Reference · North Dakota
North Dakota LLC requirements
Every requirement we've verified for a domestic LLC in North Dakota, with the source for each. For the plain-English cost answer, use the cost calculator.
| Filing agency | North Dakota Secretary of State |
|---|---|
| Formation filing fee | $135 |
| Filing fee notes | $135 for domestic LLC Articles of Organization, confirmed on the ND SOS LLC fees page. |
| Standard processing | Not confirmed. |
| Expedited options | Not confirmed. |
| Periodic report | Annual Report |
| Report frequency | annual |
| Report fee | $50 |
| Report deadline | Due November 15 each year for standard Business LLCs. Farming/Ranching and Authorized Livestock Farm LLCs file by April 15 instead. Whether a mid-year-formed LLC owes a report the same calendar year was not confirmed. |
| Late penalty | Entity placed into 'Not Good Standing' status, which can hinder relationships with lenders, investors and vendors requiring a Certificate of Good Standing. |
| Administrative dissolution | An LLC that remains delinquent is typically involuntarily terminated 6-12 months after being placed into Not Good Standing; it has up to one year from that point to reinstate by filing the overdue report. |
| State tax | No separate LLC franchise or annual tax beyond the $50 Annual Report fee; ND taxes LLC income at the member level. |
| Minimum state tax | None |
| Newspaper publication | Not required |
| Registered agent required | Yes |
| First-year minimum | $185 |
Confidence
What we're less sure about
Verified against the official state page
- Assumes the $50 report is due in the formation calendar year (by Nov 15). Proration rule for late-year formations unconfirmed and could shift this into year two.
Provenance
Sources
Every figure above traces to one of these. If a state changes a fee and we haven't caught it, tell us — we log corrections publicly.
- North Dakota Secretary of State — sos.nd.gov
- North Dakota Secretary of State — sos.nd.gov
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More on North Dakota, and the states most like it
This page is the raw record. These are the places that record gets used — and the states whose rules work the same way.
- North Dakota filing deadlinesWhen the annual report is due, and what late costs
- What an LLC costs in North DakotaThe whole first year — $185
- What an LLC costs in MontanaNext door, $150 less
- What an LLC costs in MinnesotaNext door, $30 less
- What an LLC costs in South DakotaNext door, $20 more
- What an LLC costs in ArkansasCosts about the same — $195
- What an LLC costs in NevadaThe "cheap incorporation state" that costs $350 a year to keep
- What an LLC costs in MassachusettsThe most expensive state in the country — $1,000
- How we verify every figureOur sourcing standard
- What changed and whenDated record of fee changes