Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services

Minnesota business entity search

Office facts, status meanings and filing rules for Minnesota. The steps below show how to search Minnesota's official registry.

Federal filings only here. Minnesota registry records are on the official site.

Minnesota registry at a glance

Registry agency: Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Office: Secretary of State Steve Simon, since 2015; Source: sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Phone: 651-296-2803 (Metro); 1-877-551-6767 (Greater MN); Source: sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Address: First National Bank Building, 332 Minnesota Street, Suite N201, Saint Paul, MN 55101; Source: sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Hours: Phone 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; in-person service by appointment only, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Source: sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Official search: Business Filings Online, Search Business Filings →; Source: mblsportal.sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Registry number: File Number; Source: mblsportal.sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06

How to search the Minnesota registry

The Business Filings Online, Search Business Filings searches by business name (begins with or contains), file number, filing status (active or inactive) and include prior names.

Open Search Business Filings on the Secretary of State's Business Filings Online portal.Source: mblsportal.sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Choose the Business Name tab or the File Number tab and type your search; a partial name works best.Source: mblsportal.sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Set the scope to Begins With or Contains, the status to Active or Inactive, and choose whether to include prior names.Source: mblsportal.sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Select Search, then Details next to the business you want.Source: mblsportal.sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
The record shows file number, status, renewal due date, registered office and agent, and the filing and renewal history.Source: mblsportal.sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Source: mblsportal.sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Open the official Minnesota search →

Three numbers, three agencies

Asking for the wrong number is a common reason a search comes back empty.

Federal EIN: Internal Revenue Service; Identifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state.; Source: irs.gov
File Number: Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services; Identifies the entity's record in the Minnesota registry.; Source: mblsportal.sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
State tax account number: The state's tax agency; Issued separately for state taxes. It is not the EIN and not the registry number.

What a Minnesota status means

Active / In Good Standing: The entity exists and its annual renewal is current.; Source: sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Inactive: The record is no longer active, for example after statutory dissolution for a missed annual renewal.; Source: sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Statutorily dissolved: The entity missed its annual renewal and is no longer recognized as existing in Minnesota; it can be reinstated retroactively if the name is still available.; Source: sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Fees and annual filings

LLC formation: $155 online or in person; $135 by mail (Articles of Organization); Source: sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Corporation formation: $155 online or in person; $135 by mail (Articles of Incorporation); Source: sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual filing: Annual Renewal; Source: sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, LLC: $0 (annual renewal); Source: sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, corporation: $0 (annual renewal); Source: sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
When it is due: File once every calendar year, starting the calendar year after the original filing; the record shows a renewal due date of December 31.; Source: sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Late filing: No late fee. An entity that misses its renewal is statutorily dissolved and must pay the reinstatement fee to return.; Source: sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Filed with: Minnesota Secretary of State, online through Business Filings Online or by mail; Source: sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Note: Foreign corporations pay $115 by mail or $135 online for each annual renewal. Reinstating a dissolved domestic entity costs $65 by mail or $85 online.; Source: sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06

As published by the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services, checked 2026-10-06. Fees change, and the official schedule decides.

Forming or running a business in Minnesota

Name availability: Check whether a name is available in Minnesota →; Source: mblsportal.sos.mn.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Business forms and fees: Official Minnesota business forms and fees →

Minnesota businesses on file

3M COMPANYEIN 41-0417775
HALCON FURNITURE LLCEIN 38-0819050
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLCEIN 41-1416330
GN HEARING CARE CORPORATIONEIN 77-0019588
QUMU CORPORATIONEIN 41-1577970
TARGET CORPORATIONEIN 41-0215170
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATEDEIN 41-1321939
BEST BUY CO., INC.EIN 41-0907483
U.S. BANCORPEIN 41-0255900
MEDTRONICEIN 41-0793183
ECOLAB INC.EIN 41-0231510
LIFE TIME, INC.EIN 41-1689746
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATIONEIN 41-0319970
SUPERVALU INCEIN 41-0617000
GENERAL MILLS, INC.EIN 41-0274440
FASTENAL COMPANY & SUBSIDIARIESEIN 41-0948415
CHS INC.EIN 41-0251095
NCS PEARSON, INC.EIN 41-0850527
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.EIN 13-3180631
LAND O'LAKES, INC.EIN 41-0365145
THE TORO COMPANYEIN 41-0580470
PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.EIN 41-0886515
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.EIN 42-0802678
DAIKIN APPLIED AMERICAS INC.EIN 41-0404230

All 275 Minnesota businesses on file →

Sources

A fact that could not be confirmed on an official page is left out.

https://www.sos.mn.gov/business-liens/business-help/how-to-renew-your-business-filing/checked 2026-10-06
https://www.sos.mn.gov/business-liens/business-filing-and-certification-fee-schedule/checked 2026-10-06
https://mblsportal.sos.mn.gov/Business/Searchchecked 2026-10-06
https://mblsportal.sos.mn.gov/Business/SearchDetails?filingGuid=897f2a7c-a5d4-e011-a886-001ec94ffe7fchecked 2026-10-06