PLEASE NOTE:  In Minnesota a Good Standing Certificate is called a Certificate of Good Standing.  This sometimes causes confusion when the requesting party, commonly the Secretary of State in another state besides Minnesota, requests a "Good Standing Certificate".  In these cases a Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing will fulfill the requirements for a Minnesota Good Standing Certificate.

A Minnesota Good Standing Certificate is issued by the Minnesota Secretary of State and is often required for loans, to renew business licenses, or for tax or other business purposes in the state of Minnesota or in any other state.

A Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing is evidence that your Minnesota business franchise - your Minnesota Corporation, LLC or LP - is in Existence, is authorized to transact business in the state of Minnesota, and complies with all state of Minnesota business requirements and therefore is in "Good Standing" in the state of Minnesota.

Also known as a Minnesota Certificate of Existence, a Minnesota Certificate of Status or a Minnesota Certificate of Authority, a Minnesota Good Standing Certificate is a one page document which looks like a letter and bears the seal of the state of Minnesota Secretary of State. A Minnesota Good Standing Certificate is provided by the Minnesota Secretary of State and is conclusive evidence of the existence of your Minnesota business franchise. In most cases a Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing can be valid up to a year depending on the requirements of the Good Standing Certificate requester.

To obtain a Minnesota Good Standing Certificate, your company must be registered as a legal entity with the Minnesota Secretary of State, i.e., your company is in existence in the state of Minnesota, and cannot be in default of Minnesota corporate rules, or suspended by the state of Minnesota.

Total cost for a Minnesota Good Standing Certificate depends on the type of company - Corporation, LLC, LLP, LP - and how fast you need the Certificate. Choose your options in the Good Standing Certificate Cost Calculator below to determine exactly how much your Minnesota Good Standing Certificate will cost.

• The Minnesota company must be registered as a legal entity with the Minnesota Secretary of State as a Corporation, LLC or LP.
• The Minnesota company cannot be in default or suspended as defined by the laws of the state of Minnesota.
• The Minnesota company must have filed all reports required by the Minnesota Secretary of State or any other state of Minnesota agency.

Along with the issuance date and signature of the Minnesota Secretary of State, a Minnesota Good Standing Certificate includes the following information:

A Corporation, LP or LLC that is registered in the state of Minnesota may require a Minnesota Good Standing Certificate to qualify as a "Foreign Corporation" in a state other than Minnesota.  A Foreign Corporation is a Corporation that is registered with a state agency, usually the Secretary of State, in one state and has the Authority to do business in another state. 

For example, a Corporation registered in the state of California that plans to do business in the state of Minnesota is a "Domestic Corporation" in California and a "Foreign Corporation" in the state of Minnesota.

All states require you to register as a Foreign Corporation with a state agency, usually the Secretary of State, in order to do business in their state.  In order to register as a Foreign Corporation in any state you must provide evidence that you are registered and are in Good Standing in another state as a Domestic Corporation or LLC.  This evidence is a Certificate of Good Standing from the state in which your Corporation or LLC was originally formed.

A Minnesota Good Standing Certificate is legal and official proof of Good Standing from the Minnesota Secretary of State.

If your Corporation, LLC or LP falls out of Good Standing with the MN Secretary of State it is technically illegal for your company to do business in the state of Minnesota or any other state. This could lead to the piercing of the corporate veil and make the owners of the Minnesota business liable for penalties and law suits.

In order to get back into Good Standing you will have to pay a Reinstatement Fee.

The cost to Reinstate a Minnesota Company depends on the exactly why the Corporation, LLC or LP is not in Good Standing. In some cases the fees for reinstatement of a Minnesota Company may be more expensive that those for walking away from the business and then creating an entirely new company.

A Minnesota Good Standing Certificate is issued by the Minnesota Secretary of State for business entities that have registered with the state of Minnesota.  A Sole Proprietorship or DBA is not normally registered with the Minnesota Secretary of State so a Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing cannot be issued for them.

If you own a Minnesota business and have not registered as a Corporation, LLC, LP or other legal entity with the Minnesota Secretary of State, then you are a Sole Proprietor by default.  Nothing needs to be filed with the Minnesota Secretary of State to create a Sole Proprietorship.  If you plan to use a name different from your first and last name then you would register in the Minnesota county in which you do business with your first and last name "Doing Business As" (DBA) the name of your business (for example: Sue Smith, DBA Sue's Minnesota Business).

In Minnesota a Good Standing Certificate is called a Certificate of Good Standing.   A Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing may be referred to by another name.

No. A Minnesota Good Standing Certificate does not include a unique verification number.

Yes.  A Minnesota Good Standing Certificate includes the Date of Incorporation for a Minnesota Corporation or the Date of Organization for a Minnesota LLC.

If you place your order for a Minnesota Good Standing Certificate before 1 PM Minnesota time we can get your Minnesota Good Standing Certificate as fast as 2-3 hours. We will send you a scanned copy of your Minnesota Good Standing Certificate by email and put a paper copy of your Certificate in the mail as soon as we get it from the MN Secretary of State.

The Minnesota Secretary of State reserves the right to extend expedite periods in time of extreme volume, staff shortage or equipment malfunction.  We are dependent on, and have no control over, the staff and systems of the Minnesota Secretary of State.  In our experience the time specified is the time it usually takes the Minnesota Secretary of State to process Good Standing Certificate orders.  We get your Minnesota Good Standing Certificate request to the MN Secretary of State ASAP.  Once it is at the state we have very little or no control over the Minnesota Good Standing Certificate process.

A valid expiration date is not written on a Minnesota Good Standing Certificate.  The validity of a Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing is usually determined by the intended recipient of the Good Standing Certificate.

Some institutions may request that a Minnesota Good Standing Certificate be less than a certain number of days old.  Generally the information included on a Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing is implied to be valid for 60-90 days but it really depends on the nature of the business for which the Minnesota Good Standing Certificate is being used.

If you need to verify that all outstanding tax liabilities for a Minnesota Corporation or Minnesota LLC have been paid then you need a Minnesota Tax Status Compliance Certificate.

In Minnesota a Tax Status Compliance Certificate is called a . A Minnesota is issued by the Minnesota Department of Revenue and is sometimes called a Tax Clearance Certificate or an Entity Status Letter or a Certificate of Account Status.

If you need a Good Standing Certificate from the highest Court in the state of Minnesota for a Minnesota Attorney we can help.

If you are ready to order a Minnesota Good Standing Certificate now, simply fill in the Good Standing Certificate Order Form below and press the Place Order button. If you have any questions you can call us at 855-771-2477 or email us.