North Dakota LLC Registration

How to form an LLC in North Dakota:

You form North Dakota LLCs by filing articles of organization with the ND SOS.

What is required to file North Dakota LLC articles of organization?

To form a North Dakota LLC, you file North Dakota LLC articles of organization. The North Dakota articles of organization cost $135 to the North Dakota Secretary of State. These LLC articles can be basic or complicated. We custom draft your North Dakota LLC articles of organization when you hire Northwest to do your North Dakota LLC registration, but if you'd like to save some money, you can hire us as your ND registered agent, and then we supply you all the correct forms to file and filing instructions in your online account immediately. The basic requirements are:

• The business name must have a limited liability company ending or variation of it.
• New North Dakota LLCs name must be different than already registered North Dakota companies.
• The duration of the North Dakota LLC is perpetual unless you state a different term.
• The purpose of the North Dakota limited liability company is general unless you state a specific purpose.
• Whether the LLC is effective when filed or a later date.
• The North Dakota registered agent and the physical address.
• The name, address, and signature of the LLCs organizer(s).

North Dakota does not require original signatures on filings. The stamped copy will be sent to the address on the filing.

What's the actual process to start a North Dakota LLC?

1. North Dakota LLC registration is started when you file the articles of organization for a North Dakota LLC with the Secretary of State.
2. You obtain a federal tax ID number with the IRS after you have confirmation from North Dakota that the LLC is completely filed.
3. You should be able to open a LLC banking account with these two items.
4. You register your North Dakota LLC with the ND Office of the State Tax Commissioner. 
5. You obtain a trade license, if you actually need one. (Most businesses don't.) Some North Dakota licenses are issued by either the ND Attorney General or the ND Secretary of State. Links and information are in your online account.
6. You obtain a local business license, if the city or county you're going to be working in requires it.
7. If you're going to have an office or shop, you might need an approval from the city zoning for your type of business in that location. 

Are you a do-it-yourselfer? You can save some money:

If you want to form a North Dakota limited liability company yourself, you can just hire us as your North Dakota registered agent, and you'll instantly have the North Dakota LLC forms to file and filing instructions on the quickest, cheapest, and most efficient way to file a North Dakota LLCs. You'll get the ongoing support of our online tools, compliance reminders and the support of a professional North Dakota LLC agent service.