State filingsYearly
- Delaware LLCJune 1$400 tax
- Wyoming LLCFormation month$60 min.
- Delaware C-CorpMarch 1Report + tax
Keep Track of Your US Company Obligations
A US company has dates to keep every year: a state report or tax, a registered agent that never lapses, and federal tax filings. Here's what each one is, which parts Registate can take on, and which stay with you and your tax professional.
Your company's yearPick a company, then an obligationNot tax advice
Jun1Every year
- RegistateCan send you a compliance reminder before June 1, and file it for you if you order that service.
- You or your tax professionalMake sure the $400 is paid by June 1. A Delaware LLC has no annual report to file.
- The state or IRSDelaware sets the $400 and the date. Paying late costs a $200 penalty plus 1.5% interest a month.
What compliance means for a US company
Forming the company is a one-time filing. Keeping it in good standing is yearly: a state report or tax, an agent on file, federal tax returns and records that back them up.
Registered agentActive
AgentRegistate
AddressRegistered agent's street address
RenewsWith your package
A registered agent, all year
Every state expects your company to keep a registered agent in the state to receive legal papers and official notices. Letting it lapse can cost the company its good standing.
Registered agent serviceFederal filingIRS
Form5472 + pro forma 1120
Prepared byYour tax professional
Due15th day, 4th month
E-fileNot available
Federal tax filings
A single-member LLC with a non-US owner usually files Form 5472 with a pro forma Form 1120, even with no US income. A C-Corp files Form 1120. These are tax returns, so a tax professional prepares them.
DocumentsYour panel
Formation DocumentsTax DocumentsAnnual ReportsCertificates
Annual reportPDF
Company records
Filed reports, tax letters and certificates are what a bank, a platform or your tax professional asks for later. Your panel keeps them in one place: formation documents, tax documents, annual reports and certificates.
How the panel worksWhat about BOI reports? FinCEN's August 2026 final rule exempts companies formed in the US, including LLCs owned by non-US people. Only companies formed abroad that register to do business in a US state still report. Who still files
Who does what
Registate is not a law firm, an accounting firm or a tax adviser. We handle the company-side services you order; the obligations themselves stay with your company.
What Registate can do
Within the services you order- Act as your registered agent in your formation state, included in every package
- Pass on the state notices and legal papers sent to your agent
- Send compliance reminders, and file state annual reports you order
- Keep your company documents in your panel: formation, tax, annual reports and certificates
- Help you apply for an EIN (paid preparation support; the IRS number itself is free)
What you or your tax professional do
Your company's own obligations- Make sure state taxes and fees are paid on time, even if you've had a reminder
- Keep the company's details current, and tell us when an address or owner changes
- Prepare and file federal tax returns such as Form 5472, pro forma 1120, Form 1120 or Form 1065
- Keep the records behind those returns, as the IRS requires
- Decide on tax questions, such as the company's tax classification, with a professional
What the state or IRS does
They set the rules- Set the fees, taxes and due dates, and change them from time to time
- Send official notices to your registered agent, and in Wyoming, courtesy emails before the due date
- Charge late penalties and interest
- Revoke or dissolve companies that stay delinquent
- Process filings on their own timelines. Processing times vary; the state or IRS sets them
A reminder doesn't move the deadline or the responsibility: the company is still the one that owes the filing. Our terms
What's due, state by state
The yearly state fee for an LLC in each state we form in, and when it's due. These are paid to the state, on the state's dates.
StateYearly state fee (LLC)When
- CaliforniaCA Secretary of StateCA FTB$800 annual LLC tax (Franchise Tax Board), plus $20 Statement of InformationWhen: Tax: 15th day of the 4th month after forming, then every year. Statement: within 90 days, then every 2 years.
- DelawareDE fee scheduleDE LLC tax$400 annual LLC tax (no annual report)When: June 1, every year
- District of ColumbiaDC LLC feesDC biennial report$300 biennial reportWhen: April 1 of the year after forming, then every 2 years
- FloridaFL LLC feesFL annual report$138.75 annual report ($400 late fee after May 1)When: Between January 1 and May 1, every year
- New YorkNY fee scheduleNY biennial statement$9 biennial statement. Once, after forming: newspaper publication (cost varies by county) and a $50 Certificate of PublicationWhen: Statement: anniversary month, every 2 years. Publication: within 120 days of forming.
- TexasTX Secretary of StateTX ComptrollerFranchise tax report or Public Information Report. No tax due at or under $2.65M revenue (2026 report).When: May 15, every year
- WyomingWY fee scheduleWY business FAQ$60 minimum annual report license tax (more if Wyoming assets are large)When: First day of your formation anniversary month, every year
Corporations differ: in Delaware, a corporation files an annual report ($50 fee) and pays franchise tax by March 1, from $175. Delaware LLC vs corporation
Choosing a state? Compare the states
What's included, and what's separate
Three kinds of cost: your Registate package, the state's own charges, and a tax professional for federal returns.
Registered agent, in every package
See package prices
Included in every formation package, and it renews with the package each year, so there's no separate agent renewal to track.
Reminders and report filing
Shown at checkout
The scope and price of what you order are shown at checkout, before you pay. Not sure which package covers reminders or annual report filing? Ask us.
Paid to others
Not Registate fees
State taxes and report fees are paid to the state. A tax professional's fee for your federal returns is between you and them.
Every package, extra and state fee side by side: See pricing
Sources, checked Sept 2026: Delaware LLC tax · Delaware franchise tax · Wyoming business FAQ · Wyoming registered agent FAQ · IRS Form 5472 instructions · IRS Form 1120 instructions · FinCEN BOI. Each state and the IRS set their own rules and can change them. General information, not tax or legal advice.
Compliance FAQs
What's due each year, who files it, and what Registate does and doesn't do.
Keeping the company in good standing after it's formed. That usually means a yearly state report or tax, a registered agent in the state at all times, federal tax filings with the IRS, and records that back them up. Each state sets its own fees and dates.
We can send compliance reminders and file state annual reports you order. The scope and price of what you order are shown at checkout. The state's own fee or tax is paid to the state, and the company stays responsible for making sure it's filed on time.
No. Registate doesn't prepare tax returns or give tax advice. Form 5472 with a pro forma Form 1120, Form 1120 and Form 1065 are prepared by you or a tax professional. Your company documents stay in your panel so they're easy to hand over.
Not for a company formed in the US. FinCEN's August 2026 final rule exempts US-formed companies, including LLCs owned by non-US people. Only companies formed abroad that register to do business in a US state still report.
It depends on the state. A late Delaware LLC tax ($400) costs a $200 penalty plus 1.5% interest a month. In Wyoming, the annual report (from $60) is late from the 2nd of the month after it's due, and an LLC that still hasn't filed 60 days after the due date can be dissolved. Reinstating costs extra.
Yes. A reminder is a courtesy. The company owes the filing and the state sets the deadline, so the responsibility stays with the company unless you've ordered a service that files that specific item for you.