Cabarrus County · county seat Concord
Cabarrus County business formation: LLCs, corporations and assumed names in Concord and beyond
NASCAR teams and motorsports fabrication shops, the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, and retail around Concord Mills. Your company is filed once with the NC Secretary of State ($125); a trade name is recorded with the Cabarrus County Register of Deeds for $26.
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.
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.
Your local license in Cabarrus County
Concord and Kannapolis do not sell general business licenses. Motorsports shops near the speedway and food businesses in Kannapolis deal with zoning and health permits instead.
Cities we see most
Concord · Kannapolis · Harrisburg · Mount Pleasant · Midland
What Cabarrus owners should know
- A corporation makes it simple to issue a few shares to key employees; record the issuance in the stock ledger.
- Sponsorship contracts often require a certificate of existence ($15).
- Calendar-year corporations owe the annual report by April 15 as well.
Worked example: A race-car fabrication shop in Concord incorporating to issue shares to two key employees
Entity: North Carolina corporation (G.S. Chapter 55)
| Corp USA Pro package | $349 |
| NC Secretary of State filing fee | $125 |
| Day-one total | $474 |
Next year: a corporate annual report due the 15th day of the fourth month after fiscal year end (April 15 for a calendar year). North Carolina cities no longer sell general privilege licenses, so there is no city business license line here; trade permits and zoning approvals are separate.
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.
Recording a Cabarrus County assumed business name
If you will trade under a name other than the exact legal name, North Carolina 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 filing covers the whole state. Cabarrus records assumed name certificates at the $26 recording fee.
- Cabarrus County Register of Deeds
- 65 Church Street S, Concord, NC 28025
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.
Cabarrus questions
Is a corporation's annual report cheaper than an LLC's in NC?
Yes. The corporate report is $25 on paper (less online), while the LLC report is $200.
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