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Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department

Oklahoma business entity search

Look up a Oklahoma corporation, LLC, or nonprofit. Federal filings are searched on this page. The Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department keeps the state registry, and the steps below show how to search it.

Federal filings searched here. The Oklahoma registry record is on the official site.

Oklahoma registry at a glance

Registry agencyOklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
OfficeSecretary of State: Benjamin M. Lepak
Phone405-522-2520 (business filings); 405-522-2822 (LLC and LP annual certificates)
AddressOklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department, 421 N.W. 13th, Suite 210, Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Mailing addressSame as physical address
Official searchBusiness Entities Search
Registry numberFiling number

How to search the Oklahoma registry

The Business Entities Search searches by entity name and advanced search options.

  1. Open the Business Entities Search page on sos.ok.gov.
  2. Enter the entity name and select Search, or open Advanced Search for more options.
  3. Find the business in the preliminary results list.
  4. Select the hyperlinked filing number to view the entity's details.
  5. Order a good standing certificate, copies or an information printout from the Secretary of State if you need official records.

Open the official Oklahoma search

Three numbers, three agencies

Asking for the wrong number is a common reason a search comes back empty.

NumberIssued byWhat it identifies
Federal EINInternal Revenue ServiceIdentifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state.
Filing numberOklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing DepartmentIdentifies the entity's record in the state registry.
Oklahoma Tax Commission account (OkTAP)Oklahoma Tax CommissionSales tax permits and other state tax accounts are issued by the Tax Commission through OkTAP and are separate from the federal EIN and the Secretary of State filing number.

What a Oklahoma status means

StatusWhat it means
Terminated or ExpiredThe LLC or LP is not in good standing because its Annual Certificate is more than 60 days late.

Fees and annual filings

LLC formation$100 (Articles of Organization); foreign LLC registration $300
Corporation formation$50 minimum, or 1/10 of 1% of authorized capital (Certificate of Incorporation)
Annual filingAnnual Certificate (LLCs and LPs)
Annual fee, LLC$25 (Annual Certificate)
When it is dueDue each year on the entity's formation anniversary date, with a 60-day grace period.
Late filingAfter the 60-day grace period the LLC or LP becomes inactive and not in good standing; reinstatement needs a reinstatement form plus an Annual Certificate for every year past due.
Filed withSecretary of State
Franchise tax (ended after tax year 2023); registered agent fee for foreign corporationsOklahoma Tax Commission. Foreign corporations pay the $100 registered agent fee on Form 200-R by July 1 each year. Tax year 2023 was the last year Oklahoma required franchise tax returns. Corporations suspended for earlier non-compliance stay suspended until the issue is resolved.

Same-day in-person service costs $50 extra per document. A registered agent change costs $25. Foreign corporations pay a $100 yearly registered agent fee through the Tax Commission.

As published by the Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department, checked 2026-10-06. Fees change, and the official schedule decides.

Forming or running a business in Oklahoma

The agent must have a physical Oklahoma address where it can be served during normal business hours; an Oklahoma entity may act as its own agent.

Oklahoma businesses on file

The largest organizations with a Oklahoma address in the federal filings searched here, biggest first.

All 89 Oklahoma businesses on file

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.

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