Corporate Annual Report and Foreign Qualification White Paper

The following is an examination of corporate registration requirements for charities. This report has been compiled by the experts who have specialized in charity state registration for over 30 years and who work with thousands of charities. You can also download a PDF copy of Labyrinth’s Corporate Registration White Paper. This corporate registration white paper focuses on foreign qualification which are the initial filings that a nonprofit files in states in order to get registered to do business in those states. In subsequent years, most states also require a corporate annual report or periodic reports to be filed to keep this registration current.

Foreign Qualification White Paper

STATE FORM FEE CERTIFIED COPIES REQUIREMENT CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING REQUIREMENT STATUTES
Alabama Foreign Corporation Application for Registrtaion $150 Certified copy of articles of incorporation dated within 6 months. Good standing certificate not required AL Code § 10A-1-7.01
Alaska Certificate of Authority $50 Certified copies not required. Good standing certificate not required AK Stat § 10.15.525
Arizona Application for Authority to Transact Business or
Conduct Affairs in Arizona		 $175 Certified copy of the articles of incorporation and all amendments dated within 60 days. Certificate of existence or good standing dated within 60 days. A.R.S § 10-1501
Arkansas NPF-1: Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Nonprofit Corporation $270 online or $300 for paper filings Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence or good standing dated within 30 days. AR Code § 4-28-221
California Statement and Designation by Foreign Corporation – Nonprofit (Form S&DC S/N) $30 Certified copies not required. Certificate of good standing issued within 6 months. CA Corp Code § 2105
Colorado Online Form $100 Certified copies not required. Good standing certificate not required. CO Rev Stat § 7-90-801
Connecticut Application for Certificate of Authority $40 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence dated within 90 days. CT Stat § 33-1210
Delaware Foreign Corporation Qualification $245 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence dated with 6 months. 8 DE Code § 371
District of Columbia Foreign Registration Statement FN-1 $80 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence dated within 90 days. DC Code § 29-105.02
Florida Non-Profit Qualification $125 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence dated within 90 days. Must submit original copy. FL Stat § 617.1501
Georgia Application – Certificate of Authority for Profit or Nonprofit Corporation $225 Certified copies not required. Certificate existence, or certificate of good stating, dated within 90 days. GA Code § 14-3-1501
Hawaii Application for Certificate of Authority $25 Certified copies not required. Certificate of good standing dated within 60 days. HI Rev Stat § 414D-271
Idaho Online Form $100 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence, or certificate of good standing, dated within 90 days. ID Code § 30-21-502
Illinois Form NFP 113.15: application for Authority to Conduct Affairs in Illinois $50 Certified copy of the articles of incorporation and all amendments and mergers dated within the last 90 days. Good standing certificated not required. 805 ILCS 105/113.05
Iowa Application for Certificate of Authority $25 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence dated within 90 days. IA Code § 504.1503
Kansas Form FA: Foreign Not-For-Profit Corporation Application $115 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence, or certificate of good standing, dated within 90 days. K.S.A. § 17-7931
Kentucky Application for Certificate of Authority $90 Certified copies not required. Good standing certificated not required. K.R.S. § 14A.9-010
Louisiana Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority $125 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence, or certificate of good standing, dated within 90 days. LA Rev Stat § 12:304
Maine Form MNPCA-12: Application for Authority to Carry on Activities $45 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence dated within 90 days. 13-B MRSA § 1202
Maryland Foreign Corporation Qualification $100 Certified copies not required. Proof of existence or certificate of status dated within 60 days. MD Corp and Assn Code § 7-202
Massachusetts Registration in Massachusetts $400 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence, or certificate of good standing, dated within 60 days. M.G.L.A Ch 156D § 15.03
Michigan Application for Certificate of Authority $20 Certified copies not required. Certificate of good standing dated within 30 days. MCL § 450.3011
Minnesota Certificate of Authority – Original Filing $50 Certified copies not required. Good standing certificate not required. MN Stat § 317A.061
Mississippi Online Form $100 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence dated within 60 days. MS Code § 79-11-363
Missouri Foreign Nonprofit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority to do Business in Missouri (Corp. 55A) $25 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence, or certificate of good standing, dated within 60 days. MO Rev Stat § 355.751
Montana Online Form $20 Certified copies not required. Good standing certificate not required. MCA § 35-2-820
Nebraska Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business $25 Certified copies not required. Certificate of good standing dated within 60 days. NE Rev Stat § 21-19,146
Nevada Qualification to do Business in Nevada $100 Certified copies not required. Good standing certificate not required. NRS § 80.010
New Hampshire Form FNP-1 Foreign Nonprofit Application $25 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence, or certificate of good standing, dated within 60 days. RSA § 292:5-b
New Jersey Public Records Filing for New Business Entity $125 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence, or certificate of good standing, dated within 30 days. NJ Rev Stat § 15A: 13-3
New Mexico Application for Certificate of Authority $40 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence, or certificate of good standing, dated within 30 days. NM Stat § 53-8-64
New York Application for Authority $135 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence dated within the last year. NY Not for Profit Corp L § 1301
North Carolina N-09: Application of Certificate of Authority $40 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence dated within 6 months. NC Gen Stat § 55A-15-01
North Dakota Certificate of Authority Foreign Corporation Application (SFN 13100) $50 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence, or certificate of good standing, dated within 90 days. ND Cent Code § 10-33-127
Ohio 530B: Foreign Nonprofit Corporation Application for License $40 Certified copies not required. Certificate of good standing dated within 90 days. OH Rev Code § 1703.03
Oklahoma Certificate of Qualification $300 Certified copies not required. Certificate of good standing dated within 60 days. 18 OK Stat § 18-1130
Oregon Application for Authority $50 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence dated within 60 days. OR Rev Stat § 65.701
Pennsylvania Foreign Registration Statement $50 Certified copies not required. Good standing certificate not required. 15 PA Con Stat § 411
Rhode Island Form 250: Certificate of Authority $50 Certified copies not required. Certificate of good standing dated within 60 days. RI Gen Laws § 7-6-70
South Carolina Application for a Certificate of Authority to Transact Business $10 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence dated within 30 days. SC Code § 33-31-1503
South Dakota Non-stock Application for Certificate of Authority $125 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence dated within 90 days. SDCL § 47-27-1
Tennessee Application for Certificate of Authority (ss-4432) $600 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence dated within 60 days. TN Code § 48-65-101
Texas Form 302: Nonprofit Corporation Application for Registration $25 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence required. TX Bus Org Code § 9.001
Utah Application for Authority to Conduct Affairs for a Foreign Corporation $30 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence, or certificate of good standing, dated within 90 days. UT Code § 16-6a-1501
Vermont Application for Certificate of Authority $125 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence dated within 30 days. 11B V.S.A. § 15.01
Virginia Application for a Certificate fo Authority to Transact Business in Virginia $75 Certified copy of articles of incorporation, and all amendments and mergers, dated within 1 year. Good standing certificate not required. VA Code § 13.1-919
Washington Foreign Entity Registration $30 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence dated within 60 days. Original copy must be submitted. RCW § 23.95.510
West Virginia Form CF-1: Application for Certificate of Authority $50 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence dated within the tax year. WV Code § 31D-15-1501
Wisconsin Certificate of Authority Application and/or Amended Certificate $45 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence, certificate of good standing, or certificate of status, dated within 60 days. WI Stat § 181.1503
Wyoming Certificate of Authority $25 Certified copies not required. Certificate of existence, or certificate of good standing, dated within 60 days. W.S. § 17-19-1503