North Dakota LLC Annual Report: 2026 Filing Guide

North Dakota LLC annual report filing comes around every year for domestic and foreign LLCs. The state requires an Annual Report filed with the Secretary of State by November 15, plus a $50 fee. As of 2026, here's what owners who finished North Dakota LLC formation should know.

Does North Dakota Require an Annual Report for LLCs?

Yes, North Dakota requires every LLC to file an Annual Report each year. That covers domestic limited liability companies and foreign LLCs authorized to transact business in the state.

The requirement sits in N.D.C.C. section 10-32.1-89, part of North Dakota's Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, and the filing goes to the North Dakota Office of the Secretary of State.

The report isn't a tax return and doesn't ask for financial statements. It keeps the state's records current: the principal executive office address, the registered agent, the character of the business, and the people running it. Filing happens through the state's online system, the FirstStop Portal.

North Dakota Annual Report Deadline: November 15 Every Year

For standard business LLCs, the deadline is November 15. The governing statute, N.D.C.C. section 10-32.1-89, frames the same date as delivery before November sixteenth. Both describe the identical cutoff; there's no daylight between them.

North Dakota uses a fixed calendar date rather than an anniversary or fiscal-year date. An LLC formed in January and an LLC formed in October share the same November 15 deadline.

When Your First North Dakota Annual Report Is Due

The first report isn't due in the year of formation. It falls due the year after the calendar year in which the LLC was formed, or, for a foreign LLC, the year after its certificate of authority was issued.

A worked example makes this concrete. An LLC with an effective date of March 10, 2026 files its first Annual Report by November 15, 2027, and an LLC formed on December 30, 2026 files on that same date. If you are still mapping out timelines, our guide on how long it takes to get a North Dakota LLC covers the formation side of that calendar.

Filing Deadlines for Farm/Ranch, ALF, and Professional LLCs

Not every North Dakota LLC files on November 15. Two agricultural entity types run on a different schedule, and professional LLCs carry an extra requirement.

A Professional LLC files by November 15 like a standard LLC, but the report must include a Certificate of Professional License (SFN 13610) or equivalent board certification, and a copy goes to the relevant regulatory board. Authorized Livestock Farm LLCs have one extra wrinkle: their annual report form is not available inside FirstStop, so those LLCs contact the Secretary of State directly to request it.

North Dakota Annual Report Filing Fee: $50 in 2026

The filing fee is $50. It's the same $50 for a domestic LLC, a foreign LLC, and a PLLC, and it is set in N.D.C.C. section 10-32.1-92. No recent change to that amount has shown up in current Secretary of State pages or statute text.

Worth flagging for owners who arrive expecting a bigger bill: the North Dakota Annual Report carries no franchise tax and no business privilege tax. Next to a state like California, where a separate $800 franchise tax sits alongside the filing, $50 a year is close to a no-brainer.

State income and sales tax obligations don't run through this filing; they're handled separately by the North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner. Our breakdown of the cost to start a North Dakota LLC puts the annual figure in context against formation costs.

How to File the North Dakota Annual Report Through FirstStop

Most LLC owners file the North Dakota Annual Report in well under ten minutes. The official path runs through the FirstStop Portal, the Secretary of State's online filing system.

Filing Online via the FirstStop Portal

Before signing in, gather the LLC's current details so the online filing moves fast. To pull up the right entity, the North Dakota business entity search confirms the exact registered name and system ID the portal expects.

1. Go to the FirstStop Portal at firststop.sos.nd.gov.
   
   
2. Sign in with an ND Login, or create one if you haven't filed before.
   
   
3. Search for the LLC by business name or system ID, then open its record.
4. Select the option to file the Annual Report for the current year.
5. Review the pre-filled fields, which carry over last year's data, and update the business mailing address, business activities, and stakeholders as needed.
6. Confirm the registered agent's North Dakota street address, since the state does not accept a P.O. box for the registered office.
7. Pay the $50 filing fee and save the confirmation.

Mail and Paper Filing Notes

An Annual Report can be completed and submitted entirely online through FirstStop, and for most LLCs that's the whole process. The portal also lets filers print the completed report and mail it in, but there's rarely a reason to once the online form takes only minutes.

The Nine Items Required by N.D.C.C. Section 10-32.1-89

N.D.C.C. section 10-32.1-89 spells out exactly what the Annual Report must contain. Gathering these items ahead of time keeps the FirstStop session short.

• The name of the LLC or foreign LLC
• The state or country under whose laws it is organized
• The address of the registered office in North Dakota
• The name of the registered agent at that registered office
• The address of the principal executive office
• A brief statement of the character of the business actually engaged in within North Dakota
• The names and addresses of the managers and governors, or of the managing member or managing members
• A signature by a person authorized under the statute, articles, or an approved resolution
• If the LLC is in the hands of a receiver or trustee, that person's signature

The report displays registered agent and registered office information, and members or managers can be updated through it.

A formal change of registered agent or registered office, though, isn't part of this report; it's a separate Secretary of State filing carrying a $10 fee. Anyone switching providers should review the options in our guide to the best registered agent services in North Dakota.

For the management designations the report asks about, a current North Dakota LLC operating agreement keeps the manager and member records easy to confirm. The standard LLC Annual Report doesn't ask for an EIN or a NAICS code, so there is no need to dig those out.

The $50 Late Fee and the Six-Month Involuntary Termination Rule

Miss November 15 and the state adds a $50 late filing fee on top of the $50 report fee, for $100 total. There's no fee-free grace period; the late fee attaches once the deadline passes.

The bigger risk builds over the months that follow. Under N.D.C.C. section 10-32.1-90, a domestic LLC that leaves the report and fees unpaid for six months past the deadline can be involuntarily terminated, and a foreign LLC can have its certificate of authority revoked. North Dakota statute uses these terms, involuntary termination and revocation, rather than the generic “administrative dissolution” you'll see in some other states.

Before that point, the Secretary of State sends a Not Good Standing notice to the LLC's last registered agent at the last registered office.

A Not Good Standing status makes it hard to pull a Certificate of Good Standing, the document lenders, investors, and out-of-state authorities routinely ask for. The full sequence from a late filing to termination is set out in North Dakota Century Code chapter 10-32.1.

How to Reinstate an Involuntarily Terminated North Dakota LLC

Reinstatement is possible, and it's governed by N.D.C.C. section 10-32.1-91. The LLC files its past-due annual report and pays the statutory filing fee, the late penalty fee, and a $135 reinstatement fee.

Timing controls everything here. The report and fees must be filed within the one-year reinstatement window that follows the involuntary termination or revocation. After that one-year window closes, reinstatement isn't a routine filing anymore; the matter moves to district court.

Spotting Fake North Dakota Annual Report Letters from Third Parties

In 2025, the North Dakota Secretary of State issued a public warning about misleading annual report letters mailed by third parties. The letters can look like official state correspondence, resemble a bill, and press a sense of urgency.

The tell is usually the price. North Dakota's Annual Report fee is $50, while some solicitation letters charge well above $90 for the same filing. Any LLC owner who gets one should check it directly through FirstStop or the Secretary of State; don't act on the letter itself.

If you'd rather hand the task to a vetted service instead of guessing, our North Dakota LLC service reviews compare legitimate providers and their pricing.

North Dakota LLC Annual Report: Common Questions Answered

These questions come up repeatedly from North Dakota LLC owners working through their first or second filing. Short, direct answers follow.