Oklahoma business entity search and name check
Search business records
To check a business name in Oklahoma, use the Secretary of State's Business Entity Search; we link you there instead of searching it ourselves. The Business Filing Department registers LLCs, corporations, partnerships, trade names and trademarks in one place. Forming an LLC costs $100 plus a service fee, and keeping it active costs $25 a year for the Annual Certificate. Oklahoma ended its corporate franchise tax starting with tax year 2024.
- Official search
- Business Entity Search (OK SOS)
- How we search Oklahoma
- Official site only (we hand you off). The Oklahoma Secretary of State's website asks automated tools not to access any of its pages, so we don't search it on your behalf. Use the link to search it directly.
- What a result can tell you
- Searching the official site shows names on record. Oklahoma decides acceptance when you file.
- State fee to form an LLC
- $100 (Articles of Organization)
- Ongoing LLC filing
- Annual Certificate, $25
What the Oklahoma search covers
The Secretary of State's Business Filing Department registers corporations, limited partnerships, LLCs, LLPs, fictitious names for general partnerships, trade names and trademarks, for both Oklahoma and out-of-state businesses.
Each record has a Filing Number. Search by number on the Business Entity Search (OK SOS).
How to read Oklahoma results
Oklahoma does not publish definitions for its status labels in one place. We show the official wording exactly as the registry gives it.
A status describes the registry filing only. It isn’t evidence of a license, tax compliance or reputation, and a record with the same name as a company you know may be a different business. More on statuses.
Oklahoma business name rules
An LLC name must include one of: limited liability company
, limited company
, LLC
, LC
, L.L.C.
, L.C.
.
When you register, the name you want must be available, meaning no other business is already using it. (18 O.S. § 2008) Source: oklahoma.gov
Oklahoma doesn’t publish a list of the differences it ignores, so our check treats only capitalization and punctuation as insignificant and flags other close names as similar for you to judge.
Reserving a name in Oklahoma
Oklahoma lets you reserve a name before you form the business, held for up to 60 days.
File an LLC Name Reservation with the Secretary of State. Reserving a name holds it for you but doesn't register your business.
Searching on this site doesn’t reserve anything. Only OK Secretary of State can.
Forming an LLC in Oklahoma
- Document
- Articles of Organization
- State filing fee
- $100
Oklahoma's business portal says registering an LLC costs $100 plus a service fee. - File online
- OK Secretary of State filing
- Processing
- Registering online takes about 15 minutes. After you pay, you get a copy of your registration with its Secretary of State filing number.
File it yourself or use a service
File directly with Oklahoma
$100 state fee
You fill in the Articles of Organization yourself and pay only the state. You’ll need a registered agent with a Oklahoma street address; that can be you if you have one.
Use a formation service
A service prepares and files the paperwork, and most can act as your registered agent and send compliance reminders. You still pay the state fee on top of their price, and the state still decides whether to accept your name.
- Bizee: $0 plus the state fee (Basic); Standard $199, Premium $299, plus state fee
- LegalZoom: $0 plus state fees (Basic); Managed Service $249 plus state fees
- Northwest Registered Agent: $39 plus the state fee
- ZenBusiness: $0 plus the state fee (Starter); Pro $199 plus state fee, renews $199/yr
We don’t currently earn commissions from these providers. Prices from each provider’s site on Oct 30, 2026. We never send them your proposed name. Compare what each includes · Disclosure
An EIN (federal tax ID) is free from the IRS; you don’t need to pay anyone for one.
Keeping a Oklahoma LLC in good standing
Annual Certificate: $25. Source: oklahoma.gov
Oklahoma's franchise tax ended starting with tax year 2024. A corporation suspended before July 1, 2023 for not filing franchise tax still has to be reinstated.
The yearly fee to keep an LLC active is $25. Limited partnerships pay $55 a year, and trade names have no annual fee.
Proof of status: Certificate of Good Standing.
Assumed names (DBAs)
Trade names, and fictitious names for general partnerships, are filed with the Secretary of State's Business Filing Department. A trade name has no annual fee. Source: oklahoma.gov
Good to know about Oklahoma
- An LLC pays $25 a year (the Annual Certificate) to stay active and in good standing; a limited partnership pays $55. Source: oklahoma.gov
- Oklahoma eliminated its corporate franchise tax starting with tax year 2024. Source: oklahoma.gov
- A name reservation lasts up to 60 days, shorter than the 120 days many states allow. Source: oklahoma.gov
- Trade names are registered with the Secretary of State, not a county, and carry no annual fee. Source: oklahoma.gov
Sources and accuracy
We checked this page against official Oklahoma sources on . Our monitor rechecks the official search, filing portal and fee pages daily and flags changes for review.
Items we couldn’t confirm on an official page (5)
- We couldn't confirm these fees on an official page: name reservation, corporation formation, out-of-state LLC registration, Certificate of Good Standing, and the card service fee.
- We couldn't confirm when the $25 Annual Certificate is due, or how long you have before losing good standing if it's late.
- We couldn't confirm which endings (such as LLC) an Oklahoma LLC name must use, or how the state decides whether names are too similar.
- We couldn't confirm the ID format, status labels or record details shown by the official search.
- LLC designators come from the statute (18 O.S. § 2008); we could not confirm them on a current Secretary of State page.
See something wrong? Tell us. We can fix how we present information, but only OK Secretary of State can change an official record.