North Dakota Annual Report: Due November 15 Every Year

North Dakota requires annual reports from all active LLCs and corporations. The deadline is November 15 — not an anniversary date, not end of year. November 15, every year, for every entity. Missing it triggers penalties that escalate quickly.

Filing Details at a Glance

Detail	Information
Frequency	Annual
Due Date	November 15
Filing Fee	$50
Late Penalty	$50 (doubles your cost)
Charter Revocation Reinstatement	$135 + back fees
Filed With	ND Secretary of State (sos.nd.gov)

What Gets Reported

Your annual report confirms basic operational details with the state:

• Business entity name and file number
• Registered agent name and address
• Principal office address
• Names and addresses of members, managers, directors, or officers
• Confirmation that the business remains active

If any information changed during the year, the annual report is your opportunity to update official records.

The Penalty Escalation

Miss November 15: $50 late fee added to the $50 filing fee. Your total jumps to $100.

Continued non-filing: The Secretary of State can administratively revoke your business charter.

After revocation: Reinstatement costs $135 plus any unpaid annual report fees and accumulated late charges. Your business cannot operate legally during revocation — contracts, bank accounts, and lawsuits become complicated.

The $50 filing fee is modest. The consequences of ignoring it are not.

How We Help

As your registered agent, North Dakota Registered Agent.co tracks the November 15 deadline and sends advance notifications. Our compliance support includes:

• Early reminders sent well before November 15
• Same-day forwarding of any compliance notices from the Secretary of State
• Dashboard access to review state correspondence about your filing status

Filing the report is your responsibility (submitted directly to the state with the $50 fee). We ensure you always know when it is due and forward any related state correspondence immediately.

Filing the Report

The North Dakota Secretary of State accepts annual reports online at sos.nd.gov. You will need your entity information and a payment method for the $50 fee. The online process is straightforward.

Annual Report vs. Registered Agent Service

Two separate obligations, both required:

• Annual report ($50 to the state) — confirms your business information once per year
• Registered agent ($99/year to us) — maintains your legal contact point continuously

Both must remain current to keep your entity in good standing with North Dakota.

Plan Ahead

November 15 falls at an inconvenient time for many businesses — right before holiday seasons and fiscal year-end activities. Setting a calendar reminder for early November (or relying on our alerts) prevents the deadline from getting buried under competing priorities.

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