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Nevada · State Record Search Guide

Nevada business search, the $350 fine print.

Nevada sells itself as the low-tax haven, and the registry at the Secretary of State shows where that story gets expensive: every LLC owes an Annual List at $150 plus a State Business License renewal at $200, $350 a year, due by the end of its anniversary month. Miss it and the record reads Default, then Revoked, and after five revoked years, Permanently Revoked, a status with no way back.

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Checking a name for your new company? We search the state record properly, with the near-misses that cause rejections.

Doors into the same record

Search the way that matches what you already know

1 · By entity name

Drop the designator: "Acme Holdings" returns more than "Acme Holdings LLC". The state search matches from the start of the name, so lead with the first word, and remember sound-alike spellings are separate records. Have us run the name check →

2 · By entity number

Nevada assigns a permanent entity number at filing. An exact-match search on it pulls one record with its list and license history, which is where the haven marketing meets the actual ledger. Verify an exact entity with us →

3 · Through the registered agent

Every Nevada entity names a registered agent on the public record, which is how process servers, and the curious, find companies. It is also why founders who value privacy put a professional agent there instead of themselves. See how agents appear on the record →

4 · What the record shows you

Status, principal address, registered agent, and the filing history, including the original formation documents. Public, free, and current, which is exactly why counterparties will read yours before they sign.

The haven with a meter

Default is the warning, Permanently Revoked is forever

ACTIVECurrent on both halves of the annual bill: the $150 Annual List and the $200 license renewal, due by the end of the anniversary month.
DEFAULTThe deadline passed and a $175 late penalty attached. The record reads Default until the list, license, and penalty are paid.
REVOKEDThe default stood and the state pulled the charter. Reinstatement works for five years; the meter of missed fees runs the whole time.
PERM. REVOKEDFive years of Revoked and the entity is gone for good. No filing undoes this row; the name and history stay behind as a warning.
VOL. DISSOLVEDClosed on purpose with the ledger settled, which in Nevada is the only cheap way out.

The Annual List is $150 and the State Business License renewal is $200, both due by the last day of the anniversary month, $350 in all for an LLC. A miss adds a $175 penalty and Default status, continued silence brings Revoked, and five years of Revoked becomes Permanently Revoked, which no filing reverses. The haven is real. So is the meter.

The search is step one

What you found decides what you do next

Your name is taken

Clear so far is not the same as available. Run a proper availability check against Nevada’s crowded index, then file the Nevada LLC while it is clean.

Your company shows Default

Pay the list, license, and penalty before Revoked starts a five-year countdown you cannot pause, then put the anniversary month on a calendar that watches itself.

You are vetting a counterparty

Match the legal name on your contract to the record exactly, confirm standing the day you sign, and read the filing history. For anything with money on it, order a certificate of standing, the state-sealed version of "they are real."

The bargain that billed annually

He moved for the taxes, and met the fees

A Las Vegas consultant who now reads the whole fee schedule before the pitch
I registered in Nevada for the tax story and stopped reading after the word zero. The registry read further: an Annual List, a license renewal, $350 every year, and a $175 penalty for the month I assumed it was all automatic. Default status, in public, over paperwork I did not know existed. Nevada has no income tax. It does have a subscription.
Consultant, Las VegasReads the whole fee schedule now, and files early
Default clearedMeter understoodRenewals automated

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Is "Silver State Logistics" taken in Nevada?

Three near-matches, one active, one in Default, one Permanently Revoked whose name lingers on the index. Nevada’s registry is crowded with look-alikes, so a proper availability check sorts what is truly available before you commit. Trademark screening included.

What does my Nevada LLC actually owe every year?

$350: the $150 Annual List plus the $200 State Business License renewal, both due by the last day of your anniversary month. Miss it and a $175 penalty lands with Default status. Both halves sit on my calendar as one filing, prepared ahead.

The company I am vetting shows Revoked for three years. Should I care about the five-year rule?

Very much: at five years Revoked becomes Permanently Revoked, and no filing reverses that. If they matter to you, they need reinstatement now, which means every missed list, license, and penalty since. Make it their precondition; I will confirm the record when it clears.
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Frequently asked

Nevada Business Search questions.

What is the Nevada Secretary of State business search?

It is the public Nevada database where anyone can look up a registered entity’s name, status, registered agent, and filing history. You use it to check name availability, confirm standing, or research a company. We run Nevada searches for you and interpret what the results mean for your plans.

How do I search for a business in Nevada?

You search the Nevada record online by name or by the entity’s number. Results show status and basic details but not everything, ownership details can stay private. We run the Nevada search and explain what it does and does not reveal about a given entity.

Can I check if a business name is available in Nevada?

Yes, the search is the first step: you look for existing Nevada entities with the same or a similar name, including defaulted and revoked ones still holding their names, though availability finally depends on the state’s naming rules. We do a proper Nevada availability check before you commit to a name and branding.

How do I confirm a company is in good standing in Nevada?

The record shows the ladder, Active, Default, Revoked, Permanently Revoked, but for official confirmation third parties want a Certificate of Good Standing. We can pull the Nevada status and order that certificate when you need authoritative proof for a deal or lender.

What does a Nevada business owe the state each year?

For an LLC, $350: a $150 Annual List and a $200 State Business License renewal, due together by the last day of the anniversary month. A miss adds a $175 penalty and Default status, silence brings Revoked, and five revoked years become Permanently Revoked, which nothing reverses. We treat it as one watched deadline.

Why can’t I find my own business in the Nevada search?

Common reasons: it was just filed and not yet indexed, the name is slightly different, or missed lists ended in revocation and the entity dropped from default results. We check the Nevada record, confirm your status, and fix anything, like a Default needing curing, that is keeping you from appearing correctly.

How do I find out who owns an LLC in Nevada?

Sometimes you can, sometimes you cannot. Nevada’s Annual List names managers or managing members, so someone appears on the record, but the full ownership behind them does not have to. If privacy matters for your own filing, structure plus identity & privacy is how founders stay unlisted.

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