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The Connecticut annual report for a foreign LLC

A registered foreign LLC files a Connecticut annual report every year between January 1 and March 31, and the fee is $80. It is filed online from a Business.CT.gov dashboard. An LLC that does not file risks being dissolved by the Secretary of the State and cannot obtain a certificate of legal existence while the report is overdue.

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Annual report at a glance

Fee for an LLC
$80
Fee for an LLP or LP
$80
Window
from January 1 to March 31 each year
Where
Online, from the Business.CT.gov dashboard
Reminder
An email about a month before, or a postcard if no email is on file
Penalty for skipping
Possible dissolution, and no certificate of legal existence

Who has to file

Stock and nonstock corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships and limited partnerships all file annual reports. The Secretary of the State's foreign annual report list gives the fee for each: $80 for an LLC, LLP or LP, $435 for a corporation and $50 for a nonstock corporation. Verifying a certificate or viewing past ones is free when logged in. A business that has been closed does not file a final one. The office tells such a business to dissolve and to send the required data to the Department of Revenue Services.

How to know when yours is due

The state sends an email to the address you gave about a month before the report is due. If it has no email for the business, it mails a postcard to the business address. You can also look the date up whenever you like. Log in to your Business.CT.gov account, go to the business filing page, and find the company; the next screen shows when the last annual report was filed and when the next is due. That is the number to trust, and it saves guessing from the January to March rule.

Filing the annual report

  1. Log in to Business.CT.gov

    Create an account if you do not have one.

  2. Select File annual report

    It sits on the dashboard.

  3. Find the company

    The first step asks for the company name or its Authoritative Legal Entity Identifier.

  4. Confirm or update the details

    This is where an agent is asked to confirm their information.

  5. Pay the fee

    $80 for an LLC.

What the report is for

The annual report keeps the public record current. For the LLC it is the moment to check the principal office, the managers and members and the agent. The state lists an interim notice of change of manager or member at $20 for changes between reports, so the report is not the only way to update those details. A business whose agent information is out of date can find its report blocked until the agent record is fixed, so check the agent before the window opens.

What happens if it is overdue

If an annual report is not filed, the Secretary of the State's office may dissolve the business, citing sections 33-890 and 34-267g of the General Statutes. While it is overdue, the business cannot get a certificate of legal existence, which banks and lenders can ask for. Dissolved businesses are listed by the office as administrative dissolutions. Ask us about any late fee on a late LLC report before you file.

Keeping two calendars apart

A foreign LLC has its home-state report as well. Delaware's tax falls on June 1. Connecticut's window runs from January 1 to March 31 for every registered LLC regardless of where it was formed. It does not move with the home state.

What each entity type pays for the report

EntityAnnual report fee
LLC, LLP or LP$80
Stock corporation$435
Nonstock corporation$50

Annual report questions

What does an LLC pay for the annual report?

$80, filed online.

When can I file it?

Between January 1 and March 31 each year.

Does the state remind me?

A reminder goes out about a month before, to the email on record or by postcard.

What if I forget?

The office may dissolve the business, and no certificate of legal existence can be issued while the report is overdue.

Can the agent update details at report time?

Yes. The report is where the office asks an agent to check their details.

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  • The Foreign Registration Statement, prepared from your answers
  • Proof of existence from the home state, requested where the filing calls for it
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Sources

  1. Business.CT.gov, foreign LLC forms and fees
  2. Connecticut Secretary of the State, Foreign Registration Statement for a limited liability company (PDF)
  3. Business.CT.gov, foreign annual report forms and fees
  4. Business.CT.gov, foreign stock corporation forms and fees
  5. Business.CT.gov, foreign nonstock corporation forms and fees
  6. Connecticut Secretary of the State, Application for Certificate of Authority, foreign corporation (PDF)
  7. Business.CT.gov, foreign limited liability partnership forms and fees

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