Forming a North Dakota LLC in 2026 means a $135 state filing fee, a $50 annual report due November 15, and a personal income tax up to 2.5% on pass-through profit. North Dakota discloses members or managers on the public record, so this guide covers formation, cost, tax, and how the state compares to the four anonymous-LLC states: Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, and Nevada.
Forming a North Dakota LLC takes six steps: name search, Articles of Organization ($135 state fee), registered agent, operating agreement, EIN, and bank account. End-to-end timeline is 5-10 business days with Anonymousllc.co. The North Dakota Secretary of State in Bismarck processes filings and accepts the Articles of Organization within 1-3 business days. Anonymousllc.co runs the name check, files the Articles the same day you complete a 5-minute WhatsApp intake, then starts the EIN application once the state stamp arrives. Members and managers must be disclosed on North Dakota public records, so founders who need ownership privacy form in an anonymous state and register into North Dakota afterward.
A North Dakota LLC costs $432 all-in through Anonymousllc.co: a $297 service fee plus the $135 state filing fee. That single price covers filing, registered agent for year one, operating agreement, EIN, and 4-5 US bank applications. There are no hidden upsells behind that number. Year two onward, the recurring cost is the $100/year registered agent plus North Dakota's $50 annual report, so ongoing maintenance runs about $150/year. For founders whose top priority is privacy, Anonymousllc.co recommends a Wyoming LLC at $397 all-in plus North Dakota foreign qualification when local operations require registration.
No. North Dakota requires either members or managers to be disclosed on public state records, so a native North Dakota LLC does not shield ownership. The registered agent's address appears on the public filing, yet the owner's name is still listed on the record. Founders who need true anonymity form in Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, or Nevada, the four states that keep members and managers off public state records, then foreign-qualify into North Dakota if local operations require it. Anonymousllc.co builds this Wyoming-plus-North-Dakota structure when privacy is the priority.
North Dakota levies a personal income tax up to 2.5% on pass-through LLC profit. The IRS treats a single-member LLC as a disregarded entity and a multi-member LLC as a partnership by default. Profit passes through to the owners' personal returns, and there is no separate entity-level LLC tax. An LLC can elect S-corporation treatment by filing IRS Form 2553, which moves part of the income out of the 15.3% self-employment tax once net income passes $40,000-$60,000. Non-resident owners of a foreign-owned single-member LLC file Form 5472 with a pro-forma Form 1120 each year.
North Dakota requires one annual report each year, due November 15, with a $50 filing fee. The report confirms the registered agent, principal office, and member or manager information. Missing the November 15 deadline triggers a late penalty and, after continued non-filing, administrative dissolution, which can retroactively void the liability shield. Anonymousllc.co tracks the deadline and files the $50 report each year as part of registered agent service, so the entity stays in good standing without the owner watching the calendar.
Every North Dakota LLC must list a registered agent with a physical North Dakota street address to receive legal service and state mail. The agent's address appears on the public record instead of the owner's. Anonymousllc.co provides North Dakota registered agent service at $100/year, included for year one in the formation package. The agent scans and forwards state notices and any legal service the same day it arrives. A commercial agent keeps the founder's home or business address off the Secretary of State database and prevents a lawsuit from being served in person at home.
Yes. North Dakota allows series LLCs, which let one parent LLC hold multiple protected series under a single filing, each with its own assets and liability shield. Each series needs series-specific provisions in the operating agreement to keep the internal liability walls enforceable. Real estate investors and multi-brand operators use the structure to isolate risk between properties or product lines without paying a separate $135 filing fee for each entity. Anonymousllc.co drafts a North Dakota operating agreement that supports the series structure.
A North Dakota LLC costs $432 all-in and discloses ownership, while Wyoming is $397, New Mexico $347, Delaware $407, and Nevada $722, all four keeping members off public record. New Mexico is the lowest-cost anonymous option and requires no annual report and no annual fee. Wyoming is the flagship at $397 all-in with a $60 annual report. Delaware charges a $300 flat franchise tax due June 1, and Nevada adds an annual list and state business license worth about $350/year. Founders operating physically in North Dakota register a Wyoming LLC into the state for privacy.
Yes. Non-US residents form North Dakota LLCs without an SSN, ITIN, or visa, and never need to visit the United States. North Dakota places no citizenship condition on LLC ownership. Anonymousllc.co files the Articles, obtains the EIN by fax in 5-7 days without an SSN, provides the North Dakota registered agent and address, and submits US bank applications to Mercury, Relay, Bluevine, and other partners remotely. The founder runs the entire process from abroad over WhatsApp. Bank approval averages 8-10 days after the EIN, at about a 90% overall rate.
Keep ownership private in North Dakota by forming a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC and foreign-qualifying it into North Dakota where local operations require registration. The anonymous parent LLC owns the business, and only the registered agent's address touches the North Dakota public record for the foreign registration. This layered structure combines Wyoming's ownership privacy with the North Dakota footprint a local storefront, rental property, or licensed activity demands. Anonymousllc.co sets up both entities and links them so the arrangement holds up at the bank and with the state.
After formation, you receive the stamped Articles of Organization, a North Dakota-specific operating agreement, the EIN confirmation letter, and confirmations from the US banks Anonymousllc.co applied to on your behalf. These four documents are what a bank, a payment processor, and a tax preparer ask to see, so the package is built to open doors immediately. The stamped Articles prove the LLC exists and carry the North Dakota Secretary of State file number. The operating agreement documents ownership and management, which every US bank requires before it opens an account. The EIN confirmation letter, a CP-575 from the IRS or a 147C on reissue, is the federal tax ID the LLC uses for banking, payroll, and returns. The bank confirmations show which of the four or five partner banks, Mercury, Relay, and Bluevine among them, accepted the application. Anonymousllc.co delivers each document digitally over WhatsApp as it lands, so a founder abroad has the full record without waiting for physical mail. From there, the recurring obligations are the $50 annual report due November 15 and the $100/year registered agent renewal, both of which Anonymousllc.co tracks.
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