North Dakota LLC Annual Report: $50, Due Nov 15 (2026)
North Dakota's annual report is one of the cheapest in this series — $50, due every November 15. Here's the full playbook and a calculator for your exact status, plus why the missing state reminder makes this deadline easy to overlook.
Every North Dakota LLC files an annual report with the Secretary of State through FirstStop, due by November 15 each year — a fixed date, not tied to your formation anniversary. The fee is $50. Your first report is generally due the year after formation. Miss the deadline and a $50 late fee applies (bringing the total to $100). Continued non-payment for about 6 months can lead to involuntary termination. Farm and ranch LLCs follow separate rules with a first report due April 15.
- Fee
- $50
- Due date
- November 15 — fixed date
- Late fee
- $50 (total $100 if late)
- Filed with
- Secretary of State (FirstStop)
- Non-payment consequence
- ~6 months to termination
- State reminder
- Not guaranteed
What the North Dakota Annual Report Is
A compliance confirmation, not a financial disclosure. The annual report confirms your LLC's current information: registered agent, registered office, and principal executive office. No revenue data. Its defining features:
- $50 — one of the more affordable annual report fees in this entire series.
- November 15 for everyone — a fixed calendar date shared by every standard North Dakota LLC, not an anniversary date.
- Filed through FirstStop — the same portal that handled your formation.
- No guaranteed reminder — the Secretary of State may send a courtesy postcard, but it's not guaranteed.
Your Status — Calculated
North Dakota Annual Report Status Calculator
Formation year + filing status · your status as of July 20, 2026
Based on North Dakota's rule: first report due the year after formation, fixed Nov 15 deadline every year after, $50 late fee, ~6 months to involuntary termination. Educational estimate \u2014 confirm with the Secretary of State.
How to File in 10 Minutes
Log in to FirstStop
The same account that formed your LLC files your annual report — search your entity and select the annual filing.
Confirm your information
Registered agent, registered office, and principal executive office. Update anything that changed during the year.
Pay $50 and archive
Download the confirmation — your proof of good standing.
File in October, not mid-November: without a guaranteed reminder, the best defense against missing November 15 is simply not waiting until the deadline is close. File as soon as FirstStop opens the filing window each fall — there's no advantage to waiting, and doing it early removes the risk entirely.
If You Miss November 15
$50 late fee applies
Bringing your total due to $100 — the $50 report fee plus the $50 penalty.
~6 months to involuntary termination
Continued non-payment for roughly six months can lead to involuntary termination of your LLC — your liability shield's legal foundation, gone.
Reinstatement
File the overdue report plus the late fee (and any reinstatement paperwork required) to restore good standing.
Never-Miss Tips
- File in October — well before the November 15 date, since no guaranteed reminder exists.
- Set a recurring calendar reminder for October 1 with a hard deadline of November 15.
- Keep your registered agent information current so any courtesy postcard has the best chance of reaching you.
- Let a service handle it — many commercial registered agents track and file the annual report as part of their fee.
Ahmad Adil's Take: the $50 fee here is genuinely one of the friendliest in this series, but I don't want that low number to create false comfort about the deadline itself. Because North Dakota doesn't guarantee a reminder, this is a state where your own calendar discipline matters more than usual — there's no postcard you can count on arriving. File in October out of habit, every single year, and this becomes a total non-issue. Wait until November and hope a reminder shows up, and you're relying on a system the state itself doesn't promise will work.
- ✓Forms your North Dakota LLC for $39 + the $135 state fee
- ✓Files online with the Secretary of State (FirstStop)
- ✓Free North Dakota registered agent the first year
- ✓No upsells · No data selling · Privacy by Default
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North Dakota LLC — FAQ
Ahmad Adil is the founder and CEO of LLC School. The figures here — the $135 Articles of Organization, the $50 annual report due November 15, and North Dakota’s near-flat 1.95% income tax — reflect current North Dakota Secretary of State and Office of State Tax Commissioner guidance. This is educational content, not legal or tax advice.
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