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LLC Annual Report North Carolina
An LLC annual report North Carolina filing is due April 15. The state fee is $200. ClearFormation tracks the due date, pre-fills the report, and files after you approve.
Annual report
+ $200 state fee
- Due-date tracking and email reminders
- Pre-filled report for your review
- Filed with the state after you approve
What is the North Carolina LLC annual report?
North Carolina requires the Annual Report every year. An LLC annual report North Carolina filing updates your addresses, registered agent, and managers with the North Carolina Secretary of State.
It is not a federal tax return, and it is not a city or county business license.
North Carolina also has a separate tax obligation (None for LLCs by default). That is not part of this report. An accountant or tax software handles it.
Who must file in North Carolina?
- LLCs formed in North Carolina
- LLCs formed elsewhere and registered to do business in North Carolina
You still file if nothing changed since the last report.
How to file your North Carolina LLC annual report
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Confirm you must file
- LLCs formed in North Carolina, and LLCs registered to do business there, both file.
- You still file if nothing changed.
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Gather the details
Have your file number, legal name, addresses, registered agent, and managers or members ready.
- 3
Confirm your North Carolina registered agent
- The report must list a registered agent with a street address in North Carolina.
- If your agent resigned, appoint a new one before you file.
- A resigned agent is the usual reason a report is rejected.
- 4
File and pay
- Submit the Annual Report to the North Carolina Secretary of State.
- Pay $200.
- ClearFormation pre-fills the report and files after you approve.
- 5
Save the confirmation
- Download the receipt and confirmation number.
- Banks and other states may ask for it.
File your North Carolina report
We track the due date, pre-fill the report, and file after you approve.
What happens if you miss it
Missing the deadline can add a late penalty on top of the report fee. The North Carolina Secretary of State can also mark the LLC not in good standing, and after enough missed reports it can dissolve the company.
Banks and other states can refuse to work with an LLC that is not in good standing.
After you file
Save the confirmation the day you file. Banks and other states may ask for it.
If someone needs official proof, order a certificate of good standing from North Carolina while the record is current.
The next report is due on the same date next year. Keep your North Carolina registered agent active so state mail still reaches you.
North Carolina annual report FAQs
Also for North Carolina: Form an LLC · Registered agent · Foreign qualification · Good standing