One requirement for maintaining a Limited Liability Company (LLC), Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), Limited Liability Partnership (LLLP), or corporation in North Carolina is filing an Annual Report. The Report confirms and updates the company’s information each year with the North Carolina Secretary of State.
Who Needs to File an Annual Report?
Domestic and foreign corporations, LLCs, LLPs, and LLLPs are required to file an annual report each year after the year the company was formed.
What is Needed to File a North Carolina Annual Report?
You can file your Corporation, LLP, LLLP, and LLC Annual Report online or by mail. To file online, visit the North Carolina Secretary of State’s website; otherwise, you can download and complete the Annual Report.
The report asks for information such as:
- Legal name of the business
- Contact information for the North Carolina Registered Agent
- Nature of the business
- Name and address of the officers, directors, members, and/or managers
Processing is immediate when filing online or 7-10 business days when filing by mail.
North Carolina Annual Report Fee
A corporation’s North Carolina Annual Report filing fee is $20, and a Limited Liability Company is $200.
Annual Report Due Date
The due date of the Annual Report varies based on the type of business entity.
Corporations: Annual Reports for North Carolina corporations are due by the 15th day of the fourth month after the end of the Corporation’s taxable year. Most Corporations use the calendar year as their taxable year, meaning the end of their taxable year is December 31st. For example, if your Corporation was formed on January 1, 2025, and the end of the taxable year is December 31st, the due date for the first Biennial Statement will be April 15th, 2026.
LLCs/LLPs/LLLPs: Annual Reports for North Carolina LLCs/LLPs/LLLPs are due by April 15th. The first annual report isn’t due until the year following formation. For example, if your LLC was formed on April 1, 2024, the first Annual Report will be due April 15th, 2025.
The Secretary of State’s office emails a reminder before the Annual Report due date. Even though a reminder is sent, it’s important to make an additional reminder for yourself should you not receive it.
North Carolina Annual Report FAQs
My business made little or no money. Do I still have to file the North Carolina Annual Report?
Even if your corporation or LLC received no income or business activity, the Annual Report still needs to be filed.
What happens if you don’t file the Annual Report on time?
While there are no late fee penalties for a late Annual Report, the North Carolina Secretary of State will send a Notice for Grounds for Administrative Dissolution or Revocation. The state will administratively dissolve the entity if the report isn’t filed within 60 days of this notice.
North Carolina Secretary of State Contact Information
North Carolina Secretary of State
Corporations Division
PO Box 29525
Raleigh, NC 27626-0525
