Corporation Annual/Biennial Compliance and Good-Standing Packet - North Dakota
NORTH DAKOTA CORPORATION ANNUAL-REPORT AND GOOD-STANDING PACKET
Scope. Use for an ordinary business or professional corporation. Farm/ranch and authorized-livestock corporations have additional ownership, acreage, and activity disclosures not covered here.
1. CORPORATE RECORD
| Item | Verified information |
|---|---|
| Exact name and system ID | [________________________________] |
| ☐ Domestic ☐ Foreign | [________________________________] |
| Registered agent and office | [________________________________] |
| Principal executive office/mailing address | [________________________________] |
| Officers and directors | [________________________________] |
| Current FirstStop status | [________________________________] |
2. DEADLINE AND FEE
The Secretary of State's current deadline table sets August 1 for domestic business/professional corporations and May 15 for foreign business/professional corporations. The 2026 portal displays August 3, 2026 for the domestic deadline because of the calendar.
As of 2026-07-29, the corporation page lists a $25 domestic or foreign annual-report fee.
| Corporation | Current deadline | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic business/professional | August 3, 2026 portal date | $25 |
| Foreign business/professional | May 15 | $25 |
3. REPORT REVIEW
☐ Mailing address and principal-office information.
☐ Business activities and current operations.
☐ Officers and directors; ordinary business corporations do not report shareholders merely because they file an annual report.
☐ Registered-agent changes routed through the proper filing if the report cannot effect them.
☐ Farm/ranch, professional, or authorized-livestock classification escalated for its special disclosures.
4. FAILURE AND CURE GATE
The Secretary states that a missed report produces not-good-standing status and can lead to involuntary termination or foreign revocation; the ordinary reinstatement window is one year.
☐ Missing report and fees identified.
☐ Terminated/revoked entity routed to the North Dakota corporation reinstatement packet.
☐ Filing status kept separate from tax and licensing status.
5. EVIDENCE AND NEXT CYCLE
| Evidence/task | Retained or due |
|---|---|
| Accepted FirstStop report and receipt | ☐ |
| Current entity record | ☐ |
| Certificate of Good Standing, if requested | ☐ |
| Next deadline and fee recheck | [__/__/____] |
6. COMPLETION CERTIFICATE
Prepared by: [________________________________]
Official sources rechecked on: [__/__/____]
Authorized filer: [________________________________]
Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
SOURCES AND REFERENCES
- N.D.C.C. ch. 10-19.1
- North Dakota maintain-registration and annual-report guidance
- North Dakota corporation fees and classifications
- FirstStop portal
Current domestic/foreign deadlines, $25 fee, report-content distinctions, failure consequences, and amendment search verified 2026-07-29.
About this template
- Last updated
- July 29, 2026
- Citations checked
- July 29, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- North Dakota
- Category
- Corporate & Business
Legal authority
- N.D.C.C. § 10-19.1-146 (corporation and foreign-corporation annual report)
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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