North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form 0012

North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

A corporation formed in North Carolina that wants to do business in Oklahoma files Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your North Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Carolina and Oklahoma side by side

	North Carolina formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$10	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

How North Carolina companies register with Oklahoma

We prepare and file Form 0012
It lists us as your Oklahoma registered agent, next to your North Carolina name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the North Carolina certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oklahoma approves it, the North Carolina company can do business there.

Will your North Carolina name work for Oklahoma?

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

Your Oklahoma agent and the North Carolina one

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

Staying in good standing in North Carolina and Oklahoma

Each year your corporation files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus Oklahoma comes to $184 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in North Carolina files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oklahoma into North Carolina

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

Questions North Carolina owners ask about Oklahoma

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want North Carolina's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Oklahoma?

$184 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to North Carolina and $10 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A North Carolina company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but North Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps North Carolina's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

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

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