For a living trust, Nevada cost depends on the structure, not a fixed tariff: companies and accounts under the trust, the drafting and the trustee's yearly work. We publish the set-up fee for a standard trust in Nevada on this page; annual administration, event-based work and third-party charges are quoted after we review your case.
The set-up fee for a Nevada (USA) trust is shown under the key facts. The other groups of cost depend on the structure and are quoted after we review your case.
Set-up
Structure design and onboarding checks
Trust deed drafting by the law firm
Trustee acceptance and account opening
Ongoing
Annual trustee fee
Accounting, minutes and records
Reporting to authorities
Third party
Bank and custodian charges
Tax and legal advice in other countries
Registry or stamp duty where it applies
Key facts
Perpetuity period
NRS 111.1031: nonvested interests are valid if they vest within 365 years[2]
Asset protection rule
NRS 166.170: creditor challenges are time-limited; clear and convincing proof[1]
Trustee requirement
NRS 166.015: a settlor-beneficiary trust needs a Nevada-based trustee[1]
Numbers in brackets point to the Sources list at the end of this page.
Set-up fee
Standard trust
USD 12,500
Trust set-up in Nevada (USA): the fee is fixed for the standard scope listed below.
Includes
Client onboarding, KYC and due diligence
Structure design
Trust deed drafted through a partner law firm
Acceptance of trusteeship by a local partner trustee, coordinated by One Pacific Trust
Filing of any registration the law requires
Excludes
Government fees, initial and annual (passed through at cost)
Stamp duty
Holding or underlying companies
Bank account opening
Tax advice in other countries
Annual trustee, administration and event fees (quoted separately)
VAT or GST where applicable
This fee includes the local partner trustee's acceptance fee as agreed with One Pacific Trust.
Set-up fees shown are One Pacific Trust fees in US dollars for the standard scope described, before government, registry, bank and other third-party charges, which are passed through at cost or billed to you directly.
Annual administration, event-based work and anything outside the standard scope are quoted after we review your case.
A published fee is not an offer and is not tax or legal advice; the terms that apply are those set out in writing when you engage us.
Set-up costs: what they cover
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Before a Nevada trust holds a single asset, someone has to onboard you, shape the structure and draft the papers. Set-up cost pays for that work and for nothing after it.
A revocable living trust you can undo is priced differently from an irrevocable trust, where we coordinate the papers and reporting and the trustee decides under the deed. A quote for one cannot be set beside a quote for the other.
The set-up fee shown on this page covers the standard scope. Ongoing administration, work tied to events and outside charges are quoted once we review your case.
Every figure in a quote comes from the trustee’s written terms or from your lawyer, and any state charge is set by the state.
Expect a set-up quote to split along these lines:
Onboarding: identity checks and a review of where the money came from.
Structure design, worked out with your own lawyer.
Drafting of the trust instrument and your letter of wishes by a lawyer.
The trustee’s acceptance of office.
A holding company beneath the trust, if the plan includes one.
Ask for the lines one by one. A single bundled number hides the part that moves with your facts.
Timing matters as much as size, and the steps in order show when each cost falls due.
Ongoing trustee and administration costs
Once the trust is signed and funded, the trustee works for it each year: meetings, resolutions, accounts and records make up the core of that work.
Where the settlor will also benefit, NRS 166.015 asks for a trustee based in Nevada. That role carries its own yearly line in the quote.
Over a long-lived trust the yearly work can outweigh the set-up. Ask for it as its own line and compare it year against year.
Typical yearly items are:
The trustee’s fee for acting, plus a charge for each decision it minutes.
Accounts for the trust and for any company it owns.
Reporting that the trustee or a bank must file, which your adviser confirms for your case.
A review with you whenever the family or the assets change.
Our coordination fee is shown on its own line, separate from the trustee’s fee, so you can see who charges for what.
Third-party costs
Some charges never reach us or the trustee. They go to other parties and rise or fall with your choices.
Your own lawyer and tax adviser. Work done in your home country is billed apart from work done in Nevada.
State charges. The authorities set these, and the written terms list the ones that apply.
Bank charges. Opening and running accounts for the trust or for a company beneath it.
Valuations and certified copies. Needed for private shares, property or papers issued abroad.
