Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

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

Oklahoma and North Carolina side by side

	Oklahoma formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Oklahoma 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	Oklahoma: online	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	oklahoma.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due		15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How Oklahoma companies register with North Carolina

We prepare and file Form B-09
It lists us as your North Carolina registered agent, next to your Oklahoma name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Oklahoma certificate, it is ordered first. Once North Carolina approves it, the Oklahoma company can do business there.

Will your Oklahoma name work for North Carolina?

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

Your North Carolina agent and the Oklahoma one

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

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Oklahoma

Oklahoma has no annual report for corporations; North Carolina wants the Annual Report every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

The other way: North Carolina into Oklahoma

A corporation formed in North Carolina that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0012 with $312 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Oklahoma owners ask about North Carolina

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the North Carolina registration cost?

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Oklahoma'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 Oklahoma's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and North Carolina?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Oklahoma yearly report and North Carolina's report ($25).

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Oklahoma keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25), and Oklahoma has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

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

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