Connecticut LLC Annual Report: Deadline, $80 Fee and What Happens If You Miss It

Every Connecticut limited liability company (LLC) must file an annual report with the Connecticut Secretary of the State each year. The fee for an LLC is $80, and most LLCs file in the January 1 to March 31 window. Miss the filing and the Secretary of the State starts a process that can end with your LLC forfeited and its name available for anyone else to register. This guide covers the Connecticut annual report due date, what the filing asks for, how to file, and what to do if you are already late.

Informational only. This article explains Connecticut filing requirements in general terms. It is not legal or tax advice. If your situation involves multiple owners, a pending sale, tax elections, or a history of missed filings, talk with a qualified Connecticut attorney or CPA before you act.

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What the Connecticut LLC annual report is

The Connecticut LLC annual report is a yearly filing that keeps your company current on the public record with the Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division. It is not filed with the Department of Revenue Services (DRS), and it is not a tax return. Your LLC was formed with a Certificate of Organization (Domestic Limited Liability Company), filed for $120. The annual report is the recurring filing that follows that formation step.

Connecticut has no franchise tax or annual privilege tax on LLCs. Tax obligations are separate from the annual report, and filing the report does not satisfy them. An LLC taxed as a partnership or S corporation may elect the optional Pass-Through Entity Tax with DRS, and an LLC treated as a corporation pays the Corporation Business Tax. Confirm your tax status with DRS or a CPA. The annual report does not answer that question.

Connecticut annual report due date

For most LLCs, the filing window is January 1 to March 31. Business.CT.gov does not publish one flat deadline for every entity. Instead, each entity sees its own next due date in its Business.CT.gov account. The January 1 to March 31 window is the commonly reported practice, but your account is the authority for your specific date. Check it once a year rather than relying on memory.

Two practical points matter for the Connecticut annual report due date:

Reminder emails go out before the window closes. Keep a valid business email address on file with the Secretary of the State. If the reminder goes to an inbox nobody checks, you can miss the deadline without ever seeing a warning.
Read the due date in your account. If your account shows a date outside the January to March pattern, follow the account date. Do not file early or late based on what a friend or an old reminder told you.

The $80 fee and how it compares

The Connecticut LLC annual report fee is $80. Other entity types pay different amounts, so confirm which form applies to your entity before you pay:

Entity type	Annual report fee
Connecticut LLC (domestic)	$80
Foreign LLC (registered in Connecticut)	$80
Stock corporation	$150
Nonstock corporation	$50

These are the filing fees only. No separate late fee appears on the Secretary of the State fee schedule, but missing the filing has real costs, covered below. Fees can change, so check the current amount on the Business.CT.gov forms and fees page before you pay.

What the filing asks for

Gather these details before you start, so the filing does not stall halfway through:

A six-digit NAICS code. The North American Industry Classification System code that best matches your business activity. The code is mandatory on the annual report, so you cannot complete the filing without one. Pick the code that describes what the business actually does, not what you hope it will do someday.
Your registered agent. Every Connecticut LLC must appoint and continuously maintain a registered agent who receives legal and official correspondence. The agent must be either a natural person at least 18 years old who resides in Connecticut, or a business entity registered with the Secretary of the State. The agent's business address must be a usual place of business in Connecticut that is customarily open during normal business hours with an authorized person present. A post office box or commercial mailbox does not qualify. The annual report is when you confirm or update this information.
Current addresses and principals. Confirm the company address and the names of the people who run the LLC. If anything has changed, correct it in the filing.
A valid business email address for reminders and state correspondence.

How to file the annual report online

Most Connecticut LLCs file through Business.CT.gov, the Secretary of the State's online portal. Online filings are generally accepted automatically, so the usual process is straightforward:

Sign in to your Business.CT.gov account and locate your LLC.
Confirm the due date shown for your entity.
Start the Annual Report and enter the six-digit NAICS code.
Review the registered agent, the business address, and the principal information. Correct anything that has changed.
Pay the $80 fee and save the confirmation page or email as a PDF.

If you want to confirm your LLC's record before filing, use the Connecticut business records search. The search is free. Use it to check the entity name and its current status on the public record.

What happens if you miss the Connecticut annual report due date

Missing the window does not end your LLC on the spot, but the state's process runs on a fixed clock:

Notice of Intent to Dissolve or Revoke. The Secretary of the State sends this notice when the annual report is past due. It gives you 90 days from the notice date to file all past-due reports.
Certificate of Dissolution or Revocation. If the past-due reports are not filed within that 90 day period, a Certificate of Dissolution or Revocation issues.
Forfeiture. The LLC is forfeited, and its name becomes available for another party to register.

Three things follow from that sequence:

You must file every missed report, not just the latest one. If you skipped more than one year, the 90 day window covers all of the past-due reports together.
No separate late fee appears on the fee schedule. Confirm the amount for each past-due report in your Business.CT.gov account before you pay, since the account shows what the state will accept.
Reinstatement is a separate cost. If the LLC has been forfeited, reinstatement costs $120. Confirm the reinstatement steps on the Secretary of the State pages before you start, because a forfeited name may already be taken.

The name loss is the risk that most often surprises owners. If your LLC has customers, contracts, a bank relationship, or a website under its name, a forfeited name is a serious problem, and someone else can register it while you are catching up. Treat the Notice of Intent as urgent.

Amended Annual Report: when it applies

If you already filed this year's annual report and something changed, such as the registered agent, an address, or a principal, you can file an Amended Annual Report to update the record. This route is available only if you have already filed for the year and your next annual report is not due within 30 days. If the next report is due sooner, the regular annual report is where you make the update. The amendment fee is not listed in this guide, so confirm it on the Secretary of the State fee schedule before you file.

An amendment does not replace the annual report. Filing it updates the record for the current year only, and it does not cover a missed year.

Connecticut annual report checklist

Take your due date from your Business.CT.gov account, not from memory.
Confirm the business email address on file is current and monitored.
Have your six-digit NAICS code ready before you log in.
Confirm the registered agent still qualifies: a Connecticut resident at least 18 years old, or a registered business entity, with a usual place of business in Connecticut and no post office box.
Pay $80 and save the confirmation.
If you have a Notice of Intent to Dissolve or Revoke, file every past-due report within 90 days of the notice date.

When to get professional help

A current, single-owner LLC with a valid agent and a monitored email address can usually handle the annual report without outside help. Talk with a qualified Connecticut attorney if your LLC is already forfeited, has several years of missed reports, is changing ownership, or has a dispute about who should be listed as a principal. Talk with a CPA about the tax side, including whether you have made a Pass-Through Entity Tax election or your LLC is taxed as a corporation. Those answers depend on facts this guide does not cover.

Official Connecticut resources

Reminder: This article is informational, not legal or tax advice. Connecticut filing rules, fees and due dates can change. Confirm current requirements with the Secretary of the State and your own attorney or CPA before you rely on them.