State Resources
All 50 states will recognize corporation sole, however if your corporation sole is being used to provide some type of public service in a state other than Nevada, then it may be necessary for the corporation sole to receive a Certificate of Authority to operate within the state that you are in. Should this be the case, we have provided a resource area for you. Just click on the state that you need the filing forms, and we have provided a link to their site for the forms you will need to receive a Certificate of Authority.
Please note: If you are only using your Nevada corporation sole to hold or own property, automobiles, land, or have bank accounts, it is Not Necessary for you to receive a Certificate of Authority in the state you are in because your corporation sole is only operating in passive business and is not considered as conducting business within the state. This is true in all 50 United States.
Certificate of Authority
Alabama $75 http://sos.state.al.us/downloads/dl3.cfm?trgturl=business/sosff-1.pdf&trgtfile=sosff-1.pdf
Alaska $50 http://www.dced.state.ak.us/bsc/pub/08-415.pdf
Arizona $175 http://www.cc.state.az.us/corp/filings/forms/cf0060.pdf
Arkansas $300 http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/corp_ucc/corp_forms/forms/NPF-1.pdf
California $30 http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/corp/pdf/foreign/corp_s&dcnp.pdf
Colorado $50 http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/PDFFillable/AUTHORITY.pdf
Connecticut $20 http://www.sots.state.ct.us/CommercialRecording/Forms/Forecorp/authorit.pdf
Delaware $160 http://www.state.de.us/corp/forqual.pdf
Florida $70 http://www.dos.state.fl.us/doc/pdf/cr2e021.pdf
Georgia $225 http://www.sos.state.ga.us/acrobat/Corporations/236_2000.pdf
Hawaii $50 http://www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/breg/registration/fnpc/forms Look for form (FC-1) & (FC-1-Instr)
Idaho $30 http://www.idsos.state.id.us/corp/FORMS/cert_authority_np.pdf
Illinois $50 http://www.sos.state.il.us/publications/pdf_publications/nfp11315.pdf
Indiana $30 http://www.in.gov/ai/appfiles/sos-berf/
Iowa $25 http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/buspdfs/static/635_0106.pdf
Kansas $115 http://www.kssos.org/forms/business_services/FA.pdf
Kentucky $40 http://sos.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/1C1739A4-FD5D-4710-BB8A475453D429E4/0/appcertauthorityforeigncorp.pdf
Louisiana $100 http://www.sec.state.la.us/comm/cforms/f-326.pdf
Maine $25 http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/corp/formsnew/mnpca12.pdf
Maryland $100 http://www.dat.state.md.us/sdatweb/forcp.pdf
Massachusetts $400 http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cor/corpdf/c156ds1503950c11348.pdf
Michigan $20 http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CIS_Form_560_2448_7.pdf
Minnesota $50 http://www.sos.state.mn.us/business/pdf/bus25.pdf
Mississippi $500 http://www.sos.state.ms.us/forms/corp/f0002.pdf
Missouri $25 http://www.sos.mo.gov/forms/corp/corp55a.pdf
Montana $20 http://sos.state.mt.us/Assets/business/forms/Certificate%20of%20authority%20for%20foreign%20nonprofit%20corporation.pdf http://sos.mt.gov/BSB/forms/nonprofit/foreign/Foreign_Nonprofit_Corporation_Certificate_of_Authority.pdf
Nebraska $25 http://www.sos.state.ne.us/business/corp_serv/pdf/20_170.pdf
New Hampshire $25 http://www.state.nh.us/sos/corporate/PDF/FNP-1%20V-1.0.pdf
New Jersey $125 http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/revenue/pdforms/pubrec.pdf
New Mexico $25 http://www.nmprc.state.nm.us/corporations/pdf/charter/fnp.pdf
New York $135 http://www.dos.state.ny.us/corp/pdfs/dos1555.pdf
North Carolina..$125 http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/Corporations/Forms.aspx?EntityId=2719996&Type=Nonprofit%20Corporation#
North Dakota $40 http://www.nd.gov/sos/forms/pdf/13100a.pdf
Ohio $125 http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/Forms/BusinessServices/530.xls
Oklahoma $300 http://www.sos.state.ok.us/forms/FM0012.PDF
