Overview
Oregon business registration runs through the Secretary of State (SOS), specifically its Corporation Division, which keeps the official record of entities formed or registered to do business in the state. Searches and filings go through the Oregon Business Registry.
Oregon applies its recurring filing requirement evenly. Corporations, LLCs, nonprofits, limited partnerships, and limited liability partnerships all file an annual report, which Oregon calls a renewal, due on the anniversary of the entity's registration. Because LLCs renew on the same schedule as corporations, an Oregon LLC's management and registered agent data is refreshed every year and kept current on the public record, which is not the case in every state.
Oregon has no state-level beneficial ownership register. At the federal level, the Corporate Transparency Act (2021) created a BOI registry run by FinCEN, but a March 2025 interim final rule lifted the obligation for all U.S. companies and U.S. persons. Only foreign reporting companies remain subject to it.
For KYB and AML work, the free SOS search returns an entity's status, registry number, registered agent, principal place of business, and the officers, directors, members, or managers named in its filings. Oregon surfaces management data across entity types, since the annual report collects it for corporations and LLCs alike.
Official Registers
Secretary of State (Business Name Search)
The SOS Corporation Division maintains the official register through its Business Name Search, part of the Oregon Business Registry. It records domestic and foreign corporations, LLCs, nonprofit corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, cooperatives, and business trusts, along with assumed business names.
Search and access. The Business Name Search is free and needs no account. Search by entity name or registry number. Each record shows the entity name, registry number, type, status, registration date, registered agent name and address, principal place of business, and the associated individuals reported in the entity's filings.
Registry number. Oregon assigns each entity a registry number at registration, which is the primary identifier across the register and the key most lookups run on.
Filings. Formation documents are filed online through the Oregon Business Registry. Oregon is unusually strict on this point: online filing is mandatory, and the SOS accepts a paper form only under an approved waiver, granted for disability, lack of internet access, or religious objection. Articles of Organization for domestic LLCs cost $100. Articles of Incorporation for domestic for-profit corporations cost $100. Nonprofit Articles of Incorporation cost $50. Foreign entities applying for authority pay $275. An assumed business name (DBA) registers separately for $50.
Certificates. Certificates of Existence and certified copies of filed documents are available from the SOS for a fee.
Registration and Publication Requirements
Corporations
All domestic and foreign for-profit corporations must register with the SOS and maintain a registered agent at an Oregon address.
Annual report. Corporations file an annual report, due on the anniversary of registration. The fee is $100 for domestic corporations and $275 for foreign corporations. The report carries the principal place of business, the registered agent name and address, and the names and addresses of the officers and directors, all of which become part of the public record.
A missed report draws no late fee. Instead, the SOS allows a 45-day grace period after the anniversary date, and once that passes it administratively dissolves a domestic corporation or revokes a foreign corporation's authority to do business. Reinstatement then costs a $100 penalty plus $100 for each annual report that was missed, so the cost of reviving a long-dormant entity scales with how many years it skipped.
Financial statements. There is no public financial disclosure requirement.
LLCs
All domestic and foreign LLCs must register with the SOS and maintain a registered agent in Oregon. Domestic formation costs $100.
Annual report. LLCs file an annual report on the same anniversary schedule as corporations, at $100 for domestic and $275 for foreign entities. The report lists the members or managers and the registered agent, so LLC management data is part of the public record and refreshed each year.
Nonprofit corporations
Nonprofits file Articles of Incorporation with the SOS at $50 and file an annual report each year, also at $50. Directors and officers appear on the public record. Federal 501(c) status comes from the IRS; the state filing does not grant it.
Limited partnerships and LLPs
Limited partnerships and limited liability partnerships register with the SOS and file an annual report on the anniversary schedule, at $100 for domestic entities and $275 for foreign ones. Both must maintain a registered agent in Oregon.
Sole proprietors and general partnerships
Sole proprietors and general partnerships do not register as entities with the SOS and do not appear as registered entities in the business search. A business operating under a name other than the owner's true name must register an assumed business name, which is held on file separately.
Summary table
| Entity type | Register with SOS | Annual report | Management data public |
|---|---|---|---|
For-profit corporation | Yes ($100) | Yes ($100 domestic / $275 foreign, on anniversary) | Officers and directors |
LLC | Yes ($100) | Yes ($100 domestic / $275 foreign, on anniversary) | Members and managers |
Nonprofit corporation | Yes ($50) | Yes ($50) | Directors and officers |
Limited partnership | Yes ($100) | Yes ($100 domestic / $275 foreign) | Partners on file |
LLP | Yes ($100) | Yes ($100 domestic / $275 foreign) | Partners on file |
Sole proprietor / assumed name | No (assumed name on file only) | No | No |
With Topograph
Topograph queries Oregon's Secretary of State system to return structured company data for entities registered in the state.
Available Data
Company Profile
- Oregon registry number
- Entity name
- Entity type and state of formation
- Current status
- Registration date
- Registered agent name and address
- Principal place of business
Officers and Management
- Officers and directors as reported in the corporation's annual report
- Members and managers as reported in the LLC's annual report
Available Documents
| Document type | Comment |
|---|---|
Trade Register Extract | A Topograph-generated extract of the entity's SOS record: registry number, entity name, type, state of formation, status, registered agent, principal place of business, and the officers, directors, members, or managers most recently reported. |
Financial statements aren't filed publicly in Oregon. Domestic companies are also exempt from federal BOI reporting following the March 2025 FinCEN rule.
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