North Carolina

Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Minnesota

To do business in Minnesota, a corporation formed in North Carolina registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $220 in state fees. Minnesota may ask for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your North Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What North Carolina and Minnesota each ask for

	North Carolina formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Foreign Corporation or Cooperative Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$10	$220 at order (filing fee $200 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Renewal, $115, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	December 31
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How North Carolina companies register with Minnesota

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

Will your North Carolina name work for Minnesota?

We search Minnesota's records for North Carolina's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Minnesota agent and the North Carolina one

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

Yearly filings: Minnesota and North Carolina

Each year your corporation files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus Minnesota comes to $289 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Minnesota

An LLC formed in North Carolina files its own registration with Minnesota ($205 in state fees; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Minnesota company in North Carolina

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

Common questions: North Carolina to Minnesota

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a North Carolina business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Minnesota registration cost?

$419 at checkout; Minnesota may also want North Carolina's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days, plus time for North Carolina's certificate if Minnesota asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Minnesota?

$289 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to North Carolina and $115 to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A North Carolina company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Minnesota can add a penalty of $100 for each month and a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota corporation instead?

Yes, but North Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps North Carolina's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

North Carolina companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Corporation; until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside North Carolina's filings.

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