NORTH CAROLINA CORPORATIONS DIVISION

North Carolina CORPORATE FORMS (INCLUDING CHANGE OF REGISTERED AGENT)

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North Carolina ANNUAL REPORT FILING INFORMATION

According to G.S. 55-16-22(c), business corporation annual reports eligible to be delivered to the Secretary of Revenue are "due by the due date for filing the corporation's income and franchise tax returns. An extension of time to file a return is an extension of time to file an annual report." At the option of the filer, an annual report may be filed directly with the Secretary of State in electronic form. An annual report required to be delivered to the Secretary of State is due by the fifteenth day of the third month following the close of the corporation’s fiscal year.

Insurance companies subject to Chapter 58 must file their annual report directly with the Department of the Secretary of State and the due date for those reports is the fifteenth day of the third month following the close of the insurance company's fiscal year.

You may file online at the Secretary of State’s website at:

http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/corporations/soskb/arentry.asp

You may file a paper copy; you will submit the report and the fee directly to the Department of Revenue, along with the tax return. You can download a pre-populated annual report form from our website.

North Carolina ANNUAL REPORT FILING FEES AND DUE DATES

Corporation	April 15th $22.00
Limited Liability Company	April 15th $200.00

North Carolina ANNUAL REPORT FILING PENALTIES

Failure to file the Annual Report form will result in the administrative dissolution or revocation of the entity.

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