Most states want a filing every year or two: an annual report, a biennial statement, a franchise tax. Registate files state annual reports and Delaware franchise tax for your company; the state's fee goes to the state.
A short state filing that confirms who and where your company is. It isn't a tax return. Four small jobs:
An annual report in Florida and Wyoming, a biennial statement in New York, a Statement of Information in California. We file what your state asks for.
A report restates your principal office, registered agent and, in most states, managers. You confirm they're still right before anything goes to the state.
The report goes to the agency that keeps your company's record, with the state's published fee. Our filing work is separate; checkout shows its scope and price first.
Banks, platforms and other states can ask whether your company is in good standing. Your panel's Documents area keeps the filed report.
The seven states we form companies in, as each state publishes them. Delaware corporations get their own row. Checked Oct 2026.
| State | What's filed | State fee | When it's due | If it's late |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CaliforniaLLCCA Secretary of StateCA FTBCA Statement FAQ | What's filedStatement of InformationCalifornia Secretary of State · Form LLC-12 | State fee$20 every 2 yearsThe $800 annual LLC tax is separate. It's a tax paid to the Franchise Tax Board, not a report. | When it's dueTax: 15th day of the 4th month after forming, then every year. Statement: within 90 days, then every 2 years. | If it's lateThe Franchise Tax Board assesses a penalty when a required Statement isn't filed, and the company's powers can be suspended. |
| DelawareLLCDE fee scheduleDE LLC tax | What's filedAnnual LLC taxDelaware Division of CorporationsDelaware guide | State fee$400 flat, every yearA flat tax, not prorated for a short first year. A Delaware LLC files no annual report. | When it's dueJune 1, every year | If it's latePaying late costs a $200 penalty plus 1.5% interest a month. |
| DelawareCorporationDE franchise taxDE tax calculation | What's filedAnnual report + franchise taxDelaware Division of CorporationsDelaware C-Corp | State fee$50 + tax every year$50 report fee, plus franchise tax from $175 (Authorized Shares) or $400 (Assumed Par Value Capital). | When it's dueMarch 1, every year | If it's lateA report filed after March 1 costs $200, plus 1.5% interest a month on unpaid tax. |
| District of ColumbiaLLCDC LLC feesDC biennial reportDC registration FAQ | What's filedBiennial reportDC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection · Form BRA-25 | State fee$300 every 2 years | When it's dueApril 1 of the year after forming, then every 2 years | If it's lateFiling after April 1 adds a $100 late fee. DC asks for the report and a registered agent to keep a company active and in good standing. |
| FloridaLLCFL LLC feesFL annual reportFla. Stat. § 605.0212 | What's filedAnnual reportFlorida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz)Florida LLC | State fee$138.75 every year | When it's dueBetween January 1 and May 1, every year | If it's lateFiling after May 1 adds a $400 late fee. |
| New YorkLLCNY fee scheduleNY biennial statement | What's filedBiennial statementNew York Department of State | State fee$9 every 2 yearsThe newspaper publication after forming is a separate, one-time requirement. | When it's dueStatement: anniversary month, every 2 years. Publication: within 120 days of forming. | If it's lateThe Department of State's records show the company as past due until the statement is filed. |
| TexasLLCTX Secretary of StateTX ComptrollerTX no-tax-due rule | What's filedPublic Information ReportTexas Comptroller of Public Accounts · Form 05-102 | State feeNo tax due at or under $2.65M revenueAnnualized revenue, 2026 report. The report is still filed when no tax is due. Above the threshold, a franchise tax report and the tax are due too. | When it's dueMay 15, every year | If it's lateA $50 penalty applies to each report filed after the due date. |
| WyomingLLCWY fee scheduleWY business FAQ | What's filedAnnual report + license taxWyoming Secretary of StateWyoming guide | State fee$60 minimum, every yearOr $0.0002 per dollar of assets located and employed in Wyoming, whichever is greater. | When it's dueFirst day of your formation anniversary month, every year | If it's lateDelinquent from the 2nd of the following month, and administratively dissolved if the report isn't filed within 60 days after the due date. |
State fees, paid to the state; each state can change them.
Sources, checked Oct 2026: California Statement of Information FAQ · Delaware LLC tax · Delaware franchise tax · DC biennial report FAQ · DC LLC fees · Florida Statutes § 605.0212 · New York biennial statement · Texas franchise tax · Wyoming business FAQ · IRS Form 5472 instructions. Each state and the IRS set their own rules and can change them. General information, not tax or legal advice.
