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Starting an LLC in Nebraska: what you should know first
Filing a Nebraska LLC costs $100. The Biennial Report costs $25 every two years. Our pick is Mainstay Filing; $722 covers three years.
By kind of owner
- Side hustle
- Quiet-year cost: $224 in year 2 with Mainstay Filing, including the $0 state report in that year.
- Online business
- Required registered agent. The address has to be a Nebraska street address. A P.O. box can be added but not used alone.
- Startup
- Filing: Certificate of Organization with the Nebraska Secretary of State. Write the operating agreement before you open the bank account.
- First-time owner
- Report due: April 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Also in Nebraska
- Publication: a notice runs for three weeks in a local legal newspaper, then proof is filed for $25 online ($30 in office).
Questions
Best LLC formation service in Nebraska for a first-time owner?
Mainstay Filing: $299 in year 1 including the $100 filing fee, $224 in year 2.
Sources
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-117 (Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, RULLCA 201 — Formation; certificate of organization); filing fee set by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-192(1)(a) (multira state research spine): sos.nebraska.gov/sites/sos.nebraska.gov/files/doc/business-services/Corporations/Forms/CertificateOfOrganization.pdf, checked August 12, 2026
- Nebraska formation fee: Filing fee, official source read 2026-10-01: sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/forms-and-fee-information, checked October 1, 2026
- Nebraska formation fee: Filing fee, official source read 2026-10-01: nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=21-192, checked October 1, 2026
- Nebraska yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source read 2026-10-01: nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=21-125, checked October 1, 2026
- Nebraska yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source read 2026-10-01: sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/annualbiennial-reporting, checked October 1, 2026
- Nebraska other cost: Publication requirement, official source read 2026-10-01: nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=21-193, checked October 1, 2026
- Nebraska registered agent statute (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-113): nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=21-113, checked October 20, 2026