North Carolina annual reports were due April 15. If yours wasn't filed, your LLC is now non-compliant and at risk of administrative dissolution. I can fix this today — for a flat $299 that includes the state filing fee.
When the NC Secretary of State dissolves your business, your LLC loses its liability protection — meaning your personal assets are exposed. You also lose the right to use your business name, and reinstatement requires additional fees and paperwork. The longer you wait, the more it costs to fix.
If you voluntarily dissolved your NC LLC with an effective date before April 15, you generally do not need to file an annual report for that year. Under NC GS § 57D-2-24(b), the annual report obligation runs only until the effective date of your articles of dissolution.
One nuance: it’s the effective date the state put on your dissolution filing that matters, not when you submitted the paperwork. If your dissolution was filed but processed with an effective date after April 15, the system may still mark the entity as non-compliant. Confirm directly with the NC Secretary of State if you’re uncertain.
If your LLC was administratively dissolved (not voluntarily) before April 15 and you want to reinstate, that’s a different process. Full walkthrough of the timeline, costs, and dissolution-before-April-15 rule.
No portal navigation. No guessing what information is required. You book, we talk, I file.
Pay $299 when you book. That locks in your spot and covers the state filing fee.
On the call I collect everything needed. I submit your annual report the same day — usually within hours.
You receive official email confirmation directly from the NC Secretary of State. Your LLC is back in good standing.
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The North Carolina state filing fee is $200 for LLCs, LLPs, and LLLPs, and $25 for business corporations. PLLCs and nonprofit corporations are not required to file an annual report. This service charges a flat $299 that includes the $200 state fee plus done-for-you preparation and submission.
North Carolina annual reports are due April 15 every year for LLCs, corporations, LLPs, and LLLPs. Reports filed after April 15 are considered late, and the business is marked non-compliant by the Secretary of State.
If you miss the April 15 deadline, the NC Secretary of State marks your business as non-compliant. After approximately 60 days, your LLC or corporation can be administratively dissolved — meaning it loses its legal standing, LLC liability protection, and ability to operate under its name.
To reinstate an administratively dissolved NC LLC, you must file an Application for Reinstatement with the NC Secretary of State, pay all delinquent annual report fees, and pay a reinstatement fee. The cost and complexity grow the longer you wait, so filing the missed annual report before dissolution is the simpler path.
No. In North Carolina, business corporations, LLCs, LLPs, and LLLPs must file an annual report by April 15. Professional LLCs (PLLCs) and nonprofit corporations are exempt from the Secretary of State annual report requirement, though they may have other licensing obligations.
The $299 flat fee includes the $200 state filing fee paid directly to the NC Secretary of State, a 15-minute intake call to gather your business information, the actual submission of your annual report, and any address, registered agent, or officer updates at no additional charge. You receive official confirmation directly from the state when it's done.
Filing happens the same day as our 15-minute call. The NC Secretary of State processes online submissions within 1–2 business days. You receive an official confirmation email directly from the state once the filing is accepted.
Yes — you can file directly at sosnc.gov. This service exists for business owners who would rather have it handled correctly and quickly than navigate the state portal themselves, especially when they are already past the April 15 deadline and the dissolution clock is running.
Yes. The NC annual report includes fields to update your business address, registered agent, and officer information. Any changes are covered during the 15-minute intake call and submitted with the report at no additional charge.
No. Missing the April 15 deadline does not immediately dissolve your LLC. The NC Secretary of State first issues a Notice of Grounds for Administrative Dissolution, and your LLC then has approximately 60 days from that notice to file the missing report and stay in good standing. For most non-compliant entities the practical hard deadline lands around mid-June. Administrative dissolution happens only after that 60-day window closes without filing.
No. North Carolina does not charge a late penalty for annual reports filed after April 15. You still owe the standard state fee — $200 for LLCs, LLPs, and LLLPs, or $25 for business corporations. What changes after April 15 is your compliance status and dissolution risk, not the filing cost itself.
The grace period runs approximately 60 days from when the state issues its Notice of Grounds for Administrative Dissolution, which puts the practical hard deadline around mid-June for most non-compliant LLCs. During that window the state has issued the notice but not yet dissolved the entity. Filing inside that window restores compliance with no penalty beyond the standard $200 fee. Filing after dissolution requires a reinstatement application, all missed reports, and additional fees.
Generally no. Under NC GS § 57D-2-24(b), the annual report obligation runs only until the effective date of your LLC's articles of dissolution. If the state accepted your dissolution with an effective date before April 15, you do not owe a report for that year. The effective date the state put on the filing is what matters, not when you submitted the paperwork. Administrative dissolution is a separate situation — if your LLC was administratively dissolved and you want to reinstate, see the reinstatement question above. If there's any doubt about your dissolution effective date, confirm directly with the NC Secretary of State.
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