Oregon $20 http://www.filinginoregon.com/forms/pdf/bizreg/122.pdf
Pennsylvania $180 http://www.filinginoregon.com/forms/pdf/bizreg/122.pdf
Rhode Island $50 http://www2.corps.state.ri.us/Forms/Corps/PDF/250.pdf
South.Carolina..$10 http://www.scsos.com/forms/Non%20Profits/Foreign/Application%20for%20a%20Certificate%20of%20Authority.pdf
South Dakota $100 http://www.sdsos.gov/Corporations/NonProfitNonStockCertificateOfAuthority.pdf
Tennessee $600 http://www.state.tn.us/sos/forms/ss-4432.pdf
Texas $25 http://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/forms/302_boc.pdf
Utah $22 http://www.commerce.utah.gov/cor/pdfforms/certauth.pdf
Vermont $100 http://www.sec.state.vt.us/tutor/dobiz/forms/fcauth.htm
Virginia $75 http://www.state.va.us/scc/division/clk/forms/scc759.pdf
Washington State $30 http://www.secstate.wa.gov/corps/forms/coanprof.pdf
West Virginia $57.50- $80 http://www.wvsos.com/forms/business/2004/cf-1.pdf
Wisconsin $45 http://www.wdfi.org/_resources/indexed/site/corporations/form121.pdf
Wyoming $25 http://soswy.state.wy.us/corporat/forms/new/npca.pdf
State Laws from 17 States concerning Non-Profit Status and Corporation Sole
Many states in the United States recognize corporation sole in two significant ways. In the first instance, states acknowledge the office as prior existing, provided the articles of incorporation are drafted so as to provide the pre-article history of the office. In the second instance, states recognize a newly created corporation sole by the simple filing of articles of incorporation. In this latter instance, the articles do not reference any pre-incorporation history of the office, as indeed none exists.
In statutory form encompassing both types of corporations sole, seventeen states in the United States of America recognize the corporation sole. They are:
Alabama Code Section 10-4-1 to 9 (1975
Alaska Stat. Section 10.40.060 (1985)
Arizona Revised Stat. Ann. Section 10-421 to 428 (1977)
California Corp. Code Sections 10000 to 10015 (West 1977)
Colorado Rev. Stat. 7-52-101 to 104
Hawaii Rev. Stat. Section 419-1to9
Idaho Code Section 30-304
Michigan Comp. Laws Ann. Section 458. 1-2, 458.271-273 (West 1983)
Montana Code Ann. 35-3-101 to 209 (1985)
Nevada Rev. Stat. Section 84.010-080 (1985)
New Hampshire Rev. Stat. Ann. Section 306.6-8 (1984)
North Carolina Gen. Stat. Section 615 (1982)
Oregon Rev. Stat. Section 61.055 (1)-(3) (1983) (Repealed)
South Carolina Code Ann. Section 33-31-140 (Law Co-op 1978)
Utah Code Ann. Section 16-7-1 to 12 (1973)
Washington Rev. Code ann. Section 24. 12.010-040 (1969)
Wyoming Stat. Section 17-8-109 to 113 (1977)
Corporation Sole By state Jurisdiction with links to filing forms.
Utah - http://corporations.utah.gov/corpdba.html
Utah Filing Forms: http://www.commerce.utah.gov/cor/pdfforms/corpsolearticles.pdf
Utah Filing Fees http://www.commerce.utah.gov/cor/pdfforms/feesched.pdf
Washington Secretary of State: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/
Washington Filing Form: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/corps/forms/nonprofit.pdf
Washington Filing Fees: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/corps/registration_fee_schedule.aspx?m=undefined,reg1
Nevada - http://sos.state.nv.us/
Nevada Filing Form: http://sos.state.nv.us/comm_rec/crforms/npentities_index.htm
Nevada Filing Fees: http://sos.state.nv.us/comm_rec/fees/2003/FeeScheduleNonprofit.pdf
Arizona - http://www.azsos.gov/
Arizona Filing Form: http://www.cc.state.az.us/corp/filings/forms/packets.htm#foreign http://www.cc.state.az.us/corp/filings/forms/packets.htm
Arizona Filing Fees: http://www.cc.state.az.us/corp/filings/forms/feesch.pdf
California - http://www.ss.ca.gov/
Please note: If you are only using your Nevada corporation sole to hold or own property, automobiles, land, or have bank accounts, it is Not Necessary for you to receive a Certificate of Authority in the state you are in because your corporation sole is only operating in passive business and is not considered as conducting business within the state. This is true in all 50 United States.
