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

A North Carolina Good Standing Certificate is issued by the North Carolina Secretary of State and is often required for loans, to renew business licenses, or for tax or other business purposes in the state of North Carolina or in any other state. A North Carolina Certificate of Good Standing is evidence that your North Carolina business franchise - your North Carolina Corporation, LLC or LP - is in Existence, is authorized to transact business in the state of North Carolina, and complies with all state of North Carolina business requirements and therefore is in "Good Standing" in the state of North Carolina.

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

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

Total cost for a North Carolina 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 North Carolina Good Standing Certificate will cost.

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

Some states verify that all taxes have been paid and all required reports have been filed. Other states include bare minimum language that confirms only that a company is in existence and has not been dissolved.

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

A Corporation, LP or LLC that is registered in the state of North Carolina may require a North Carolina Good Standing Certificate to qualify as a "Foreign Corporation" in a state other than North Carolina.  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 North Carolina is a "Domestic Corporation" in California and a "Foreign Corporation" in the state of North Carolina.

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 North Carolina Good Standing Certificate is legal and official proof of Good Standing from the North Carolina Secretary of State.

If your Corporation, LLC or LP falls out of Good Standing with the NC Secretary of State it is technically illegal for your company to do business in the state of North Carolina or any other state. This could lead to the piercing of the corporate veil and make the owners of the North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina Company may be more expensive that those for walking away from the business and then creating an entirely new company.

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

If you own a North Carolina business and have not registered as a Corporation, LLC, LP or other legal entity with the North Carolina Secretary of State, then you are a Sole Proprietor by default.  Nothing needs to be filed with the North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina Business).

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

Yes. Each North Carolina Certificate of Existence includes a unique Certification Number which may be used to verify the Certificate with the North Carolina Secretary of State.

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

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

The North Carolina 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 North Carolina Secretary of State.  In our experience the time specified is the time it usually takes the North Carolina Secretary of State to process Good Standing Certificate orders.  We get your North Carolina Good Standing Certificate request to the NC Secretary of State ASAP.  Once it is at the state we have very little or no control over the North Carolina Good Standing Certificate process.

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

Some institutions may request that a North Carolina Good Standing Certificate be less than a certain number of days old.  Generally the information included on a North Carolina 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 North Carolina Good Standing Certificate is being used.

Each North Carolina Good Standing Certificate comes with a Certification Number.  A North Carolina Certificate of Good Standing may be verified using the Certification Number on the North Carolina Secretary of State web site.

We can email you a copy of your North Carolina Good Standing Certificate the same day, usually within 2-3 hours after we get your order.  If the recipient of your North Carolina Certificate of Good Standing requires official validation, they can go to the North Carolina Secretary of State web site for quick verification.  The web address to verify a North Carolina Certificate of Good Standing on the North Carolina Secretary of State web site is printed on each North Carolina Good Standing Certificate.

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

In North Carolina a Tax Status Compliance Certificate is called a . A North Carolina is issued by the North Carolina 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 North Carolina for a North Carolina Attorney we can help.

If you are ready to order a North Carolina 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 at CorpServices@AllBizDocs.com.