North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form B-09

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

To do business in North Carolina, a corporation formed in North Dakota registers there on Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division using your North Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What North Dakota and North Carolina each ask for

	North Dakota formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	August 1	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with North Carolina

We prepare and file Form B-09
It names us as your North Carolina registered agent, with your North Dakota name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the North Dakota certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your North Dakota corporation is registered with North Carolina.

Will your North Dakota name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Agents: North Carolina and North Dakota

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

Yearly filings: North Carolina and North Dakota

Each year your corporation files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus North Carolina comes to $199 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to North Carolina

An LLC formed in North Dakota files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Carolina company in North Dakota

A corporation formed in North Carolina that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $145 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions North Dakota owners ask about North Carolina

Does my North Dakota company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the North Carolina registration cost?

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for North Dakota's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and North Carolina?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to North Dakota and $25 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside North Dakota's filings.

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