source: NRS 363C.200At the lowest share value, $150 for the list plus $500 for the business license, $650.
Source: NRS 78.150Yes. Corp USA prepares and submits your Nevada filing with the Secretary of State for you. The official state fees are passed through at cost, with our service fee shown separately at checkout, so you never have to work through the state's system yourself.
Source: Nevada Secretary of StateReady when you are, Nevada.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Nevada filings for owners. We are not the Nevada Secretary of State, and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.