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Corp USA North Carolina · The Tar Heel State

Corp USA North Carolina

Formation from $149 + state fee (LLC or Corporation $125)
Annual Report $149 + state fee · Registered Agent $199/year

Start my businessSee North Carolina fees & April 15 deadlines

Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits North Carolina filings for owners. We are not the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state and county charge passes through at the exact amount billed, and anyone can file directly with the Business Registration Division for no service fee.

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NC General Statutes 57D and 55 referencesState fees passed through at $0 markupA Corp USA company (corpusa.net)
Under the NC General Statutes

North Carolina rules that trip people up

North Carolina LLC: $125 state fee

Articles of Organization (Form L-01) cost $125 under G.S. 57D-1-22. Starter $149, Pro $349, Complete $479, plus the $125 at cost.

Check it: North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina corporation: $125 state fee

Articles of Incorporation (Form B-01) also cost $125 under G.S. 55-1-22. North Carolina has no newspaper publication step for new corporations or LLCs.

Check it: North Carolina General Statutes

Annual report: April 15

North Carolina LLCs file an annual report with the Secretary of State by April 15 every year, starting the year after formation (G.S. 57D-2-24). The state fee is $200, and filing online by card adds a $3 processing charge. Corporations owe their report by the 15th day of the fourth month after fiscal year end, which is April 15 for a calendar-year company (G.S. 55-16-22), at $25 on paper or less online.

Check it: NC Department of the Secretary of State

Assumed business names go to the county, not Raleigh

Doing business under any name other than the exact registered name requires an assumed business name certificate filed with the Register of Deeds in a county where you do business (G.S. 66-71.4). One county filing covers the whole state, up to five names fit on one certificate, and the recording fee is $26.

Check it: North Carolina General Statutes

Registered agent rules (G.S. 55D-30)

The agent must be an individual who lives in North Carolina, or a domestic or authorized foreign entity, and the agent's business office must be the same as the registered office. A commercial agent keeps your home address off the public record. Ours is $199 per year.

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Our process

Your North Carolina company, filed with the Secretary of State in three moves.

1

Choose LLC or corporation

Pick a package. Add an assumed business name if you will trade under a brand.

2

Answer a short questionnaire

Business name, people, North Carolina registered office. Progress saves automatically.

3

We file with the NC Secretary of State

You get the approved Articles by email plus a reminder before your first April 15 annual report.

Start my North Carolina LLC

Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits North Carolina filings for owners. We are not the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state and county charge passes through at the exact amount billed, and anyone can file directly with the Business Registration Division for no service fee.

Flat service fees

Three ways to form in North Carolina

plus the North Carolina state fee at cost ($125 for Articles of Organization or Articles of Incorporation). Optional corporate kit $129 plus shipping, charged at checkout only if you add it.

Starter

$149+ state fee

  • Articles filed with the NC Business Registration Division
  • Name availability check
  • Digital copy of the filed Articles
Start my Starter LLCCorporation: $274 all-in (incl. $125 state fee)

Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits North Carolina filings for owners. We are not the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state and county charge passes through at the exact amount billed, and anyone can file directly with the Business Registration Division for no service fee.

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Pro

$349+ state fee

  • Starter plus EIN
  • Operating agreement or bylaws
  • An April 15 annual report calendar
Start my Pro LLCCorporation: $474 all-in (incl. $125 state fee)

Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits North Carolina filings for owners. We are not the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state and county charge passes through at the exact amount billed, and anyone can file directly with the Business Registration Division for no service fee.

Complete

$479+ state fee

  • Pro plus first-year registered agent and organizational resolutions
Start my Complete LLCCorporation: $604 all-in (incl. $125 state fee)

Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits North Carolina filings for owners. We are not the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state and county charge passes through at the exact amount billed, and anyone can file directly with the Business Registration Division for no service fee.

Run your own North Carolina numbers

North Carolina first-year cost

State fees (at cost)

$125

Our service fee

$149

Add-ons

$0

Total before shipping

$274

Budget $200 (plus $3 online) for the first LLC annual report, due April 15 of the year after you form.

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Annual report due date check

LLC reports are due April 15 every year, starting the year after formation ($200, plus $3 online). Corporations file by the 15th day of the fourth month after fiscal year end. North Carolina charges no late penalty, but a report 60 days overdue can lead to administrative dissolution. We file it for $149 plus the state fee.

Assumed business name (DBA) checklist

G.S. 66-71.4 requires the certificate before you do business under the name. This is not legal advice.

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Guides

Field guides for North Carolina owners

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Asked by North Carolina owners

North Carolina LLC & Corporation Filing: questions

$125 to the Secretary of State for Articles of Organization. With Corp USA, Starter is $149 plus the $125 state fee, $274 in total.

Check it: North Carolina General Statutes

The LLC annual report is $200 a year to the state (plus $3 if paid online by card), due April 15. A registered agent is extra if you hire one.

Check it: NC Department of the Secretary of State

Yes. Every filing on this site can be made directly with the NC Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division, for the state fee alone. We charge a separate service fee to prepare and file it for you.

Check it: NC Department of the Secretary of State
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Start my North Carolina LLC

Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits North Carolina filings for owners. We are not the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state and county charge passes through at the exact amount billed, and anyone can file directly with the Business Registration Division for no service fee.