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North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

To do business in Delaware, a corporation formed in North Carolina registers there on a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your North Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What North Carolina and Delaware each ask for

	North Carolina formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$10	$245 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sosnc.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	June 30
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How North Carolina companies register with Delaware

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

Will your North Carolina name work for Delaware?

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Your Delaware agent and the North Carolina one

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and North Carolina

Each year your corporation files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus Delaware comes to $299 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Delaware

An LLC formed in North Carolina files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Delaware into North Carolina

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

Questions North Carolina owners ask about Delaware

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for North Carolina corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want North Carolina's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Delaware?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to North Carolina and $125 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the North Carolina registered agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but North Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps North Carolina's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

North Carolina companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside North Carolina's filings.

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

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

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