CA · Biennial report
California Biennial Report Filing
California biennial report filing is due Every 2 years (by anniversary). The state fee is $20. ClearFormation tracks the due date, pre-fills the report, and files after you approve.
Biennial report
+ $20 state fee
- Due-date tracking and email reminders
- Pre-filled report for your review
- Filed with the state after you approve
What is the California LLC biennial report?
California requires the Statement of Information every two years, not every year. California biennial report filing updates your addresses, registered agent, and managers with the California Secretary of State.
It is not a federal tax return, and it is not a city or county business license.
California also has a separate tax obligation ($800 minimum annual franchise tax). That is not part of this report. An accountant or tax software handles it.
Who must file in California?
- LLCs formed in California
- LLCs formed elsewhere and registered to do business in California
You still file if nothing changed since the last report.
How to file your California LLC biennial report
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Confirm you must file
- LLCs formed in California, and LLCs registered to do business there, both file.
- You still file if nothing changed.
- 2
Gather the details
Have your file number, legal name, addresses, registered agent, and managers or members ready.
- 3
Confirm your California registered agent
- The report must list a registered agent with a street address in California.
- If your agent resigned, appoint a new one before you file.
- A resigned agent is the usual reason a report is rejected.
- 4
File and pay
- Submit the Statement of Information to the California Secretary of State.
- ClearFormation pre-fills the report and files after you approve.
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Save the confirmation
- Download the receipt and confirmation number.
- Banks and other states may ask for it.
File your California report
We track the due date, pre-fill the report, and file after you approve.
What happens if you miss it
Missing the deadline can add a late penalty on top of the report fee. The California Secretary of State can also mark the LLC not in good standing, and after enough missed reports it can dissolve the company.
Banks and other states can refuse to work with an LLC that is not in good standing.
After you file
Save the confirmation the day you file. Banks and other states may ask for it.
If someone needs official proof, order a certificate of good standing from California while the record is current.
The next report is due two years later, on the same date. Keep your California registered agent active so state mail still reaches you.
California biennial report FAQs
Also for California: Form an LLC · Registered agent · Foreign qualification · Good standing