Some mail looks official but comes from a private business offering to file for a fee. Three checks tell them apart.
Official notices come from the state agency: Delaware's carry the Delaware Coat of Arms and the Division of Corporations' contact details, Florida's the State of Florida seal and the Sunbiz logo. Wyoming emails 60, 30 and 10 days before the due date.
A real notice asks for the state's published fee, as in the table above: $20 for a California LLC statement, for example. A higher amount, or a "service" fee on top, points to a private sender.
You can always file on the state's own website. California's Secretary of State says no business has to go through another company to file, us included.
The states' own warnings: Delaware consumer alert · California customer alert · Wyoming business alert · Florida Department of State notice. Unsure about a letter? Ask us before you pay
Filing covers the state report. Registate isn't your accountant or tax adviser; these four stay with your company.
A state report isn't a tax return. A foreign-owned single-member LLC usually files Form 5472 with a pro forma 1120, due the 15th day of the 4th month after the tax year; a C-Corp files Form 1120. A tax professional prepares them.
Some yearly charges are taxes on revenue, shares or assets, such as California's $800 LLC tax or Texas franchise tax above $2.65M. The figures come from you or your accountant.
Your company needs an agent in its state all year, and state notices go there. One is in every Registate formation package and renews with it.
Tell us before the filing is due if an address, manager or owner changes, and keep the state's email on file current so its reminders reach you.
What the report is, when it's due, what it costs at the state, and what Registate does and doesn't do.
A short filing most states ask for every year or two. It confirms the company's current details, such as its address, its registered agent and the people who manage it, and it usually comes with a state fee. States use different names for it: an annual report in Florida and Wyoming, a biennial statement in New York, a Statement of Information in California.
No. A Delaware LLC files no annual report. It pays a flat $400 annual tax by June 1. A Delaware corporation is different: it files an annual report and pays franchise tax by March 1.
Between January 1 and May 1 each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed. The state's fee is $138.75. Filing after May 1 adds a $400 late fee.
The state's fee is the state's own charge and it's paid to the state. Whether your plan covers the filing work, and how the state fee is handled for your order, is shown on the pricing page and at checkout before you pay.
It depends on the state. In Florida, filing after May 1 adds a $400 late fee. A Delaware LLC that pays its tax late owes a $200 penalty plus 1.5% interest a month. In Wyoming a company is delinquent from the 2nd of the month after the due date, and it can be administratively dissolved if the report still isn't filed 60 days after that date. Getting a dissolved company reinstated costs extra.
No. You can always file on the state's own website, and California's Secretary of State says no business is required to go through another company to file. A filing service takes the tracking and the form off your hands. If a letter asks for more than the state's published fee, check who sent it before you pay.
No. Registate doesn't prepare tax returns or give tax advice. An annual report goes to the state. Form 5472 with a pro forma Form 1120, and Form 1120 for a C-Corp, go to the IRS and are prepared by you or a tax professional.
Ask us first. This page describes the filing as it comes with a company formed through Registate. If yours was formed elsewhere, send us the state and company type and we'll tell you what we can take on.
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It's California's version of an annual report: a short filing with the Secretary of State that keeps the LLC's addresses, managers and agent for service of process up to date. An LLC files its first Statement within 90 days of registering, then every two years in its registration month, and the state fee is $20.
Don't confuse it with the $800 annual LLC tax. That goes to the Franchise Tax Board on its own schedule, and filing the Statement doesn't pay it. Both are tied to the same company, and the Franchise Tax Board can penalise a missing Statement, so it helps to track the two dates side by side from the first year. Compare yearly costs by state.
It's the filing New York requires from every LLC and corporation every two years, and its main job is to keep one address current: where the Department of State mails legal papers it accepts on the company's behalf. For an LLC, the fee is $9, and it is due in the calendar month the company was formed.
The address matters because lawsuits against New York companies are often served on the Secretary of State, who then forwards them to the address on file. If that address is stale, the papers go nowhere and the company can lose by default. The Department of State also says not to file before the month the statement is due. Which company address goes where.
Yes, every year by May 15, as part of the franchise tax, even when the company owes no tax. A Texas LLC at or under the $2.65M no-tax-due threshold no longer files a No Tax Due Report, but the Comptroller still requires the Public Information Report (Form 05-102).
The report lists the company's officers, managers or members and its addresses, so treat it as a yearly update, not a tax return. A $50 penalty applies to each report filed after the due date. Above the threshold, the full franchise tax report and the tax are due as well, which is work for a tax professional rather than a filing service. Everything a company keeps current.
