Updated August 10, 2026. Quick answer. Forming an LLC in Nebraska costs $100 filed electronically; $110 filed in writing; plus $10 for a certificate to file, and an ongoing report requirement ($25 filed electronically / $30 in writing, BIENNIAL (odd-numbered years only)). Five-year total: At least $175 over five years — one or more components (commonly the franchise/minimum tax) is unverified, so treat this as a floor, not a total.
Same question in other states: How Much Does an LLC Cost in Rhode Island?, How Much Does an LLC Cost in South Carolina? and How Much Does an LLC Cost in South Dakota?
What it actually costs
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Formation filing fee | $100 filed electronically; $110 filed in writing; plus $10 for a certificate |
| Annual/biennial report | $25 filed electronically / $30 in writing, BIENNIAL (odd-numbered years only) |
| Franchise / minimum tax | not verified |
| Publication requirement | REQUIRED – notice of organization published three successive weeks in a legal newspaper of general circulation near the designated office, with proof of publication filed with the Secretary of State |
Five-year cost of ownership: At least $175 over five years — one or more components (commonly the franchise/minimum tax) is unverified, so treat this as a floor, not a total. Publication cost is excluded from this figure — it’s county-driven where it applies, not state-driven, so a single number would be wrong for most filers.
The trap worth knowing before you file
Biennial report: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=21-125. Publication: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=21-193. Formation: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=21-117. AGENCY-VS-STATUTE COMPARISON NOT POSSIBLE: the Nebraska SOS fee-schedule pages 404’d, so the statute’s amounts stand uncorroborated by the agency’s own schedule.
Source
Neb. Rev. Stat. ss. 21-192(1)(a) and (1), 21-125(a),(c), 21-193(1),(3). Read 2026-08-06 from statute. Formation-service sites were not used as a source for this figure.
Once the LLC exists, an operating agreement is what actually runs it
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If the LLC already exists somewhere else
Everything above prices forming a new Nebraska LLC. A company that already exists in another state does not have to be dissolved and re-formed: Nebraska takes it in as the same legal entity by the route its own code captions domestication, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-179(a), and the entity-law filing fee for it is $30 — a separate filing from the formation costs above. Going the other way, a Nebraska LLC may leave for another US state under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-179(b). Either way the move needs both ends to allow it — the state being left as well as the state being joined — which is where most published advice goes wrong.
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What letting it lapse costs in Nebraska. The catch-up bill is only half the story — in Nebraska a $30 form inside five years; past that, a flat $500 and a sworn statement that coming back is not a fraud on the public. The figures, and the statute they come from, are on reinstating a Nebraska LLC.
Nebraska LLC Biennial Report: Odd-Year Window and 30-Day Correction Safe Harbor
Use these official filing checkpoints when reconciling the recurring-cost estimate on this page.
- Nebraska LLC biennial reports file between January 1 and April 1 of odd-numbered years.
- The first report uses the odd-numbered year after the formation or authorization year.
- A deficient report corrected within 30 days after notice is treated as timely.
Match the entity’s formation or registration record, filing mode, and current status to the controlling rule before submitting; use the official filing authority for the current interface.
Compare LLC reporting systems across all jurisdictions, then verify this state’s rule in the official source.
Moving an LLC you already own is a different question from what it costs to form a new one here: Nebraska’s statute calls the mechanism domestication, at Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-179(a). See how to move an LLC to Nebraska.
Looking for the annual-report due date and fee instead? See Nebraska LLC annual report.
Related: Nebraska’s registered agent requirements, including who can serve and what happens if you don’t have one.
Related: Nebraska’s LLC Certificate of Good Standing cost, including who issues it and how fast you can get one.