Nebraska Certificate of Authority / Corporation application
The Nebraska corporation and nonprofit certificate of authority applications
A foreign business corporation asks for its Nebraska certificate of authority on the Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business, which costs $100 online, and a foreign nonprofit corporation uses a sister form at $25. Both want an authenticated home certificate issued in the last 60 days, plus a list of officers and directors, and we prepare either for $199.
The corporate applications at a glance
- Corporation form
- Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business
- Nonprofit form
- Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (Non-Profit Corporations)
- Corporation price
- $100 online, $110 in the office
- Nonprofit price
- $25 online, $30 in the office
- Home paper
- Authenticated certificate issued in the last 60 days
- Report cycle
- Corporation in even years; nonprofit in odd years
The corporation form's contents
The form carries name; fictitious name; state of incorporation; date of incorporation; period of duration; principal office; registered agent; registered office; effective date; signature, printed name and title. The date of incorporation and the duration have separate boxes, and the registered agent and the registered office each have a block, with room for a post office box beside the street address.
The roster of officers and directors
Unlike the LLC form, this one demands a roster naming officers and directors, each with a street address, set out in two columns of six lines. Copy the page when there are more names. The roster is public once filed.
Authenticated proof from home
The home official who keeps the corporate records must authenticate the certificate of existence, or an equivalent paper. The form sets an age limit of 60 days and says the articles of incorporation, even certified, do not take the certificate's place.
When the name is not available
A corporation whose name cannot be used in Nebraska may adopt a fictitious name for use here. The board passes a resolution, the secretary signs it, and the chosen name includes incorporated, corporation, limited or an abbreviation of one.
Who signs the form
The form names its signer as the chairperson of the board, the president or one of the officers, with the printed name and title beside the signature. Before the corporation exists or has directors, an incorporator signs, and where a receiver or trustee has charge, that fiduciary signs.
The nonprofit sister form
A foreign nonprofit applies on its own form, which cites Neb. Rev. Stat. 21-19,148. Beyond the common items it asks for a certificate of good standing issued in the last 60 days, the corporate type, which is public benefit, mutual benefit or religious, and whether the corporation has members. It costs $25 online.
What these filings cost in Nebraska
| Filing | Portal | Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Nonprofit certificate of authority | $25 | $30 |
| Corporation certificate of authority | $100 | $110 |
| Amendment | $25 | $30 |
| Certificate of withdrawal | $25 | $30 |
| New agent or office | $25 | $30 |
Once the certificate issues
The corporation reports every second year, in even years. The report is the biennial occupation tax report, due March 1, and the nonprofit reports in odd years with the LLCs.
When the certificate is revoked
These entities, unlike a foreign LLC, can ask to be reinstated. They file an application, a report and $30 by mail or in person, because online filing is not offered for it.
Filling in the roster
Enter each officer's name and title and each director's name, with a street address for each. Use the same titles as the minute book and the latest annual report at home. A mismatch would sit in the public record.
A fictitious name in practice
Suppose Nebraska finds a corporation's name too close to another entity. The board adopts a resolution naming the substitute, the secretary signs it, and the resolution travels with the application. The substitute is used only in Nebraska.
How we prepare a corporate application
Confirm profit or nonprofit
The answer sets the form.
Collect the roster
Names and street addresses.
Settle the name
Or the substitute name and its resolution.
Order the home paper
Issued in the last 60 days.
An officer signs
We deliver the finished page.
We submit it
Through the portal or at the counter.
Timing the home certificate
Ask for the certificate only when the roster and the signer are settled, so that its date stays well inside the 60-day limit.
What the two forms share
Both corporate forms ask for the name, where and when the entity was incorporated, how long it will last, the principal office, the agent and registered office, a signature and a roster. They differ in the home paper's name and in the nonprofit's extra questions about type and members.
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.
Corporate application questions
Must officers be listed?
Yes, with street addresses.
Is the nonprofit price lower?
Yes, $25 online against $100.
Can a corporation reinstate?
Yes, by mail or in person.
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 Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business, foreign corporation
- Nebraska Application for Certificate of Authority, foreign nonprofit corporation
- Nebraska Secretary of State, annual and biennial reporting
- Nebraska Secretary of State, reinstatement information
Need a Nebraska certificate of authority?
Give us the entity type and we arrange the form, the home paper and the agent.