Corporation Annual/Biennial Compliance and Good-Standing Packet - North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA CORPORATION ANNUAL COMPLIANCE AND GOOD-STANDING PACKET
Scope. Use for a domestic or authorized foreign business corporation. A Chapter 55B professional corporation is exempt from the standard § 55-16-22 route and must use the current professional-entity process.
1. CORPORATE RECORD
| Item | Verified information |
|---|---|
| Exact corporate name | [________________________________] |
| North Carolina SOS ID | [________________________________] |
| Domestic or authorized foreign corporation | ☐ Domestic ☐ Foreign |
| Incorporation/authority date | [__/__/____] |
| Fiscal-year end | [__/__/____] |
| Professional-corporation status | ☐ No ☐ Yes—stop and reclassify |
| Current Secretary of State status | [________________________________] |
| Last annual report filed | [__/__/____] |
2. FISCAL-YEAR DEADLINE
G.S. 55-16-22(c) makes the annual report due on the fifteenth day of the fourth month after the close of the corporation's fiscal year.
| Calendar control | Date |
|---|---|
| Fiscal-year end | [__/__/____] |
| Fourth month after year end | [________________] |
| Statutory due date | [__/15/____] |
| Internal target | [__/__/____] |
| Sixty-day delinquency review | [__/__/____] |
☐ Due date calculated from fiscal-year end, not the formation anniversary or LLC April 15 rule.
3. STATUTORY REPORT INFORMATION
| Required field | Current value | Change needed |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate name and incorporation jurisdiction | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Registered office street/mailing address and county | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Registered agent | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Principal-office address and telephone | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Principal officers' names, titles, and business addresses | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Nature of business | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Voluntary veteran-owned-business response | [________________________________] | ☐ |
☐ Information is current as of execution.
☐ If unchanged, eligibility for the statutory no-change certification was confirmed.
☐ Any incomplete report returned by the Secretary is corrected within 30 days if that cure period applies.
4. DATED FILING FACTS
As of 2026-07-29, the Secretary of State lists $25 for paper filing and $21 for online credit-card filing. The online figure includes the stated electronic fee; ACH pricing differs and must be confirmed on the live screen.
| Dated item | Verified amount |
|---|---|
| Paper business-corporation report | $25 as of 2026-07-29 |
| Online credit-card report | $21 as of 2026-07-29 |
| Live ACH/portal total rechecked | [__/__/____] |
☐ Filing acceptance and payment confirmation retained.
5. EXISTENCE/AUTHORIZATION EVIDENCE
Under G.S. 55-1-28, the Secretary may issue a certificate confirming existence or foreign authorization, no Revenue Act suspension, no administrative dissolution, and that the most recent annual report is filed or not delinquent.
| Evidence | Purpose | Retained |
|---|---|---|
| Current entity search record | Internal status check | ☐ |
| Accepted annual report | Filing proof | ☐ |
| Certificate of Existence/Authorization | Official transaction evidence | ☐ |
☐ Report more than 60 days overdue is reviewed for the statutory delinquency presumption.
☐ A suspended or dissolved corporation is routed to the North Carolina corporation reinstatement packet.
6. NEXT-CYCLE CONTROL
| Task | Owner | Due date |
|---|---|---|
| Recheck §§ 55-1-28 and 55-16-22 and amendment activity | [Name] | [__/__/____] |
| Confirm fiscal-year end and statutory deadline | [Name] | [__/__/____] |
| Recheck report fee and portal | [Name] | [__/__/____] |
| Reconcile officers, agent, offices, and business description | [Name] | [__/__/____] |
| Order certificate if needed | [Name] | [__/__/____] |
7. COMPLETION CERTIFICATE
Prepared by: [________________________________]
Official sources rechecked on: [__/__/____]
Authorized filer: [________________________________]
Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
SOURCES AND REFERENCES
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-16-22
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-1-28
- North Carolina Secretary of State, annual-report due dates and fees
- North Carolina Secretary of State, annual-report filing
Statutes, fiscal-year deadline, professional-corporation exemption, fields, fees, delinquency rule, and certificate content verified 2026-07-29. Amendment search disclosed no enacted change to § 55-16-22.
About this template
- Last updated
- July 29, 2026
- Citations checked
- July 29, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- North Carolina
- Category
- Corporate & Business
Legal authority
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 55-1-28 and 55-16-22
Corporate documents govern how a company makes decisions, records them, and handles disputes between owners, directors, and officers. Proper corporate paperwork is what lets a business take advantage of limited liability, pass clean audits, and survive an acquisition or investor review. Skipping formalities like written resolutions and signed consents is one of the fastest ways for a business owner to lose personal asset protection.
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on July 29, 2026.
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