Arizona

North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form B-09

Arizona Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

North Carolina registers a corporation from Arizona as a foreign corporation on Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division from your Arizona records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Arizona and North Carolina each ask for

	Arizona formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Anniversary date of incorporation	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How Arizona companies register with North Carolina

We prepare and file Form B-09
It names us as your North Carolina registered agent, with your Arizona name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Arizona certificate, it is ordered first. Once North Carolina approves it, the Arizona company can do business there.

Will your Arizona name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Your North Carolina agent and the Arizona one

North Carolina calls it a registered agent; Arizona says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Arizona; ours takes North Carolina's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Arizona and North Carolina

Each year your corporation files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arizona plus North Carolina comes to $219 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Arizona files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: North Carolina into Arizona

A corporation formed in North Carolina that registers with Arizona files Form C018 with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Arizona to North Carolina

Does my Arizona company need to register in North Carolina?

Yes, once an Arizona business operates there; North Carolina registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: North Carolina issues one to Arizona corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register an Arizona corporation in North Carolina?

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for Arizona's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and North Carolina?

$219 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Arizona and $25 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers North Carolina for year one.

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Arizona's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Arizona companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Arizona's filings.

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