Nevada Accounting & Tax Compliance Roadmap
Use this roadmap to find the official government websites commonly used for Nevada payroll, employment taxes, information returns, sales tax, and business registrations. Select a step to open the appropriate agency website.
Not every registration or filing applies to every business. Requirements depend on the company’s activities, employees, legal structure, revenue, and filing schedule.
Business Accounting Records
Start with accurate bookkeeping, payroll records, employee and contractor information, sales records, and current registration details.
1. Federal Payroll & Information Returns
Employees and contractorsEFTPS — Pay Federal Payroll Taxes
Pay federal income-tax withholding and employer and employee Social Security and Medicare tax deposits.
Making the tax deposit does not file Form 941 or Form 940. Open official website ↗IRS — File Forms 941 and 940
Review official electronic filing options for quarterly employment-tax returns and the annual federal unemployment return.
Open official website ↗SSA Business Services Online — File W-2 and W-3
Submit annual employee wage reports and applicable corrections through Social Security’s business filing system.
Open official website ↗IRS IRIS — File Information Returns
File applicable information returns, including Form 1099-NEC for reportable nonemployee compensation.
Open official website ↗2. Nevada Payroll
Separate state filingsNevada Unemployment Insurance — NUI ESS
File Nevada unemployment contribution and wage reports and pay applicable state unemployment taxes.
Open official website ↗My Nevada Tax — Modified Business Tax
File the separate Nevada Modified Business Tax return and pay any balance due.
Nevada unemployment and Modified Business Tax are separate filings and separate payments. Open official website ↗Nevada New Hire Reporting
Report newly hired and rehired employees when the employer or payroll provider is responsible for submitting the report.
Confirm whether the client’s payroll provider already completes new-hire reporting before submitting a duplicate report. Open official website ↗3. Sales Tax & Business Registrations
When they applyMy Nevada Tax — Sales and Use Tax
Manage applicable Nevada sales-and-use-tax registrations, returns, account information, and payments.
Open official website ↗Nevada Commerce Tax
Review Nevada Commerce Tax requirements when a business has more than $4 million of Nevada gross revenue during the state fiscal year.
Open official website ↗Nevada SilverFlume
Access Nevada Secretary of State records, state business-license information, annual lists, and entity filings.
This link now forwards to Orion, Nevada’s new business portal that is replacing SilverFlume. Open official website ↗Payments and Returns Are Separate
Paying a tax does not necessarily file the related tax return. Federal payroll-tax deposits and Forms 941/940 are separate actions. Nevada unemployment and Modified Business Tax are also filed and paid through separate systems. Always confirm the client’s registration, filing frequency, deposit schedule, and responsible party.
Information to Have Ready
- Legal business name
- EIN
- Nevada entity number
- Payroll account numbers
- Sales-tax permit or account number
- Employee wage records
- Contractor payment records
- Prior returns and payment confirmations
- Notices received from government agencies
- Current filing frequencies and deadlines
Official links and requirements should be verified before filing. ARP Accountants provides accounting and administrative support and does not provide legal advice. Agency links checked October 11, 2026.
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