Translations. Needed whenever a document is not in English.
Against the legal and trustee work these items are usually small. Left unbudgeted, they can still hold up a start.
Ask your lawyer to list them early. The short answers say who pays what in a sentence or two.
A dated list helps later, because you can hold it against the final invoices.
Yearly tax reporting your adviser expects is a further yearly item; the tax and reporting page outlines it.
What changes the total
Two Nevada trusts can end up with very different totals. The assets you put in matter most, so read this section by asset type.
Cash and listed securities: the least work, because values are easy to see and banks already know the routine.
Shares in a private company: the trustee needs company papers, a valuation and a view on who runs the company.
Real estate: title documents, local advisers and sometimes a separate holding company.
Digital or art assets: custody and valuation questions that need specialist input.
Assets in several countries: several sets of local advisers and filings.
The more categories a trust holds, the more the trustee has to record and report each year.
Drafting also moves the total. Every special clause, protector or trust adviser adds legal hours, and a trust meant to run for generations needs a plan for who takes over as trustee or adviser.
Tell us which assets you expect to transfer and whether a holding company is involved. Those two answers shift a quote more than anything else.
How to get a quote
Our quote is not binding. It lists each cost line with the assumptions behind it, and it changes when your facts change.
Write to us with your country of residence, the assets you expect to move and who is to benefit. We answer with the questions that matter and a list of papers to gather.
Cost depends on the structure more than on Nevada. Companies and accounts, assets, drafting and the trustee's yearly work drive most of it. The set-up fee for a standard trust is listed on this page. Annual administration, event work and third-party costs are quoted after we review your case.
What do I pay for when I set up a trust in Nevada?
Set-up covers onboarding and design, the trust instrument and letter of wishes, the trustee's acceptance and any holding company. Yearly administration and bank charges come afterwards. The written terms list every item before you commit to anything, so you can compare one line against another.
Are there ongoing costs for a trust in Nevada?
Yes. The trustee meets, resolves, keeps accounts and files reports every year, and over a long-lived trust those charges can exceed the set-up. Bank charges come on top. Each one appears as its own line in the quote. Ask for them early.
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Setting up, the law and tax
What happens, step by step, when you set up an offshore trust?
First agree the purpose and who should benefit. Your lawyer drafts the deed under the chosen law while the trustee checks identity and the source of the assets. After signing, the assets move into the trustee’s name and are recorded. The guide shows each stage in more detail.
Usually the owner transfers the shares or membership interest to the trustee under the deed, after checking the company’s own documents and any consent a lender or partner must give. The trustee then holds the interest and the company carries on. Company, tax and local law checks come first, so involve your lawyer.
Yes, in the places whose law provides for them. A trust needs a lawful purpose, a valid deed under its governing law, and taxes and reporting dealt with where the people involved live. It cannot be used to hide assets, defeat existing creditors or evade tax. A trustee will refuse a trust whose purpose or funding it cannot confirm.
It depends on where the settlor, the beneficiaries, the trustee and the assets are, and on the law that governs the trust. Many countries tax trust income or distributions in the hands of the people they treat as owners or recipients, and exchange account data under international reporting rules. We do not give tax advice, so ask your own adviser before you sign.
How long does it take to appoint a Hong Kong trustee?
Time depends mostly on how quickly documents arrive and on checks by banks and registries outside our control, so we do not promise a date. Once you apply, the client portal shows each step and what is outstanding, and a 30-minute call sets out what to prepare first.
The cost depends on the structure, the places and assets involved, how many parties the trustee must check, and how much work the trust needs each year. We publish the set-up fee for each place; annual administration and event-based work are quoted after we review your case. Banking, legal and registry charges outside our control can add to it.
A trustee can borrow only if the deed and the governing law allow it. A lender will usually ask to see the deed, the trustee’s authority and the purpose of the loan. Some deeds limit borrowing or need a protector’s consent. Ask a lawyer before approaching a lender.
What is asset management, and is it what a trustee does?
Asset management means running investments for a client, usually under a licence. A trustee does something different: it holds the assets, checks instructions against the deed, approves distributions and keeps the record. A bank or licensed manager that the deed allows for can run the investments.
Hong Kong
Singapore
BVI
Jersey
