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Starting an LLC in North Dakota: what you should know first

Filing a North Dakota LLC costs $135. The Annual Report costs $50 a year. Our pick is Mainstay Filing; $832 covers three years.

By kind of owner

Side hustle: Quiet-year cost: $249 in year 2 with Mainstay Filing, including the $50 state report in that year.
Online business: Required registered agent. The address has to be a complete physical address in North Dakota. P.O. boxes are not accepted.
Startup: Filing: Articles of Organization with the North Dakota Secretary of State. Write the operating agreement before you open the bank account.
First-time owner: Report due: November 15.

Best LLC formation service in North Dakota for a first-time owner?

Mainstay Filing: $334 in year 1 including the $135 filing fee, $249 in year 2.

N.D. Cent. Code § 10-32.1-20 (North Dakota Uniform Limited Liability Company Act — Formation of a limited liability company; Articles of organization); fee set by § 10-32.1-92(1) (multira state research spine): ndlegis.gov/cencode/t10c32-1.pdf, checked August 12, 2026
North Dakota formation fee: Filing fee, official source read 2026-10-01: www.sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/business-structures/limited-liability-company-llc, checked October 1, 2026
North Dakota Secretary of State, Business Division (multira state research spine): www.sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/maintain-registration, checked August 12, 2026
North Dakota Secretary of State, Business Division (multira state research spine): sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/business-structures/limited-liability-companies/limited-liability-company-llc/llc-faqs.html, checked August 12, 2026
North Dakota registered agent statute (N.D. Cent. Code § 10-01.1-05): ndlegis.gov/cencode/t10c01-1.pdf, checked October 20, 2026