Nebraska Certificate of Authority / Cost
What a Nebraska certificate of authority costs across its life
Nebraska charges $100 online for an LLC certificate of authority, with $10 added for the certificate, a corporation $100 and a nonprofit $25, with $25 for each later change. In the office every one of those is a little higher. We add $199, and checkout shows ours and the state's apart.
Getting the certificate
| Entity | Online | In the office |
|---|---|---|
| Nonprofit (profit-free corporation) | $25 | $30 |
| Corporation run for profit | $100 | $110 |
| LLC filing | $100 | $110 |
| LLC certificate line, added | $10 | $10 |
| Limited partnership registration | $110 | $110 |
For a limited partnership the extra certificate line is $10. Limited liability partnerships are on the schedule as well, and each gets a price at ordering.
Changing the certificate
| Filing | Online | In the office |
|---|---|---|
| Amending the certificate, any entity | $25 | $30 |
| New agent or new office | $25 | $30 |
| Statement of correction (LLC) | $25 | $30 |
| Agent statement of resignation, LLC | $30 | $30 |
| Agent statement of resignation, corporation | no fee | no fee |
| Name reservation, any entity | $30 | $30 |
A reservation holds the name for 120 days.
Keeping and ending the certificate
| Filing | Online | In the office |
|---|---|---|
| LLC notice of cancellation | $25 | $30 |
| Corporation or nonprofit certificate of withdrawal | $25 | $30 |
| Amending a filed LLC biennial report | $30 | $30 |
| Corporation reinstatement application | $30 | $30 |
| Late reinstatement after more than five years | $500 | $500 |
The reinstatement figures apply to corporations and nonprofits only, since a foreign LLC cannot reinstate.
The line the schedule calls the certificate
On the LLC line the schedule shows $110 for the counter and $100 for the portal, followed by $10 for the certificate. Taken at its word, the portal route totals $110 and the counter route $120. The total gets confirmed again when we file.
Worked totals
| Scenario | State total | Made up of |
|---|---|---|
| LLC arrives, online | $110 | $100 + $10 |
| LLC arrives and leaves, online | $135 | $100 + $10 + $25 |
| LLC arrives, changes agent once | $135 | $100 + $10 + $25 |
| LLC arrives and leaves in the office | $150 | $110 + $10 + $30 |
| Corporation arrives and leaves, online | $125 | $100 + $25 |
| Nonprofit arrives and leaves, online | $50 | $25 + $25 |
| Name held, then LLC arrives | $130 | $30 + $100 |
Why revocation costs more than it looks
A missed report costs the authority itself. A foreign LLC has to buy a new certificate of authority, which is $110 online with the certificate line, and it needs a new original certificate of existence from home. A corporation that has been inactive over 5 years pays $500 to reinstate, with past biennial fees and interest possibly extra.
Amending a filed biennial report
Amending or correcting a filed LLC biennial report is $30 for each report year, on its own form.
Card and ACH charges after the system change
When the new online filing system opens, fees are paid at submission. A credit card adds $1.75 plus 2.49 percent, and ACH adds $1.75. Those amounts are the office's processing charges and sit apart from the state's filing charge.
Leaving, by entity
An LLC cancels with a notice and a corporation or nonprofit withdraws with a certificate, each $25 online or $30 at the counter. Getting and leaving online therefore comes to $135 for an LLC; a corporation pays $125 and a nonprofit $50.
What our fee covers
In return for $199 we choose the Nebraska form that fits your entity, fill it in, review the home paper, vet the agent and office, obtain the signature and send the filing in. You can use our Nebraska agent service or name your own on the order. The fee is ours alone and never lowers a state charge. The self-filing page shows what you would do yourself.
What is not on the schedule
The schedule prints only what the Secretary of State collects. It does not include the cost of the home-state certificate, an agent's fee, tax filings, or a certificate of good standing from Nebraska, which is ordered through the public search. Add the home-state charge to your plan, because every foreign entity has one.
Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year
$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Cost questions
Is the online rate always lower?
Yes. The office rate is higher on every line; on small filings it is $30 against $25.
What does it cost to amend a filed biennial report?
$30 for each report year.
Does the new system change the fee?
It adds card and ACH processing charges.
The cost in two parts
Get my Nebraska authority
Nebraska
$199
+ the Nebraska fee for your entity
- The Nebraska application for your entity type, built from what you tell us
- A check of your home paper against what that application requires
- Your agent and office in Nebraska, from us or chosen by you
- The completed record, returned to you
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
Filed online, Nebraska's charge is $100 for an LLC, $100 for a corporation or $25 for a nonprofit, shown on its own line. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Sources
- Nebraska Secretary of State, forms and fee information
- Nebraska Registration of Foreign Limited Partnership
- Nebraska Secretary of State, name procedures
- Nebraska amendment or correction to LLC biennial report
- Nebraska Secretary of State, reinstatement information
- Nebraska Secretary of State, annual and biennial reporting
- Nebraska Secretary of State, new online business filing system
Need a Nebraska certificate of authority?
Give us the entity type and we arrange the form, the home paper and the agent.