Nevada requires manager on Initial List (first year). After year 1, RA can be listed. Near-anonymous, not fully anonymous.
By Shafwan Ahmed, Operations & Fulfillment Lead, Anonymousllc.co
Under NRS § 86.263, every Nevada LLC must file an Initial List within 30 days of formation. This list must include the name and address of at least one manager or managing member. Unlike Wyoming, New Mexico, and Delaware - which require zero member/manager disclosure - Nevada has this one mandatory disclosure on the first filing.
\nAfter the first year, subsequent Annual Lists can list the registered agent as the manager. This means your personal name appears on Nevada records for approximately one year. From year 2 forward, only the RA\\\'s name appears. Some founders consider this acceptable. Others prefer Wyoming\\\'s zero-disclosure approach.
\nNevada is best described as near-anonymous rather than fully anonymous. For practical purposes, after year 1, public records show the RA\\\'s name - not yours. But the Initial List is a permanent public record. A determined searcher can find your name on the first-year filing. In Wyoming, there is no filing that ever contains your name.
\nSome advisors suggest using a manager-managed structure with a third-party manager for the Initial List. This is essentially a nominee arrangement - which Anonymousllc.co recommends against for the reasons detailed in our nominee services warning. The simpler solution: if full anonymity from day 1 matters, choose Wyoming instead.
The Initial List of Managers or Managing Members captures three data points for each manager: full legal name, a mailing address, and the office title held. It does not capture ownership percentages, capital contributions, or the identity of passive members. A single-member Nevada LLC that is manager-managed only needs to disclose the one manager, and that manager can be the beneficial owner or a person the owner designates. The filing is indexed by the Nevada Secretary of State and surfaces on the public SilverFlume business search, so anyone who knows the LLC name can pull the record for free.
This is the precise gap between Nevada and the three zero-disclosure states. Wyoming, New Mexico, and Delaware never publish a manager or member name on any state form. Nevada publishes exactly one name for exactly one filing cycle, then lets you substitute the registered agent going forward. Understanding that the exposure is narrow and time-limited is the key to deciding whether Nevada still fits your privacy goals.
When you form a Nevada LLC through Anonymousllc.co for $722 total ($297 service fee plus $425 in Nevada state fees), we prepare and file the Initial List within the 30-day statutory window so you never miss the deadline that triggers penalties and default. We walk you through your two honest options before filing: list yourself for year one and switch to the registered agent from year two onward, or list a manager you designate. We do not offer nominee managers, because a nominee who signs filings and holds apparent authority creates legal and control risks that outweigh the privacy benefit.
From the second Annual List forward, we list Anonymousllc.co as the manager of record, which removes your personal name from every future public filing. The Annual List is due each year by the last day of your formation anniversary month, and we track that date and file it as part of ongoing service so your near-anonymous status stays intact without you monitoring state deadlines.
No. The Initial List is a permanent public record. You can list the registered agent on every filing after year one, but the original document that carries your name stays in the Nevada archive indefinitely. If a filing that never contains your name is a hard requirement, Wyoming at $397 all-in is the better fit.
These are separate systems. The Nevada Initial List is a public state filing. The federal Beneficial Ownership Information report goes to FinCEN and is not public. Every LLC in every state must file BOI, so Nevada does not add a federal disclosure burden that Wyoming avoids.
Yes, when an asset protection attorney specifically cites Nevada case law for your situation. The one-year manager disclosure is a reasonable tradeoff for that depth of precedent. For most buyers who simply want privacy and low cost, Wyoming remains the stronger default.
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