North Dakota LLC Annual Report: $50, Due Nov 15 (2026)
File the North Dakota LLC Annual Report through FirstStop and confirm the entity’s current deadline and status. The standard report is $50; the 2026 portal deadline is November 16.
The standard North Dakota business/professional LLC Annual Report costs $50. The usual deadline is November 15; the SOS FirstStop portal lists November 16 for 2026. The first annual report is due in the calendar year after registration. Farm/ranch and other specialized entities follow separate rules. If a report is missed, review FirstStop’s assessed late charge and entity status. SOS says involuntary termination typically follows 6–12 months after Not Good Standing status; that is not a safe grace period or an automatic six-month deadline.
- Fee
- $50
- Due date
- Usually Nov 15; 2026 portal: Nov 16
- Late fee
- Confirm current assessed FirstStop charge
- Filed with
- Secretary of State (FirstStop)
- Non-payment consequence
- Typically 6–12 months after Not Good Standing
- 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 and filing status; check the actual FirstStop record for the current deadline.
The standard North Dakota business/professional LLC Annual Report costs $50. The usual deadline is November 15; the SOS FirstStop portal lists November 16 for 2026. The first annual report is due in the calendar year after registration. Farm/ranch and other specialized entities follow separate rules. If a report is missed, review FirstStop’s assessed late charge and entity status. SOS says involuntary termination typically follows 6–12 months after Not Good Standing status; that is not a safe grace period or an automatic six-month deadline.
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
Retain the filing confirmation and verify accepted status; payment alone does not certify every good-standing requirement.
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
Late charges and Not Good Standing status
Review the current assessed total in FirstStop and cure all required filings. No unverified exact late charge is quoted here.
Typically 6–12 months after Not Good Standing
SOS describes a typical 6–12-month termination window after Not Good Standing status. Act promptly; do not treat it as an extension of the filing deadline.
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.
- ✓Optional formation assistance; confirm filing scope, service pricing and submission responsibilities.
- ✓Optional formation assistance; confirm filing scope, service pricing and submission responsibilities.
- ✓Confirm registered-agent eligibility, coverage, included periods and renewal charges.
- ✓Review address-use rules and privacy policies; a service does not remove all information from public filings.
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First-report year and termination timing
The standard North Dakota business/professional LLC Annual Report costs $50. The usual deadline is November 15; the SOS FirstStop portal lists November 16 for 2026. The first annual report is due in the calendar year after registration. Farm/ranch and other specialized entities follow separate rules. If a report is missed, review FirstStop’s assessed late charge and entity status. SOS says involuntary termination typically follows 6–12 months after Not Good Standing status; that is not a safe grace period or an automatic six-month deadline.
North Dakota LLC — FAQ
Ahmad Adil is the founder and CEO of LLC School. For filing and ongoing compliance, confirm the requirements with the responsible state agency. This is educational information, not legal or tax advice.
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