Do you need a business license in Nevada? Every Nevada company does.
Every LLC and corporation formed in Nevada, renewed with its annual list, unless an exemption applies. A Nevada company needs it wherever its owners live: it's part of keeping a Nevada company in good standing.
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Nevada at a glance
- General licence
- YesNevada State Business License
- Run from abroad
- NeededEvery Nevada company
- Sales tax
- YesSeller's permit
- Federal licence
- NoneOnly regulated activities
Business licences in Nevada
What Nevada asks of a business, and what that means for one run from abroad.
Nevada State Business License Every LLC and corporation formed in Nevada, renewed with its annual list, unless an exemption applies. $200 a year for an LLC, $500 for a corporation. Issued by the Nevada Secretary of State. The official page.
If you run it from abroad. A Nevada company needs it wherever its owners live: it's part of keeping a Nevada company in good standing.
Sales tax. Seller's permit, from the Nevada Department of Taxation, once you have to collect Nevada's sales tax. Register.
Cities and counties. Nevada cities and counties issue their own licences on top of the state's.
Regulated work. Alcohol, food, health, finance, transport and the licensed professions bring their own federal or state licences, wherever you're based. The lookup below lists them.
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You need· 1
Nevada State Business License
Every LLC and corporation formed in Nevada, renewed with its annual list, unless an exemption applies.
$200 a year for an LLC, $500 for a corporationFrom the Nevada Secretary of State
You'll need later, if this happens· 1
A licence in a state you sell into a lot
Only Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, West Virginia reach a seller with no presence. Every other state doesn't.
Alaska: Alaska expects a licence if any part of your business happens in Alaska, so check before you sell there regularly. Hawaii: You need one once you have $100,000 of sales or 200 transactions with Hawaii customers in a year, even with no presence there. Washington: You need one once you have more than $100,000 a year of sales to Washington customers, even with no presence there. West Virginia: You need one once you have to collect West Virginia's sales tax, which for a remote seller starts at its sales threshold.
You don't need· 4
A city licence where you have no office
City and county licences are for businesses located there. A company run from abroad isn't located in a US city.
A seller's permit before you have to collect sales tax
A seller's permit is a sales tax registration, not a licence to sell. You need one in a state once you have to collect its tax.
A licence to form your company
Forming an LLC or corporation is a filing, not a licence. Your EIN is a tax number, not a licence either.
A general federal business licence
There isn't one. The US licenses specific activities, such as alcohol, firearms and broadcasting, not businesses in general.
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Nevada has a Nevada State Business License, from the Nevada Secretary of State. Every LLC and corporation formed in Nevada, renewed with its annual list, unless an exemption applies. It costs $200 a year for an LLC, $500 for a corporation.
A Nevada company needs it wherever its owners live: it's part of keeping a Nevada company in good standing.
Only once you have to collect Nevada's sales tax: when you have an office, staff or stock there, or your sales into Nevada pass its threshold. It's called a seller's permit, from the Nevada Department of Taxation.
Nevada cities and counties issue their own licences on top of the state's. A company with no office or staff in Nevada isn't located in any of them.
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