Minnesota

North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form B-09

Minnesota Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

To do business in North Carolina, a corporation formed in Minnesota registers there on Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division from your Minnesota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Minnesota and North Carolina each ask for

	Minnesota formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	December 31	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: 5 to 10 business days
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

From Minnesota to North Carolina, step by step

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

Your Minnesota name and North Carolina's rules

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

Agents: North Carolina and Minnesota

Minnesota and North Carolina both call it a registered agent. North Carolina papers come to us; Minnesota's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Minnesota

Each year your corporation files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus North Carolina comes to $174 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Minnesota files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Carolina company in Minnesota

A corporation formed in North Carolina that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $220 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to North Carolina

Does my Minnesota company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the North Carolina registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and North Carolina?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $25 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

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

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