Connecticut LLC Annual Report: Fee, Due Date and How to File

What the annual report is (and isn't)

The annual report is a filing with the Connecticut Secretary of the State that confirms your LLC's basic details are current. It doesn't include any financial information: no income, no profit, no tax. The fee for a Connecticut (domestic) LLC is $80, and it's filed online at business.ct.gov.

You'll confirm or update:

• Your principal office street address and mailing address
• A business email address the state can use to reach you
• At least one member or manager, with their business and residence addresses
• Your industry code (NAICS)

Two things you can't change on the annual report: the LLC's name and its registered agent. Those need separate filings (a change of agent is $50).

When it's due, including your first one

Connecticut LLC annual reports are filed each year between January 1 and March 31.

Your first report is due in the calendar year after the year you formed the LLC. So:

Not sure if yours is due? Search your business name on business.ct.gov. The Business Inquiry screen shows when the last report was filed and when the next one is due. The state also sends reminders, which is one more reason to keep your email and addresses current.

How to file, step by step

1. Go to business.ct.gov and log in to your Business.CT.gov account (or create one). Only use the official site; see the scam warning below.
2. Choose "Manage your business," find your LLC and start the annual report.
3. Review every field. Update addresses, email and members or managers if anything changed.
4. Pay the $80 fee online.
5. Save the confirmation with your business records.

Put a recurring reminder on your calendar for early January so it's done before tax season gets busy. Our Connecticut tax deadline calendar lists it alongside your other dates.

What happens if you don't file

Missing the March 31 deadline can cause real problems:

• No Certificate of Legal Existence (good standing). Banks, lenders, landlords and some clients ask for one.
• Your LLC can be administratively dissolved ("forfeited") if it stays behind. The state sends notices to your principal business address and gives domestic entities time to catch up first.
• Your name becomes available to someone else once the LLC is forfeited. Reinstating is possible in many cases, but if the name was taken, you'd have to change it.

If you're behind, file the overdue report(s) online as soon as you can.

Watch out for look-alike offers and emails

Connecticut's Secretary of the State has warned businesses about companies that offer to file the annual report for a fee, and about phishing emails pretending to be the Connecticut Business Registry. Filing yourself is quick and costs just the $80 state fee.

• File only by going directly to business.ct.gov and logging in. You never need to click an email link to make a filing.
• Real emails from the Secretary of the State come from an @ct.gov address. Watch for look-alikes such as "cct.gov" or "ct-gov.org."
• The office says it never sends unsolicited documents for signature. If something feels off, contact the Business Services Division before you act.

Other yearly filings for a CT LLC

The annual report is the only yearly filing with the Secretary of the State. Your tax filings depend on how the LLC is taxed:

• The old $250 Business Entity Tax is gone. Connecticut ended it for tax periods beginning after 2018. Many older articles and calculators still list it; you don't owe it.
• The pass-through entity tax is optional. Multi-member LLCs and S-Corps can elect it each year on their Connecticut return. A single-member LLC taxed as a sole proprietorship can't elect it. Whether it helps depends on the owners' situation; ask your tax preparer.
• Sales tax and payroll filings apply only if you registered for them with DRS (for example, a $100 sales and use tax permit if you sell taxable goods or services, or withholding if you have employees).
• Estimated tax: most LLC owners pay quarterly on their share of profit. See our guide to Connecticut estimated tax payments.

Just getting started? Read how to start an LLC in Connecticut, grab the printable CT new business checklist, and see what tools new owners use on our recommended tools page.