What the state asks of your business, explained.
Plain answers to the questions people ask before they file, written to be useful whether you file with us or on your own.
- What is an annual report?What the state asks for each year, who has to file it, and what it costs.
- How to file your annual report yourselfThe five steps on the state’s own website, and what to have ready before you start.
- Annual report deadlines by stateEvery state’s due date and a direct link to its filing site, in one table.
- What is a registered agent?Why every business needs one, who can do it, and how to change yours.
- What happens if you miss your annual reportLate fees, losing good standing, dissolution, and how a business is reinstated.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Express Filings is a private filing service, not a government agency. Something we haven’t answered? Ask us.