We believe in North Carolina's economy, an informed citizenry, and your dream to create a business. The Business Registration Division will help you realize your dreams by providing the information and tools to register your business and stay compliant with the State of North Carolina.

Beware of companies “phishing” for unnecessary annual report fees and corporate information
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All Business Corporation Annual Reports Now to be filed directly with the Secretary of State’s Office on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the company’s fiscal year end.

Turn around time is the time it takes for us to receive, process, and return your document. Currently the turn-around time is 5-7 business days for regular documents.

Annual Report paper submissions are currently processed within 60 business days.

Applications for Administrative Reinstatements are currently being processed within 7-10 business days.

Did you receive a Notice of Grounds for Administrative Dissolution/Revocation?
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You can obtain Certificates of Existence for your company by ordering online at a cost of $10.
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The NC Secretary of State’s Office has been made aware of a misleading mailing targeting recently created North Carolina corporations, LLCs and other business entities
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