Entity or EORin Nevada.
Most companies hiring in Nevada should start with an EOR through Teamed and only form an entity once headcount and payroll justify the ongoing cost.
At a glance
Nevada's tax and filing picture
Nevada charges no corporate income tax and no minimum franchise tax, though the franchise tax is calculated on gross receipts once a business does owe it. Forming a Nevada entity carries a registration fee. Those numbers matter less than the operational question: do you need a legal presence in Nevada right now, or do you need to hire one or two people fast.
- Corporate income tax
- 0%
- Minimum franchise tax
- $0
- Franchise tax basis
- gross receipts
- Formation / registration fee
- $75
The core tradeoff
What an entity actually buys you in Nevada
Setting up a Nevada entity gives you a legal presence, a bank account under your own name, and full control over benefits design and equity grants. It also means ongoing state filings, a registered agent, and the administrative weight of running payroll and compliance yourself, or paying someone to run it for you.
Nevada is genuinely cheap to keep on the books once formed, since there is no corporate income tax to file against and no minimum franchise tax to pay if your gross receipts stay under the threshold that triggers it. That makes Nevada one of the friendlier states for a standalone entity, but cheap upkeep still does not remove the setup work, the registered agent requirement, or the time it takes to get a payroll system and benefits plan running correctly.
An EOR skips all of that. Teamed becomes the legal employer of your Nevada hire, runs payroll and tax withholding correctly from day one, and you keep managing the person's actual work. You get someone employed correctly in days, not weeks.
Cost lens
Where the real dollars go
The Nevada formation fee itself is modest, and the state's lack of corporate income tax means your ongoing state tax bill can stay at zero. But formation fee and tax rate are not the full cost of owning an entity. You still need a registered agent, a payroll provider or in-house payroll admin, workers' compensation coverage, unemployment insurance registration, and someone accountable for filings staying current.
An EOR bundles all of that into one predictable monthly fee per employee. For a first Nevada hire or a small team you're still sizing, that bundled cost is usually lower than the sum of entity upkeep, even in a low-tax state like Nevada. The math flips as headcount grows, which is exactly what the crossover calculator is built to show you.
Before you commit
Sometimes an employer of record is the better fit
An EOR is sometimes the better answer, not a lesser one, especially for a small or still-changing headcount in Nevada or when you're testing whether the market is worth a permanent commitment. Talk to a member of the team about your specific hiring plan, or run the numbers yourself in the crossover calculator, since the right call depends on salaries and how long you intend to stay.
Contractors, employer of record and your own entity all run on one platform at Teamed, so moving between them later does not mean changing provider or re-onboarding anybody. Real HR and legal experts handle the work rather than a ticket queue.
Talk to a member of the team and we will tell you plainly which one suits where you are. If you would rather look at the numbers yourself first, the crossover calculator models it on local salaries and employer costs rather than on a headcount rule of thumb.
Who carries it
Your own entity, when it's time. We set it up, migrate you in, and hand it back intact.
Global Entity and Employment Operations, which we call GEMO, is how Teamed forms your company, registers it for tax and payroll, runs it month to month and keeps its filings current, across 100+ countries. You stay the employer. We do the work behind it.
In Nevada, that means Teamed can start you on EOR for your first hires, then form and hand over a clean Nevada entity, with registered agent, payroll, and filings already in order, once your headcount justifies owning it. We call this Global Entity and Employment Operations, which we call GEMO, and we run it across 100+ countries, so the same handover model works if Nevada is just one stop in a bigger hiring plan.
They set up our EU entity and moved hires across without missing a payroll.
Questions
Nevada entity and EOR questions
Does Nevada charge corporate income tax on an entity I set up there?
No. Nevada's corporate income tax rate is 0%, according to the Nevada Department of Taxation. That makes Nevada attractive for entity owners, though it does not remove the setup and compliance work of running payroll and benefits correctly.
Is there a minimum franchise tax I'd owe just for existing in Nevada?
Nevada's minimum franchise tax is $0, and where the franchise tax does apply, it's calculated on gross receipts rather than income. This keeps baseline upkeep low compared to states that charge a flat minimum tax regardless of activity.
How much does it cost to register an entity in Nevada?
The formation and registration fee with the Nevada Secretary of State is $75. That's the state filing cost alone; it doesn't include a registered agent, payroll setup, or the ongoing administrative time of keeping the entity compliant.
Should I use an EOR or form my own entity for a first Nevada hire?
For a first hire or a small team, an EOR like Teamed usually gets you compliant faster and cheaper than standing up an entity. Once you know your Nevada headcount is durable, forming an entity and handing off the EOR relationship, through a GEMO transition, tends to make more sense.
When does it make sense to switch from EOR to a Nevada entity?
It depends on your salaries, headcount, and how long you plan to keep hiring in Nevada, not on a fixed number of employees. Run your specifics through the crossover calculator or talk to a member of the team to see where your break-even point actually falls.
Where these figures come from
Sources
Tax and fee figures on this page come from the Nevada Department of Taxation and the Nevada Secretary of State forms and fees, with the formation fee corroborated by multiple independent formation services.
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