File your North Carolina annual report
North Carolina charges $200 for an LLC annual report, paid to the North Carolina Secretary of State. Annual report, due April 15 of each year after formation. Verified on August 4, 2026. We don't currently file in North Carolina. You can file directly with the NC Secretary of State.
Source: North Carolina Secretary of State. Checked August 4, 2026.
We don't currently file in North Carolina. You can file directly with the NC Secretary of State: NC Secretary of State, file an annual report
How much is the North Carolina annual report?
$200, paid to the North Carolina Secretary of State.
- North Carolina government fee
- $200
- Filed with
- North Carolina Secretary of State
What does forming an LLC in North Carolina cost?
North Carolina charges $125 to register an LLC. Forming an LLC in North Carolina covers what the state wants and what it costs.
What else does North Carolina require of an LLC?
North Carolina requires an annual report ($200 to the state) and a registered agent at all times, plus sales tax registration if you sell taxable goods.
Sales tax registration
Free from the state, and only if you sell taxable goods. More on North Carolina reseller permits.
Registered agent
Every North Carolina LLC has to name one. It can be you at no cost if you have a street address in the state.
Trade name, if you use one
North Carolina registers trade names at the county level, so there is no single state fee.
What else do people ask about the North Carolina annual report?
$200, paid to the North Carolina Secretary of State. We don't currently file in North Carolina. You can file directly with the NC Secretary of State.
Late consequences are set by North Carolina and range from a penalty to administrative dissolution, which means the state stops recognising your company until you fix it. The cost of being late is always higher than the cost of the report, and reinstatement is a separate filing with its own fee. The North Carolina Secretary of State publishes the current penalty.
The report is about the company existing, not about what it earned. A dormant LLC with no revenue owes the same report as a busy one for as long as it is registered. If you are done with the company, dissolving it is what stops the obligation.
Other North Carolina filings
What other states charge
Government fees on this page are paid to the North Carolina Secretary of State. Fees are taken from each state's official fee schedule, last checked August 4, 2026. States change them without much warning, and your exact total is recalculated at checkout from the same table. FastBusinessFiling is a filing service, not a law firm or an accounting firm, and does not give legal or tax advice. You can file any of this yourself directly with North Carolina.
