North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form 50

North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

Oregon registers a corporation from North Carolina as a foreign corporation on Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your North Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Carolina vs Oregon: the paperwork

	North Carolina formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$10	$275 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed online with Oregon
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Oregon registered agent

How North Carolina companies register with Oregon

We prepare and file Form 50
It names us as your Oregon registered agent, with your North Carolina name and formation date. If Oregon wants the North Carolina certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oregon approves it, the North Carolina company can do business there.

Your North Carolina name and Oregon's rules

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

Agents: Oregon and North Carolina

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

Staying in good standing in North Carolina and Oregon

Each year your corporation files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus Oregon comes to $449 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Oregon

An LLC formed in North Carolina files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oregon into North Carolina

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

Common questions: North Carolina to Oregon

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Oregon?

Yes, once a North Carolina business operates there; Oregon law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Oregon issues one to North Carolina corporations once the form is approved.

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

$474 at checkout; Oregon may also want North Carolina's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Oregon?

$449 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to North Carolina and $275 to Oregon for the yearly reports.

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

Yes, but North Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Oregon's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps North Carolina's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

North Carolina companies leave by filing a Foreign Corporation Amendment/Withdrawal; until then, Oregon's report stays due alongside North Carolina's filings.

What does an Oregon company file to register in North Carolina?

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

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