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FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions For Nevada
Name Endings
1. Can I use my name as my corporation name?
If a name is natural person it must use a designator like Incorporated or Inc at the end of the name.
2. Can I use BANK as my corporation name?
If the name implies banking, trust, financial, mortgage or insurance, prior approval of the banking
superintendent or insurance commissioner is needed.
3. Can I use LTD for my Limited Liability Company name?
Yes. The name of an LLC can end with Limited Liability Company, Limited Company, LLC or LTD.
4. Can I Reserve a name for my new company?
Yes. The name reservation lasts for 90 days.
Article Requirements
1. How many Directors and Officers do I need for my Corporation?
The minimum number is one. You can be listed as all four.
2. Can I have as many shares of stocks as I want?
An increase in shares may cause an increase in initial filing fees. For stocks issued for less than
$75,000, the cost of the articles of incorporation will stay at $75.
3. Do I need to publish my articles in a local newspaper?
Every year, a Foreign Filing, whether or not they actually did business in Nevada, is required to publish
a statement of its last calendar year's business in a Nevada newspaper. This statement may be
published anytime between January 1st and March 31st. Keep the proof of publication in your files.
$100 per month fine, and not authorized to transact business in Nevada.
4. What is the difference between a Manager and a Member for an LLC?
You can only list one or the other on your articles of organization. Managers are employees of the
company and members are owners. A Manager may be an owner.
5. Who is the Incorporator or Organizer?
IncSmart.biz and the filers are the Incorporators and Organizers for your new entity. It is the person
that completes and signs the articles and submits them to the Secretary of State. The Incorporator's
and Organizer's duties and title end after filing.
Taxes and Fees
1. Does Nevada have annual fees and reports?
Nevada's Initial list is due before the end of the second month after the Article's have been filed with
the Secretary of State. The Fee for the Initial list is $125. The annual list is due at the same date the
following year.
2. Does a Nevada company file state taxes?
There are no state taxes in Nevada.
Compliance Requirements
1. Will Nevada require me to have a local bank account?
Nevada does not require a local bank account to run your business from the state.
2. Does Nevada require me a local business address?
Nevada Articles of Incorporation does not ask for an address.
3. What are the Nevada annual maintenance fees?
Filing Process
1. What is the process to file a new company in Nevada?
The Nevada Secretary of State averages around two (2) weeks to file new articles. They also have an
expedite service that can reduce your time to less than 48 hours.
Nevada Order Forms
01. Nevada Corporation
02. Nevada Limited Liability Company
03. Nevada Doing Business As (DBA)
04. Nevada Annual Report
05. Nevada UCC Statement
06. Nevada Foreign Qualification
07. Nevada Mail Forwarding Service
08. Nevada Bookkeeping Service
09. Nevada Amendment
10. Nevada Publication
11. Nevada Name Reservation
WARNING - MAIL FROM INCORP AND LAUGHLIN ASSOCIATES IN NEVADA MAY BE SLAMMING. IT
LOOKS LIKE AN OFFICIAL NEVADA NOTICE, BUT IT'S NOT. If you have been a victim of slamming,
please call the Nevada Attorney General's office at 702-486-3194. Deceiving corporations into
changing Registered Agents is illegal, and can be costly to the corporations as well.
1. Can I use my name as my corporation name?
If a name is natural person it must use a designator like Incorporated or Inc at the end of the name.
2. Can I use BANK as my corporation name?
If the name implies banking, trust, financial, mortgage or insurance, prior approval of the banking
superintendent or insurance commissioner is needed.
3. Can I use LTD for my Limited Liability Company name?
Yes. The name of an LLC can end with Limited Liability Company, Limited Company, LLC or LTD.
4. Can I Reserve a name for my new company?
Yes. The name reservation lasts for 90 days.
Article Requirements
1. How many Directors and Officers do I need for my Corporation?
The minimum number is one. You can be listed as all four.
2. Can I have as many shares of stocks as I want?
An increase in shares may cause an increase in initial filing fees. For stocks issued for less than
$75,000, the cost of the articles of incorporation will stay at $75.
3. Do I need to publish my articles in a local newspaper?
Every year, a Foreign Filing, whether or not they actually did business in Nevada, is required to publish
a statement of its last calendar year's business in a Nevada newspaper. This statement may be
published anytime between January 1st and March 31st. Keep the proof of publication in your files.
$100 per month fine, and not authorized to transact business in Nevada.
4. What is the difference between a Manager and a Member for an LLC?
You can only list one or the other on your articles of organization. Managers are employees of the
company and members are owners. A Manager may be an owner.
5. Who is the Incorporator or Organizer?
IncSmart.biz and the filers are the Incorporators and Organizers for your new entity. It is the person
that completes and signs the articles and submits them to the Secretary of State. The Incorporator's
and Organizer's duties and title end after filing.
Taxes and Fees
1. Does Nevada have annual fees and reports?
Nevada's Initial list is due before the end of the second month after the Article's have been filed with
the Secretary of State. The Fee for the Initial list is $125. The annual list is due at the same date the
following year.
2. Does a Nevada company file state taxes?
There are no state taxes in Nevada.
Compliance Requirements
1. Will Nevada require me to have a local bank account?
Nevada does not require a local bank account to run your business from the state.
2. Does Nevada require me a local business address?
Nevada Articles of Incorporation does not ask for an address.
3. What are the Nevada annual maintenance fees?
- Pay Annual Report on anniversary of Filing Date
- Pay Annual Registered Agent Fees
- Pay Federal Taxes - No State Taxes in Nevada
Filing Process
1. What is the process to file a new company in Nevada?
- Choose a Name for your LLC or Corporation
- File your Articles with the Nevada Secretary of State
- File your Initial Report with the Nevada Secretary of State - Due After Articles
- Order your Tax ID Number
- Order your State Business License
- Receive copy of documents by email and originals by US Post
- Open a business checking account
The Nevada Secretary of State averages around two (2) weeks to file new articles. They also have an
expedite service that can reduce your time to less than 48 hours.
Nevada Order Forms
01. Nevada Corporation
02. Nevada Limited Liability Company
03. Nevada Doing Business As (DBA)
04. Nevada Annual Report
05. Nevada UCC Statement
06. Nevada Foreign Qualification
07. Nevada Mail Forwarding Service
08. Nevada Bookkeeping Service
09. Nevada Amendment
10. Nevada Publication
11. Nevada Name Reservation
WARNING - MAIL FROM INCORP AND LAUGHLIN ASSOCIATES IN NEVADA MAY BE SLAMMING. IT
LOOKS LIKE AN OFFICIAL NEVADA NOTICE, BUT IT'S NOT. If you have been a victim of slamming,
please call the Nevada Attorney General's office at 702-486-3194. Deceiving corporations into
changing Registered Agents is illegal, and can be costly to the corporations as well.
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