Everything you need to register a foreign LLC in Nebraska.
State filing fee$110one-time
Registered agent$125/yearbased on Northwest RA
Total, all in$535
Nebraska data last reviewed Aug 15, 2026 · sos.nebraska.govTotals include the $110 filing fee once, Northwest RA at $125/year, and Nebraska recurring state costs over the selected period. The report fee is biennial and counted per filing due. Excludes one-time newspaper publication ($40 to $250 by county).
Nebraska data last reviewed Aug 15, 2026 · sos.nebraska.gov
Formation in Nebraska
Formation fee
$100
Annual cost
$25 biennial
State income tax
Income tax up to 5.84%
Privacy
Low
Nebraska requires publication of a Notice of Organization in a legal newspaper for 3 consecutive weeks, followed by filing proof of publication with the SOS. This is mandatory and adds $70-$280 to Year 1 costs depending on county.
What triggers foreign qualification in Nebraska?
Physical office or place of business
Employees working in the state
Important to know
Publication in a legal newspaper is required for three consecutive weeks, costing roughly $100, and it sits outside the headline filing fee.
The report is biennial, not annual, at $25 online and $30 by paper.
Activities that do NOT require registration in Nebraska
The following activities are explicitly carved out by statute. On their own, they do not require a foreign LLC to register in Nebraska.
Maintaining, defending, or settling an action or proceeding
Carrying on any activity concerning internal affairs, including holding meetings of members or managers
Maintaining accounts in financial institutions
Maintaining transfer, exchange, or registration offices for the company's own securities, or trustees or depositories for them
Selling through independent contractors
Soliciting or obtaining orders, by mail, electronic means, employees, or agents, if the orders require acceptance outside Nebraska to become contracts
Creating or acquiring debts, mortgages, or security interests in real or personal property
Securing or collecting debts, or enforcing security interests in the property securing them, and holding, protecting, or maintaining property acquired that way
Conducting an isolated transaction completed within 30 days that is not one of a series of similar transactions
Transacting business in interstate commerce
Under Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 21-157. Nebraska has NO property-ownership safe harbor, and subsection (b) reverses it: owning income-producing real or tangible personal property in Nebraska DOES constitute transacting business.