Nevada LLC Annual List and Business License: $350, Due by the Anniversary Month
Every Nevada LLC files an Annual List and renews its State Business License together, $350 a year, due on or before the last day of the anniversary month. Late means default, two penalties, and a road that ends in charter revocation.
Two items, one deadline, every year
Nevada runs LLC compliance through the Secretary of State, and it is built around a pair. The Annual List of Managers or Managing Members, $150, is due on or before the last day of the month in which the anniversary date of organization occurs each year, or the anniversary of an alternative due date if the Secretary of State allowed one. The State Business License renewal, $200 for an LLC, is submitted with the annual list, because entities that file an initial or annual list must obtain the license at the time of filing the list. Together they are $350, every year, on the same deadline. The cycle starts at formation: the Initial List, also $150, is filed when the Articles are filed, and the first license, $200, comes with it. An amended list filed within 60 days after the initial list is free. The Secretary of State mails a notice 90 days before the due date, but failure to receive it does not excuse a late penalty.
The recurring Nevada picture, in one table
| Item | Nevada rule | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Initial List, at formation | Filed at the time the Articles are filed | $150 |
| State Business License, at formation | Required before conducting business | $200 |
| Annual List | By the last day of the anniversary month, every year | $150 |
| Business License renewal | Submitted with the annual list | $200 |
| Late list | Company is in default and a penalty is added | $75 |
| Late license | $100 penalty for failure to obtain the license before conducting business, and $100 for a late renewal, in each case in addition to the fee | $100 |
| Reinstatement after revocation | Plus the list fee and the $75 penalty for each year or portion of a year of noncompliance | $300 |
Why the list and the license rise and fall together
Every Initial and Annual List carries a declaration under penalty of perjury that the company has complied with NRS Chapter 76, the State Business License chapter. The license statutes return the compliment: a company that fails to obtain the license, or to renew it on time, is deemed not to have complied with the annual list requirement and is subject to the default and revocation provisions. So there is no scenario where the license lapses but the list stays clean. They are one obligation wearing two price tags, $150 and $200, filed together in the anniversary month. One related rule sits outside the cycle: the LLC must keep its member and manager list, filed articles, and any operating agreement at its principal office in Nevada, or with a custodian of records whose name and street address are available at the registered office.
Default, revocation, and the point of no return
A company that refuses or neglects to file the list or pay its fee on time is in default, and the $75 penalty is added under NRS 86.272. Default has a hard end date. On the first day of the first anniversary of the month following the month in which the filing was required, a defaulting company's charter is revoked under NRS 86.274, its right to transact business in Nevada is forfeited, and its assets are held in trust under the statute's terms. Foreign LLCs face the parallel consequence: continued default leads to forfeiture of the right to transact business under NRS 86.5465. Nevada therefore gives you roughly a year of grace, priced at $75 plus $100 in penalties, before the entity itself is switched off. That is more forgiving than it first looks, and less forgiving than ignoring it, because revocation also starts the five-year clock described next.
Reinstatement, revival, and closing on purpose
Reinstatement under NRS 86.276 requires filing the delinquent list, and the statement required by NRS 86.264 if applicable, plus the registered agent information required by NRS 77.310 and the perjury declaration, and paying the list filing fee, the $75 penalty for each year or portion of a year the company failed to comply, any applicable statement fee, and a $300 reinstatement fee. Reinstatement is barred unless all delinquent fees and penalties are paid, and a charter that has been revoked for 5 consecutive years must not be reinstated at all. A granted reinstatement relates back, restoring the charter as if it had never been revoked. A company may also pursue renewal or revival of its charter under NRS 86.580 and 86.590 by filing the prescribed certificate, a current list, and the perjury declaration, and revival likewise relates back to the revocation date. Closing on purpose avoids all of this: file Articles of Dissolution with the Secretary of State for $100 once the company has determined to dissolve and wound up its affairs. Our dissolution guide covers the order of operations.
Sources, checked Nov 8, 2026
Nevada Legislature: NRS Chapter 86 (sections 86.151, 86.161, 86.171, 86.231, 86.241, 86.263, 86.272, 86.274, 86.276, 86.286, 86.531, 86.544, 86.5461, 86.548, and 86.561), NRS Chapter 76 on State Business Licenses, NRS Chapter 77 on registered agents, and NRS Chapter 363C on the Commerce Tax, all at leg.state.nv.us. Nevada Secretary of State: ORION, Nevada's Business Portal, at orion.nv.gov. Nevada Department of Taxation: Commerce Tax due date notice and Modified Business Tax FAQs at tax.nv.gov. Clark County Clerk and Eureka County Clerk: fictitious firm name fees and forms, at clarkcountynv.gov and eurekacountynv.gov.
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