North Carolina

Foreign registration · no form number

North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

A corporation formed in North Carolina that wants to do business in Nebraska files an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your North Carolina records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

What North Carolina and Nebraska each ask for

	North Carolina formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$10	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

How North Carolina companies register with Nebraska

Order the North Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from North Carolina separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the North Carolina certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, next to your North Carolina name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The North Carolina certificate comes first; then the Nebraska filing goes in. After approval, your North Carolina corporation is registered with Nebraska.

Nebraska costs for North Carolina companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Existence, paid to North Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, North Carolina certificate included	$319

Your North Carolina name and Nebraska's rules

If Nebraska's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the North Carolina company. We search Nebraska's records for North Carolina's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Nebraska and North Carolina

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; North Carolina says registered agent. Nebraska papers come to us; North Carolina's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Nebraska and North Carolina

North Carolina wants the Annual Report every year ($25); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Nebraska

An LLC formed in North Carolina files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Nebraska into North Carolina

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

Common questions: North Carolina to Nebraska

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$309 at checkout plus $10 to North Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $319 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), North Carolina's report ($25) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

A North Carolina company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska accept my North Carolina name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its North Carolina name at home.

Can I form a new Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but North Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps North Carolina's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

North Carolina companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside North Carolina's filings.

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