North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

Connecticut registers a corporation from North Carolina as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your North Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Carolina and Connecticut side by side

	North Carolina formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$385 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From North Carolina to Connecticut, step by step

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

Will your North Carolina name work for Connecticut?

We check your exact North Carolina name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Your Connecticut agent and the North Carolina one

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and North Carolina

Each year your corporation files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus Connecticut comes to $609 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Connecticut

An LLC formed in North Carolina files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in North Carolina

A corporation formed in Connecticut that registers with North Carolina files Form B-09 with $253 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions North Carolina owners ask about Connecticut

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Connecticut?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to North Carolina corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want North Carolina's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Connecticut?

$609 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to North Carolina and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but North Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps North Carolina's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

North Carolina companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside North Carolina's filings.

What does a Connecticut company file to register in North Carolina?

It files Form B-09 with $253 in state fees.

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