Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

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

What Kentucky and North Carolina each ask for

	Kentucky formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	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	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	On or before June 30	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How Kentucky companies register with North Carolina

We prepare and file Form B-09
It names us as your North Carolina registered agent, with your Kentucky name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Kentucky certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Kentucky corporation is registered with North Carolina.

Will your Kentucky name work for North Carolina?

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

Your North Carolina agent and the Kentucky one

Kentucky and North Carolina both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Kentucky; ours takes North Carolina's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Kentucky

Each year your corporation files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus North Carolina comes to $189 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Kentucky files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Carolina company in Kentucky

A corporation formed in North Carolina that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no North Carolina certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kentucky to North Carolina

Does my Kentucky company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Kentucky corporation in North Carolina?

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Kentucky's Certificate of Existence, 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 Kentucky's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and North Carolina?

$189 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $25 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kentucky registered agent stays, and ours covers North Carolina for year one.

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

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

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