North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form B-09

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

To do business in North Carolina, a corporation formed in Louisiana registers there on Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division using your Louisiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Louisiana and North Carolina each ask for

	Louisiana formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

From Louisiana to North Carolina, step by step

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

Will your Louisiana name work for North Carolina?

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

Agents: North Carolina and Louisiana

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

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus North Carolina comes to $204 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Louisiana files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Carolina company in Louisiana

A corporation formed in North Carolina that registers with Louisiana files Form 326 with $160 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Louisiana to North Carolina

Does my Louisiana company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and North Carolina?

$204 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $30 to Louisiana and $25 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

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

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