Certificate of Authority
Alabama $75 http://sos.state.al.us/downloads/dl3.cfm?trgturl=business/sosff-1.pdf&trgtfile=sosff-1.pdf
Alaska $50 http://www.dced.state.ak.us/bsc/pub/08-415.pdf
Arizona $175 http://www.cc.state.az.us/corp/filings/forms/cf0060.pdf
Arkansas $300 http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/corp_ucc/corp_forms/forms/NPF-1.pdf
California $30 http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/corp/pdf/foreign/corp_s&dcnp.pdf
Colorado $50 http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/PDFFillable/AUTHORITY.pdf
Connecticut $20 http://www.sots.state.ct.us/CommercialRecording/Forms/Forecorp/authorit.pdf
Delaware $160 http://www.state.de.us/corp/forqual.pdf
Florida $70 http://www.dos.state.fl.us/doc/pdf/cr2e021.pdf
Georgia $225 http://www.sos.state.ga.us/acrobat/Corporations/236_2000.pdf
Hawaii $50 http://www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/breg/registration/fnpc/forms Look for form (FC-1) & (FC-1-Instr)
Idaho $30 http://www.idsos.state.id.us/corp/FORMS/cert_authority_np.pdf
Illinois $50 http://www.sos.state.il.us/publications/pdf_publications/nfp11315.pdf
Indiana $30 http://www.in.gov/ai/appfiles/sos-berf/
Iowa $25 http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/buspdfs/static/635_0106.pdf
Kansas $115 http://www.kssos.org/forms/business_services/FA.pdf
Kentucky $40 http://sos.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/1C1739A4-FD5D-4710-BB8A475453D429E4/0/appcertauthorityforeigncorp.pdf
Louisiana $100 http://www.sec.state.la.us/comm/cforms/f-326.pdf
Maine $25 http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/corp/formsnew/mnpca12.pdf
Maryland $100 http://www.dat.state.md.us/sdatweb/forcp.pdf
Massachusetts $400 http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cor/corpdf/c156ds1503950c11348.pdf
Michigan $20 http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CIS_Form_560_2448_7.pdf
Minnesota $50 http://www.sos.state.mn.us/business/pdf/bus25.pdf
Mississippi $500 http://www.sos.state.ms.us/forms/corp/f0002.pdf
Missouri $25 http://www.sos.mo.gov/forms/corp/corp55a.pdf
Montana $20 http://sos.state.mt.us/Assets/business/forms/Certificate%20of%20authority%20for%20foreign%20nonprofit%20corporation.pdf http://sos.mt.gov/BSB/forms/nonprofit/foreign/Foreign_Nonprofit_Corporation_Certificate_of_Authority.pdf
Nebraska $25 http://www.sos.state.ne.us/business/corp_serv/pdf/20_170.pdf
New Hampshire $25 http://www.state.nh.us/sos/corporate/PDF/FNP-1%20V-1.0.pdf
New Jersey $125 http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/revenue/pdforms/pubrec.pdf
New Mexico $25 http://www.nmprc.state.nm.us/corporations/pdf/charter/fnp.pdf
New York $135 http://www.dos.state.ny.us/corp/pdfs/dos1555.pdf
North Carolina..$125 http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/Corporations/Forms.aspx?EntityId=2719996&Type=Nonprofit%20Corporation#
North Dakota $40 http://www.nd.gov/sos/forms/pdf/13100a.pdf
Ohio $125 http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/Forms/BusinessServices/530.xls
Oklahoma $300 http://www.sos.state.ok.us/forms/FM0012.PDF
Oregon $20 http://www.filinginoregon.com/forms/pdf/bizreg/122.pdf
Pennsylvania $180 http://www.filinginoregon.com/forms/pdf/bizreg/122.pdf
Rhode Island $50 http://www2.corps.state.ri.us/Forms/Corps/PDF/250.pdf
South.Carolina..$10 http://www.scsos.com/forms/Non%20Profits/Foreign/Application%20for%20a%20Certificate%20of%20Authority.pdf
