Entity Status
The most common statuses used in the North Carolina Business Registry are listed below with an explanation of when the status is used.
Active/Not Current
The entity is considered to be active on the North Carolina Business Registry, but is delinquent on one or more required filings.
Withdrawn
When a foreign entity doesn’t want to do business in North Carolina and withdrawals their Certificate of Authority to do business in North Carolina.
Active/Failure to Pay Fee
This status is used by the Budget Office after an entity has been issued a Notice of Grounds for Administrative Dissolution and the entity filed an annual report, which was submitted with Non-Sufficient Funds. The entity is still active, but the administrative dissolution process will continue.
Admin. Cancelled
This status is used when the North Carolina Secretary of State’s Office cancels a business entity’s initial creation document due to an issue with the filing fee.
Converted
This status is used when an entity has converted from one entity type to another. The status is placed on the first entity type.
Expired
This status is used when a reserved name of a business entity or a registered name of a foreign business entity has expired.
Failure to Pay Fee
This status is used by the Budget Office when a creation document is submitted and there is an issue with the filing fee, such as non-sufficient funds or a closed account.
In Process
This status is used when a submission for a creation filing is received and the document is in process of being examined and filed.
Judicial Dissolution
When the courts order a dissolution of a company.
Merged
This status is used on the “non-surviving” entity of a merger transaction. The entity is merged into another entity, the “surviving” entity.
Non-domesticated
A foreign entity is not registered to conduct business, but was a participant in a merger with an entity registered in North Carolina.
PA Suspended
This status is used when a licensing board under N.C.G.S. Chapter 55B has suspended a business entity of record.
Reserved Name
This status is used when a name has been reserved upon the North Carolina Business Registry, but is not an entity created of record.
Revoked Licensing Board
This status is used when the licensing board revokes the business name for use as a professional entity under N.C.G.S. Chapter 55B.
Withdrawn by Merger
This status is used when a foreign entity registered with the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, merges with another foreign entity or has converted to another foreign entity and the registration is no longer needed in North Carolina.
Not Registered
An unincorporated nonprofit association that has filed their registered agent information with the Agency.
Current-Active AR Error
There has been a technical error in filing an online annual report. Contact 919-814-5400 for assistance.
Court Ordered Dissolution
The entity was ordered to dissolve the company by the courts.
Consolidated
One or more business entity have merged together.
Auto Dissolve
The General Assembly passed a bill to automatically dissolve entities for specific reasons.
Applied to Withdraw
A foreign entity has applied to the State to discontinue doing business in North Carolina
To Foreign Insurance Co
A domestic insurance company converted to an out of state insurance company.
To Fed Bank
A North Carolina bank converted to a Federal Bank.