Connecticut Certificate of Authority / Annual report
Annual reports for a foreign corporation in Connecticut
Every authorised foreign corporation files a Connecticut annual report, $435 if it issues shares and $50 if it does not, filed online through Business.CT.gov. LLCs, LLPs and LPs file their own at $80.
Annual report fees, by entity
| Entity | Fee | Where to find the date |
|---|---|---|
| Stock corporation | $435 | Your business filing page |
| Nonstock corporation | $50 | Your business filing page |
| LLC | $80 | from January 1 to March 31 each year |
| LLP | $80 | from January 1 to March 31 each year |
Finding the corporation's due date
For corporations, the state's fee list gives the price. Your own record gives the date. Sign in, find the company on the business filing page, and the following screen gives the date of the last report and of the next. The state also sends a reminder about a month ahead to the email on file, or a postcard if there is no email. A stock corporation's report costs $435 and a nonstock corporation's costs $50, so put the date in your calendar once the certificate is issued. Correcting a filed report costs $100 for a stock corporation.
How to file
Sign in at business.ct.gov
Use the account tied to the corporation.
Choose File annual report
It is on the dashboard.
Find the company
Search by name or Authoritative Legal Entity Identifier.
Check agent and officer details
Correct what has changed.
Pay
$435 or $50.
Why the stock corporation price matters
At $435 a year, the annual report is the largest recurring state cost of authority. Compare it with the $385 application: a corporation that keeps its authority for five years pays about $2,175 in reports alone. That is the number to weigh when a project in Connecticut is small or ending, and it is why a withdrawal at $0 can be the cheaper course.
If the report is not filed
The Secretary of the State's Office can dissolve a business that fails to file, and points to General Statutes sections 33-890 and 34-267g for that power. No certificate of legal existence is available while a report is overdue, and that can complicate loans and some contracts. Recent dissolutions are listed publicly.
Reading the reminder
The reminder email or postcard gives the due date, and the dashboard shows the same date. A reminder is a courtesy. Filing remains the entity's job even if it never arrives, so a missing email is no excuse and an outdated address is a risk.
When the agent record is stale
A report can stall when the agent record is out of date, and the fix is a change of agent filing at $50 with shares or $20 without. Reminders go to the email on file, so keep that address reaching a person.
Between reports
Some changes need their own filing rather than waiting for the report. A new officer or director is an interim notice at $20 with shares, or $20 without. A new agent is $50 or $20. A corrected annual report is $100 for a corporation with shares.
Nonstock corporations and the report
A nonstock corporation pays $50, a fraction of the stock figure, and its notices of change cost $20 and $20. If the entity is a nonprofit that runs a seasonal program in Connecticut, the sum for a year with one report is $90 with the application.
Other entity types
The state's annual report list also shows $80 for LLPs and LPs, the same as for LLCs, and the interim notice for a change of manager or member in an LLC is $20. Those entities file in the January to March window that the state gives for LLCs and LLPs.
Beware of paid report-filing offers
The office cautions that some dishonest firms sell annual report filing, and it advises owners to file for themselves, calling the task easy. Signing in to your own account gives you the true due date and fraud alerts. We do not file annual reports, and we say so plainly.
Annual report questions
What does a foreign stock corporation pay?
$435 each year.
What does a nonprofit pay?
$50 each year.
Is the window the same as for LLCs?
The January 1 to March 31 window applies to LLCs and LLPs.
What if the corporation is closing down?
File a certificate of withdrawal instead of leaving the record to lapse.
Our fee, then the Connecticut fee
Get authority in Connecticut
Delaware or any stateConnecticut
$199
+ $385 Connecticut fee
- The Application for Certificate of Authority, completed from what you tell us
- Home-state proof of existence, ordered if the filing needs it
- A Connecticut agent: ours, the Secretary of the State, or a person you already trust
- The filing, then your annual report dates
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
Our fee and the Connecticut fee show as separate lines at checkout. A nonstock corporation pays less, and an LLC pays its own fee. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Sources
- Business.CT.gov, foreign stock corporation forms and fees
- Connecticut Secretary of the State, Application for Certificate of Authority, foreign corporation (PDF)
- Business.CT.gov, foreign annual report forms and fees
- Business.CT.gov, foreign LLC forms and fees
- Business.CT.gov, foreign nonstock corporation forms and fees
- Connecticut Secretary of the State, Foreign Registration Statement for a limited liability company (PDF)
- Business.CT.gov, foreign limited liability partnership forms and fees
Need authority to operate in Connecticut?
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