North Dakota LLC Annual Requirements

A North Dakota LLC has one recurring state filing, the annual report, plus one standing obligation, keeping a registered agent on file. Both run through the Secretary of State's FirstStop portal, and both have hard consequences when ignored. Here is the full calendar.

When the North Dakota Annual Report Is Due

The annual report is due on or before November 15 every year. The statute phrases the deadline as delivery "before November sixteenth of each year" (N.D. Cent. Code § 10-32.1-89(3)), which lands the last safe filing day on November 15. One narrow exception exists: farming, ranching, and Authorized Livestock Farm LLCs operate under a separate statutory chapter and file by April 15 instead.

North Dakota Annual Report Fee: $50

The fee is $50, set by the fee schedule in N.D. Cent. Code § 10-32.1-92. The report confirms or updates the company's record: name, addresses, registered agent, and the governors, managers, or officers. Members and owners are not required to be disclosed on it.

How to File the Annual Report

1. Sign in at firststop.sos.nd.gov, the portal for all North Dakota business filings. There is no separate paper form to request.
2. Open your LLC's record and start the annual report workflow.
3. Review the information on file and update anything that changed: principal address, registered agent details, and the people listed on the record.
4. Pay the $50 fee and submit. FirstStop confirms the filing in your account.

The Secretary of State has warned about third-party letters offering to file this report for inflated prices. Filing directly through the portal always runs the official $50 fee.

Filing Late: What It Sets in Motion

After November 15, an additional $50 late fee applies on top of the $50 report fee. The bigger risk is the clock behind it: once the report is six months past due, the LLC is involuntarily terminated by operation of law under N.D. Cent. Code § 10-32.1-90. A terminated LLC no longer shields its owners, and reviving it requires a $135 reinstatement fee along with the missed filings.

Registered Agent Maintenance

North Dakota's Registered Agents Act (N.D. Cent. Code ch. 10-01.1) requires the LLC to keep a registered agent on file at all times. The agent must be reachable at an actual street address or rural route box number in the state, and a bare PO box does not satisfy that rule. If the agent resigns or the address goes stale and nothing replaces it, the company's standing is at risk.

Our registered agent service keeps a valid North Dakota agent on your record year-round and sends reminders ahead of the November 15 deadline.

Federal Obligations Run in Parallel

Separate from anything the Secretary of State wants, every LLC answers to the IRS:

• Income tax. Single-member LLCs report on Schedule C with the owner's return; multi-member LLCs file Form 1065.
• Self-employment tax. Members generally owe it on their share of profits.
• Quarterly estimates. Expect to owe $1,000 or more for the year and the IRS expects payments each quarter.
• Payroll taxes. They apply the moment you hire employees.

Keep the Calendar Simple

For most North Dakota LLCs the whole compliance year reduces to one date, November 15, and one standing rule, keep your agent current. We track both for our clients so neither slips.

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