Nevada Secretary of State

Corporations and LLC filings are handled by the Department of Corporations (sometimes also referred to as the Corporation Division) of the Secretary of State, whose address is Capitol Building, 101 North Carson Street, Suite 3, Carson City, Nevada 89701-4786

Nevada Secretary of State, Department of Corporations, Corporation Division

Nevada has an unusual requirement, as stated on their website: "All corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships and limited partnerships registered in Nevada are required to obtain a Nevada Business License (NRS 364A). Contact the Nevada Department of Taxation for more information." Those who form a corporation should also realize that the initial filing fees payable upon filing, which start at $175, do not include the $165 filing fee which must accompany the list of officers, a report which is due very shortly after formation of a corporation ("pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 78.150, each Corporation... shall, on or before the first day of the second month after the filing of its articles of incorporation, and annually thereafter, file its list of officers, directors and resident agent.") As the foregoing quoted material implies, and as is apparent from examination of the list, this requirement of disclosure of information effectively negates anonymity for the participants in a Nevada corporation, at least where (as is usually the case) the officers and directors are the same persons as the stockholders of incorporation.

For matters not unique to Nevada, but common to many states, see common concerns.

The specific business functions of the Corporation Division include examination and filing of articles of incorporation, foreign corporation and limited liability company qualifications in the state and related documents, all in a timely manner, maintaining up-to-date information regarding business entities and their officers by utilizing Statement of Officers documents (reports filed by companies incorporated in the state or which qualify to do business in the state) and by making information available to the public concerning foreign name registration and foreign associations, responding to requests for information on the status or existence of business entities over the phone, through the mail and over the counter, maintaining proprietary control over and determining the availability of names for potential use by new business entities and pursuing and taking appropriate cancellation or suspension actions against non-complying companies.