Nebraska LLC Cost

Documents you need

• Certificate of Organization — Creates the LLC; $100 online / $110 in-office (Neb. Rev. Stat. 21-192(1)(a)).
• Registered agent / designated office — The LLC maintains a designated office and an agent for service of process; the Secretary of State fee list includes 'Statement of Change (Designated office, registered agent/office) $30 (In-Office) / $25 (Online)'. The published Notice of Organization must show the name and street address of the LLC's initial agent for service of process (per section 21-117(b) information, via 21-193). Detailed agent-eligibility rules were not verified beyond this (see flags).
• Publication of Notice of Organization + proof filed with Secretary of State — Publish three successive weeks in a legal newspaper of general circulation near the designated office (Neb. Rev. Stat. 21-193(1)), then file proof of publication with the Secretary of State (21-193(3)); the Affidavit/Proof of Publication filing costs $25 online / $30 in-office.
• Biennial report — Due between January 1 and April 1 of each odd-numbered year; $25 electronic / $30 written (Neb. Rev. Stat. 21-192).

How forming works in Nebraska

1. Line up the agent: Registered agent / designated office — The LLC maintains a designated office and an agent for service of process; the Secretary of State fee list includes 'Statement of Change (Designated office, registered agent/office) $30 (In-Office) / $25 (Online)'. The published Notice of Organization must show the name and street address of the LLC's initial agent for service of process (per section 21-117(b) information, via 21-193). Detailed agent-eligibility rules were not verified beyond this (see flags).
2. File the Certificate of Organization with the Nebraska Secretary of State — the filing fee is $100 at the cheapest channel (file online at the official portal linked below).
3. Handle the filings due straight after formation: Publication of Notice of Organization (newspaper cost); Affidavit / Proof of Publication filing fee.

Annual report & ongoing costs

Nebraska requires a biennial report — fee $25.

Biennial reports for domestic and foreign LLCs are due in odd-numbered years by April 1 (filed between January 1 and April 1), delinquent June 16; failure to file by the delinquency date results in administrative dissolution.

This is a biennial (every two years) report, not an annual report. Fee per Neb. Rev. Stat. 21-192: $25 if submitted electronically, $30 if submitted in writing; fee_usd records the electronic fee. Due rule per the Secretary of State Annual/Biennial Reporting page.

After you form

1. Get the free EIN from the IRS, then open a business bank account so company and personal money stay separate.
2. Stay compliant: the biennial report costs $25 — diary the due date before you form.

• Employer Identification Number (EIN) — free from the IRS; a federal step that is the same in every state.

Nebraska tax pages

Once the LLC is formed, these pages work out what it keeps: Nebraska Tax Brackets · Nebraska Income Tax Calculator · Nebraska Paycheck Calculator.

Compare Nebraska with the rest of the country

Nebraska's first-year minimum of $125 sits in the full ranking of all 51 jurisdictions — the cheapest first year is Montana at $35 and the most expensive is California at $870.