Never miss a filing deadline again

An annual report (also called an annual statement or biennial report in some states) is a required filing that updates your state on your business's current officers, directors, registered agent, and principal address. Every LLC and corporation must file it to remain in good standing. Missing the deadline leads to late fees and eventually administrative dissolution — at which point your liability protection evaporates.

Most states require annual filing. A handful — including California and Nebraska — require biennial (every two years) reports. A few states use the entity's anniversary month as the due date; others have a fixed calendar date for all entities. We track the exact frequency and due date for your specific state and entity type.

State fees vary significantly. Delaware LLCs pay $300 per year; Wyoming LLCs pay $60; Florida LLCs pay $138.75; Texas LLCs pay $0 but still file a public information report; California LLCs pay $20 biennially. Our flat $49 service fee is separate from and in addition to the state fee, which is always paid directly to the state at cost.

Consequences escalate quickly. First you incur a late filing penalty (typically $50–$500 depending on the state). If the report remains unfiled for weeks or months, the state can administratively dissolve your entity. Reinstatement requires filing all past-due reports plus late fees plus a reinstatement fee, and in some states you cannot reinstate the original entity at all.

Yes. Corporations typically report officers, directors, and shares authorized. LLCs typically report members and/or managers. Some states require financial disclosures for corporations but not LLCs. Deadlines often differ between entity types in the same state. Kicker handles both and tracks the right form and due date for your specific entity type.

Yes. The annual report obligation is tied to the entity's registration, not its activity level. Even a dormant or zero-revenue LLC must file to remain in good standing and preserve its liability protection. If you want to permanently stop filing, you must formally dissolve the entity with the state.

Absolutely. If your entity is registered or foreign-qualified in more than one state, each state has its own annual report requirement, deadline, and fee. We file in all 50 states from one account, so you see every upcoming deadline in one dashboard — each report filed for the flat $49 service fee.

We target filing 5–10 business days before your official deadline to account for state processing times. For states with online portals this is usually same-day or next-day. For paper-only states we account for mail time. You always receive a confirmation as soon as the filing is acknowledged by the state.

No. The annual report is the filing you submit to the state. A good-standing certificate is a separate document the state issues confirming that your entity is current on all filings and fees. Banks and lenders often require it. After each annual report is accepted, we can retrieve your good-standing certificate and store it in your document vault.

Yes. We offer a 30-day money-back guarantee on Kicker service fees. If you are not satisfied, contact us within 30 days for a full refund of our fees. State filing fees are paid directly to the state and are non-refundable once submitted.