South Dakota $100 http://www.sdsos.gov/Corporations/NonProfitNonStockCertificateOfAuthority.pdf
Tennessee $600 http://www.state.tn.us/sos/forms/ss-4432.pdf
Texas $25 http://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/forms/302_boc.pdf
Utah $22 http://www.commerce.utah.gov/cor/pdfforms/certauth.pdf
Vermont $100 http://www.sec.state.vt.us/tutor/dobiz/forms/fcauth.htm
Virginia $75 http://www.state.va.us/scc/division/clk/forms/scc759.pdf
Washington State $30 http://www.secstate.wa.gov/corps/forms/coanprof.pdf
West Virginia $57.50- $80 http://www.wvsos.com/forms/business/2004/cf-1.pdf
Wisconsin $45 http://www.wdfi.org/_resources/indexed/site/corporations/form121.pdf
Wyoming $25 http://soswy.state.wy.us/corporat/forms/new/npca.pdf
State Laws from 17 States concerning Non-Profit Status and Corporation Sole
Many states in the United States recognize corporation sole in two significant ways. In the first instance, states acknowledge the office as prior existing, provided the articles of incorporation are drafted so as to provide the pre-article history of the office. In the second instance, states recognize a newly created corporation sole by the simple filing of articles of incorporation. In this latter instance, the articles do not reference any pre-incorporation history of the office, as indeed none exists.
In statutory form encompassing both types of corporations sole, seventeen states in the United States of America recognize the corporation sole. They are:
Alabama Code Section 10-4-1 to 9 (1975
Alaska Stat. Section 10.40.060 (1985)
Arizona Revised Stat. Ann. Section 10-421 to 428 (1977)
California Corp. Code Sections 10000 to 10015 (West 1977)
Colorado Rev. Stat. 7-52-101 to 104
Hawaii Rev. Stat. Section 419-1to9
Idaho Code Section 30-304
Michigan Comp. Laws Ann. Section 458. 1-2, 458.271-273 (West 1983)
Montana Code Ann. 35-3-101 to 209 (1985)
Nevada Rev. Stat. Section 84.010-080 (1985)
New Hampshire Rev. Stat. Ann. Section 306.6-8 (1984)
North Carolina Gen. Stat. Section 615 (1982)
Oregon Rev. Stat. Section 61.055 (1)-(3) (1983) (Repealed)
South Carolina Code Ann. Section 33-31-140 (Law Co-op 1978)
Utah Code Ann. Section 16-7-1 to 12 (1973)
Washington Rev. Code ann. Section 24. 12.010-040 (1969)
Wyoming Stat. Section 17-8-109 to 113 (1977)
Corporation Sole By state Jurisdiction with links to filing forms.
Utah - http://corporations.utah.gov/corpdba.html
Utah Filing Forms: http://www.commerce.utah.gov/cor/pdfforms/corpsolearticles.pdf
Utah Filing Fees http://www.commerce.utah.gov/cor/pdfforms/feesched.pdf
Washington Secretary of State: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/
Washington Filing Form: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/corps/forms/nonprofit.pdf
Washington Filing Fees: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/corps/registration_fee_schedule.aspx?m=undefined,reg1
Nevada - http://sos.state.nv.us/
Nevada Filing Form: http://sos.state.nv.us/comm_rec/crforms/npentities_index.htm
Nevada Filing Fees: http://sos.state.nv.us/comm_rec/fees/2003/FeeScheduleNonprofit.pdf
Arizona - http://www.azsos.gov/
Arizona Filing Form: http://www.cc.state.az.us/corp/filings/forms/packets.htm#foreign http://www.cc.state.az.us/corp/filings/forms/packets.htm
Arizona Filing Fees: http://www.cc.state.az.us/corp/filings/forms/feesch.pdf
California - http://www.ss.ca.gov/
