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North Dakota Secretary of State, Business Services
North Dakota business entity search
Look up a North Dakota corporation, LLC, or nonprofit. Federal filings are searched on this page. The North Dakota Secretary of State, Business Services keeps the state registry, and the steps below show how to search it.
Federal filings searched here. The North Dakota registry record is on the official site.
North Dakota registry at a glance
| Registry agency | North Dakota Secretary of State, Business Services |
|---|---|
| Office | Secretary of State: Michael Howe, since 2023 |
| Phone | 701-328-2900 (toll free 800-352-0867) |
| Address | 600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept 108, Bismarck, ND 58505 |
| Official search | FirstStop Portal business search |
| Registry number | Secretary of State ID (System ID) |
How to search the North Dakota registry
The FirstStop Portal business search searches by business name and business ID.
- Open the FirstStop Portal business search at firststop.sos.nd.gov/search/business.
- Type the business name or its Secretary of State ID in the search box.
- Run the search and scan the result list for the exact name and entity type.
- Open the record to see its status, registered agent, filing history and annual report dates.
- Order a Certificate of Good Standing through the portal if you need official proof of standing.
Three numbers, three agencies
Asking for the wrong number is a common reason a search comes back empty.
| Number | Issued by | What it identifies |
|---|---|---|
| Federal EIN | Internal Revenue Service | Identifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state. |
| Secretary of State ID (System ID) | North Dakota Secretary of State, Business Services | Identifies the entity's record in the state registry. |
| North Dakota tax account (ND TAP) | North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner | Tax accounts are opened with the Office of State Tax Commissioner through ND TAP and are separate from both the federal EIN and the Secretary of State ID. |
What a North Dakota status means
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Good Standing | The business is registered and its annual reports are current. |
| Not Good Standing | The business missed its annual report deadline; it has one year to file and reinstate. |
| Involuntarily Dissolved / Terminated | The past-due annual report was not filed within a year of Not Good Standing, so the state ended the registration. |
| Revoked | A foreign business lost its authority to transact business in North Dakota, usually for not filing annual reports. |
Fees and annual filings
| LLC formation | $135 (domestic or foreign registration) |
|---|---|
| Corporation formation | $100 domestic; $145 foreign |
| Annual filing | Annual Report |
| Annual fee, LLC | $50 |
| Annual fee, corporation | $25 |
| When it is due | LLCs and PLLCs by November 15; domestic business corporations by August 1; foreign corporations by May 15; LPs and LLPs by March 31. The first report is due in the year after the year of registration. |
| Late filing | A late filing fee applies and the business moves to Not Good Standing; it is involuntarily dissolved or revoked if the report is not filed within one year. |
| Filed with | Secretary of State, online through the FirstStop Portal |
Farm/ranch, professional and nonprofit structures have their own fee lists on the Business Structures pages.
As published by the North Dakota Secretary of State, Business Services, checked 2026-10-06. Fees change, and the official schedule decides.
Forming or running a business in North Dakota
Most structures must keep a North Dakota registered agent with a physical address in the state, and a business may not serve as its own agent.
North Dakota businesses on file
The largest organizations with a North Dakota address in the federal filings searched here, biggest first.
- DOOSAN BOBCAT NORTH AMERICA, INC.EIN 38-0425350
- MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC.EIN 30-1133956
- ALERUS FINANCIALEIN 45-0375407
- CAPITAL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.EIN 45-0404061
- RDO EQUIPMENT COEIN 45-0306084
- DAKOTA GROWERS PASTA COEIN 45-0423511
- SANFORDEIN 27-1218956
- KNIFE RIVER CORPORATIONEIN 92-1008893
- TITAN MACHINERY INC.EIN 45-0357838
- BASIN ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVEEIN 45-0277395
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYEIN 45-0273403
- ANNE CARLSEN CENTEREIN 87-0694180
- MISSOURI SLOPE LUTHERAN CARE CENTEREIN 45-0279210
- UND AEROSPACE FOUNDATIONEIN 45-0390485
- NORTH STAR COMMUNITY CREDIT UNIONEIN 45-0260598
- DELTA WATERFOWL FOUNDATIONEIN 53-0259796
- DAKOTA BOYS AND GIRLS RANCH FOUNDATIONEIN 23-7139546
- TIOGA MEDICAL CENTEREIN 45-0308484
- COMMUNITY EXTENDED NUCLEAR TRANSITIONAL RESID EXOFFENDERS INCEIN 45-0338735
- OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION INCEIN 45-0373040
- ST LUKES HOSPITALEIN 45-0254692
- JACOBSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CARE CENTEREIN 45-0222079
- SHARE HOUSE INCEIN 51-0183396
- LAKE REGION CORPORATIONEIN 45-0383900
Sources
Facts on this page come from the official pages below, checked 2026-10-06. A fact that could not be confirmed on an official page is left out.
- www.sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/business-structures/limited-liability-company-ll
- www.sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/business-structures/corporation
- www.sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/maintain-registration
- www.sos.nd.gov/contact
- www.sos.nd.gov/about-office
- www.sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/registered-agents
- www.tax.nd.gov/business
- firststop.sos.nd.gov/search/business