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Incorporate your Business in Nevada: C-Corporation, S-Corporation or LLC
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Incorporate your business in Nevada; Our Incorporation information is to help you with the small business startup process. The Nevada Incorporation info can help answer questions like "How do I form an LLC in Nevada?" or "What type of Incorporation entity should I be? An Nevada S-Corporation or an Nevada C-Corporation?" or "What are the requirements for an Nevada Corporation?" It's easy to set up an Nevada Corporation with our Incorporation Software. It has this and other Incorporation info right on the software. So once you know, your ready to go!
Corporate Name Endings
The name must not be the same, or deceptively similar to, the name of any corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, foreign corporation, foreign limited partnership, foreign limited liability company, or a name reserved for use of any other proposed corporation, unless written consent of the person or other entity for whom the name is reserved is filed with the articles. A name appearing to be that of a natural person and containing a given name or initials must not be used as a corporate name, except with an additional word such as "Incorporated," "Limited," "Inc.," "Ltd.," "Company," "Co.," "Corporation," "Corp.," or other word identifying it as not being the name of a natural person. If the name implies banking, trust, or insurance powers, prior approval of the banking superintendent or insurance commissioner is needed.
Corporation Requirements
  • Director Information
    • Minimum Number - One or more.
    • Residence Requirements - No provision.
    • Age Requirements - Directors must be a natural person at least 18 years of age.
    • Directors are not required to be listed in the articles of incorporation.

  • Officer Information
    • Officers are required to be listed in the articles of incorporation.

  • Stock Information
    • An increase in shares may cause an increase in initial filing fees.

  • Corporate Records
    • The articles of incorporation, bylaws, any amendments thereto certified by the Secretary of State, and a copy of the stock ledger, or statement of where it is kept, must be kept at the principal office of the corporation.
Tax and Fees
  • Annual Statements
    • Domestic and foreign corporations must file an Annual List of Officers, Directors and Agents by the last day of month in which the anniversary date of incorporation occurs. The filing fee is $85. However, the initial list of Officers and Directors, which must be filed within 60 days of the formation of the corporation, is $165. In addition, all foreign corporations doing business in the state of Nevada must publish a statement of its last calendar year's business in two issues of a newspaper published in the state by March 31st of each year.

  • Income Tax Rate
    • There is no income tax in Nevada.

  • S Corporation
    • There is no income tax in Nevada so S Corporation elections have no state impact.

  • License Requirements
    • Nevada requires most businesses to obtain a license and pay a fee if operating in the state. Please check with the state to make sure your business is complying with the license requirements for your particular profession.

For more information on taxes, visit: http://tax.state.nv.us

For additional or updated information, visit: http://sos.state.nv.us


Mailing Address:

Secretary of State
101 North Carson Street, Suite 3
Carson City, NV 89701-3714

Tel: (775) 684-5708
Fax: (775) 684-5725

 

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