District of Columbia biennial report: due date, fee, and late penalty
District of Columbia LLCs and corporations each have a recurring state filing. LLC biennial report: April 1, every 2 years. Corporation biennial report: April 1, every 2 years.
| Fact | LLC | Corporation |
|---|---|---|
| Filing | Biennial report | Biennial report |
| Due | April 1, every 2 years | April 1, every 2 years |
| First one | First due April 1 of the year after formation, with no grace for a late-in-year formation. | Due the year after formation, with no grace for a late-in-year formation - a corporation formed December 15 owes its report by the following April 1. |
| Fee | Currently $300, the same online and on paper. | $300 flat, online or on paper ($80 for nonprofit corporations). |
| If late | $100 late fee; administrative dissolution after 5+ months late | $100 late fee; dissolution after 5+ months late, 60 days to file |
How to file
LLC: biennial report
Corporation: biennial report
If it is late
LLC. A late fee - currently $100 - applies once the report is late. Administrative dissolution may begin once the report is more than five months late, with 60 days to file after notice.
Corporation. DC adds a $100 late fee the day the report is late. Administrative dissolution cannot begin until it is more than 5 months late, and you then have 60 days from DLCP's notice to file.
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When is the District of Columbia LLC biennial report due?
April 1, every 2 years. Due April 1 of the year after the calendar year of formation, then every second year - keyed to the formation year only, not the month or day. First due April 1 of the year after formation, with no grace for a late-in-year formation.
How much is the District of Columbia LLC biennial report?
Currently $300, the same online and on paper.
What happens if the District of Columbia LLC biennial report is late?
$100 late fee; administrative dissolution after 5+ months late. A late fee - currently $100 - applies once the report is late. Administrative dissolution may begin once the report is more than five months late, with 60 days to file after notice.
When is the District of Columbia corporation biennial report due?
April 1, every 2 years. Due April 1 of the year after formation, then by April 1 every second year after that. Due the year after formation, with no grace for a late-in-year formation - a corporation formed December 15 owes its report by the following April 1.
How much is the District of Columbia corporation biennial report?
$300 flat, online or on paper ($80 for nonprofit corporations).
What happens if the District of Columbia corporation biennial report is late?
$100 late fee; dissolution after 5+ months late, 60 days to file. DC adds a $100 late fee the day the report is late. Administrative dissolution cannot begin until it is more than 5 months late, and you then have 60 days from DLCP's notice to file.
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